244722 Fus. Robert Campbell British Army Royal Northumberland Fusiliers from:Middlestone Moor, Spennymoor, Co Durham My dad, Bob Campbell enlisted in the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers at Durham on 22nd of September 1924 aged 23. The following is from his Army Service Book/Record.
He was in France & a POW in Stalag XXB 11th of September 1939 to 30th of April 1945, 5 yrs 232 days. He came back to England 1st of May 1945 to
6th of October 1946, being in Sherburn Hospital for a long time.
He had been subject to forced dock labour. I was only months old, he saw me before going away I didn't see him until I was 7yrs old, he died in 1959 I was 20. My sister is 6 yrs older than me and she remembered him, she has a letter from him which I only saw a few years ago; it reads:
France
Miss Patsy Campbell
Dear Patsy & Peter, I am very glad to hear you are both getting better if it only keeps fine for you to get out in the fresh air a little bit. Is he still rough and fighting with you Patsy, It is very cold here freezing very hard but the little ones don't sledge here like at home, some men came back and said there was a lot of snow but you don't go to school till you are properly better. Patsy love can your big brother toddle yet you will have to hide your toys will you nice to mammy and ask her to put one or two razor blades in a letter now and again they are not very good what we get here, and nows dears I'll say cheerio hoping you are both champion now.
With Lots of Love and tons of XXXX from your Daddy XXXX
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