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Local Newspaper reports of returning ww2 POW


skala

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Looking for any local newspaper reports of WW2 POW'S return home. My interest is Ernest Warris who was captured at Mersa Matruh Egypt 29/6/1942 taken to Tobruk and then on eventually to Italian POW CAMP 55/6 at Busseto. He escaped on 8/9/1943 with two others and helped by partisans walked over the mountains to Switzerland. He was eventually detained in Caux Palace camp until his repatriation to England .Ernest was a Pvt in the 5th battalion East Yorkshire Regiment and lived in Pitsmoor Sheffield.His repatriation would be shortly before the end of the war. Could anyone look up in the Newspaper archives to see if any report of his repatriation to Sheffield. We have all the details of his journey and time in POW camps and all the details of his journey to Switzerland, including who helped him on the way ie partisans. My Brother and his wife(Ernest's daughter) made the journey to Italy and Switzerland and followed his route as near as possible and were even lucky enough to meet relatives of the partisans who helped him. They have edited all the information including letters and photos into a family book for the children and Grandchildren .To add any local newspaper reports would complete the story.

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