231285 Pte. George William Hall British Army 2nd Battalion Royal West Kent Regiment from:West Hoathly, Sussex George Hall was posted to Malta in 1939 where he was defending Luqa Airfield till November 1942.
The 2nd Battalion Royal west Kent Regiment was then posted to North Africa. Records are not clear as to when he was captured but family members have told of capture in Malta. George was then marched and moved by train to Stalag IVf Hartmansdorf Chemnitz. Records first list George as missing, however, was reported on 16th of November 1943 as Prisoner in German hands. George was later set free and left the forces in 1946. Not much is know of his time in the battalion but if anyone knows of George please add your stories and comments.
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