238514 Pte. Frederick George "Ted" Spittel British Army 4th Btn. East Yorkshire Regiment from:Kingston upon Hull Our father, Frederick Spittel, was called up in April 1939 aged 21 and was in the BEF in France. He was evacuated from Dunkirk. He was captured in North Africa at Bir Hachiem in June 1942 and held in various Italian POW camps. He was one of many who lived rough in Northern Italy for several months before he was recaptured and taken to Stalag V11A. He didn't speak much about his experiences but he was an apprentice bricklayer before the war and was engaged on building work in Munich. Our dad died in 1969 aged 50.
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