Taylor, P A J

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Percy Alfred John Taylor

Family/Last name:
Taylor
Forename(s) and initial(s):
Percy Alfred John
Nationality:
British
Military Unit:
British Army, Buffs Regiment
Place of capture:
France
Camp
Stalag VIIIB Lamsdorf / Stalag 344
Data sources
Other Sources (Relative's Report)
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From: Theresa Cane

Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2009 6:27 PM

Subject: Stalag VIIIB

I was very interested in your article in this week’s Folkestone Herald.

My father Percy Alfred John Taylor was also in Stalag VIIIB for around 5 years, he was aged 20 and was captured in France. He was a private serving in the 4th Buffs Army.   I have some very treasured photos during his time there but also have a photo taken in 1940 in France just before his capture.  I have recently been looking on websites about Stalag VIIIB and have been astounded at what there is about it. I had no idea that the camp was so large and infamous. It s very moving to read the testimonies.

Sadly my father passed away in April 2003 aged 82.  How I wished I had asked a lot more questions about his time there when he was able to tell me but unfortunately the last few years he had Alzheimers.  I know he worked in the mines & that there was a Czech guard that was very kind to him . I have a group photo in the snow and written working party E334. Also he did recount that he wanted to take part in a play so deliberately injured some fingers on his right hand to excuse him from the mine. I have 2 photos of that play and a hand sketched programme, now torn .

If you think you might be interested in what I have, I will try to send copies to you.   It must be very moving to visit the site & museum and maybe I could do the pilgrimage at some stage.  We must ensure that the hardships that our fathers endured are not forgotten with time and the artifacts are not lost.

 

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