Letter from Bertram Hall, a prisoner of war in Germany, to his family in London with annotation by his father. 'Bert' was captured on 6th June 1940, at Dunkirk aged just 20 years and spent the next 5 years as a POW. He had two failed attempts at escaping, but managed to finally escape in a stolen car to an American supply base. Here he had a chance meeting with General Paton, who was so impressed with his story that he arranged for Bert to be flown back to England.Digital image by kind permission of Janet Hall. From the Lambeth Archives Home Front project 2005.
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| Collection: | Home Front Project 2005 |
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| Ref: | 06758 |
| Identifier: | SPd4052/3+4 |
| Date: | 1941 |
#1926 - 1950 #Home Front Project 2005 #WAR AND ARMED FORCES