POPPYCHRISTINA Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 I do not know whether people are interested in this sort of thing but I have lots of information about my uncle who was a prisoner of war. I will be posting letters etc over the next few weeks if thats all right. Anyway ,here goes. .Quite a handsome lad before the war. Gunner 1831119 Royal Artillery,(LAA). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POPPYCHRISTINA Posted November 26, 2008 Author Share Posted November 26, 2008 Len was a motorbike Despatch rider. He had his motorbike shot from under him and was captured by the Italians. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POPPYCHRISTINA Posted November 26, 2008 Author Share Posted November 26, 2008 A card from The Red Cross Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POPPYCHRISTINA Posted November 26, 2008 Author Share Posted November 26, 2008 My grandmother tried to send food parcels out to Len. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardB Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 At the most basic level, it is Sheffield, it is history and it is Wartime - so, great, yes, of course we're interested. Keep them coming. and Thank You. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunsbyowl1867 Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 Len was a motorbike Despatch rider. He had his motorbike shot from under him and was captured by the Italians. Great stuff Pop -the things these young people had to go through. I bet the Italians must have been facinated to see the forward gears on his motor bike. he he Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Trefcon Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 Excellent post Pop, keep it coming. Dean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TexxUK Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 Interesting stuff Poppy, I'm looking forward to reading more. Please keep it coming as it all helps to preserve the history of ordinary Sheffielders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POPPYCHRISTINA Posted November 26, 2008 Author Share Posted November 26, 2008 At last, news was received that Len was safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POPPYCHRISTINA Posted November 26, 2008 Author Share Posted November 26, 2008 A letter from The Red Cross Re Len,s welfare. The army today do not seem to take this sort of trouble about men in Iraq .The whole era seemed a nicer time even though we were at war. People seemed to have the time for individuals . Len even had money to spend in the Italian Co-Op. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POPPYCHRISTINA Posted November 26, 2008 Author Share Posted November 26, 2008 It must have been very difficult to get letters to and from Italy during the war. By this time Len was in Hospital. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siren Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 Poppy Christina Some of my family lived at 35 Sanderson Rd during WW2, they might have known each other. Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POPPYCHRISTINA Posted November 28, 2008 Author Share Posted November 28, 2008 Siren, I dont know much about Sanderson Road but maybe some names may help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POPPYCHRISTINA Posted November 28, 2008 Author Share Posted November 28, 2008 Prisoner of war camp 206 was a hospital at Nocera, just south of Naples. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest laura buckley Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 WOW! i learned today that len was my great uncle. Thanx for the posts there really interesting... more please!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tsavo Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 A brilliant post. Makes those of us who have never had to go to war, remember the great sacrifice these youg men gave, for our generation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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