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L/Sgt. Horace Daniel Morten
British Army 10th Btn. Royal Berkshire Regiment
from:Slough, Bucks
My Father, Horace Morten, enlisted in The Royal Berkshire Regiment on the 16th May 1940 aged 25, he trained at Reading and Calford before being posted to the Middle East Force and British North Africa Force.
He was captured in action in Italy in February 1944 and became a prisoner of war held at Stalag Luft IV in Germany for 14 months. During his time in captivity caught TB of the spine.
He was released and arrived in the UK in May 1945, following which he spent some time in hospital recovering from a major operation. He made a complete recovery and had a full and healthy life after the war, he died in 1991 aged 76.