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261410 Rflmn. Stanley Cleaver British Army 1st Btn. Kings Royal Rifle Corps from:London My uncle Stan Cleaver was captured at Sidi Rezegh on 22nd of November 1941. He was sent to Italy as a prisoner of war and escaped on 10th of September 1943 by bribing the sentry with two bars of soap. He went through the wire and headed towards the Allied lines. He was in civilian clothes, and at Lentella he was made to dig slit trenches for the Germans with other civilians. This was in the German front line near the River Trigno. He crossed the river on the night of November 1st and made his way to the British lines at Montenero to meet the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. Just in time apparently to be inspected by General Montgomery!
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