210179 Pte. Albert Fawcett British Army Seaforth Highlanders from:Canoustie, Angus My Uncle Albert was my father's brother born in Coundon Gate, Bishop Auckland, Co Durham, England in 1915. When he got to age of about 17 he left home. He went to Canoustie and he settled there,(why he went to Scotland we don't know). He meet my aunt and never came back to Durham. He joined the Seaforth Highlanders (Albert Fawcett, rank Private, army number 2819926,pow number 5766, name of camp Lambinowice in Poland. He joined up in Perth, records office number 16. I do have a photo of him in full dress uniform, which I am very proud of. Albert made Scotland his home, he married there in 1945 he worked there and he died there in 1987. He realy did love Canoustie,as my wife and myself do also. Thank very much.
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