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256238 Pte. Lewis Henry Ward British Army 4th Btn. Seaforth Highlanders from:95 Ifield Road, Earls Court, London Lewis Ward, known as Harry, was born on the 19th June 1918. He enlisted on the 15th July 1939 and after basic training was posted to the 4th Battalion, The Seaforth Highlanders who were posted in France on the 23rd January 1940. He was taken prisoner on the 13th June 1940 at St. Valery-en-Caux and transported to Stalag XXA (20A), Llullay, Germany. On the 19th March 1942 he was later transferred to Stalag XXB, Marienburg, Poland, where he spent the rest of the war as a POW and working as a farm hand, on a local farm. He returned to the United Kingdom on the 2nd May 1945 and discharged, on medical grounds, from the British Army on the 17th April 1946. In August 1990, he met up with two of his ex POWs from Stalag XXB Willie Stoddart, Jim Bettison. He died on the 22nd February 1997. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please type the first part our your email in the first box (eg. john.smith) the @ sign is added automaticallly, please type the second part in the second box (eg. gmail.com). Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.** Please type in the code shown here:    If you are unable to read the code please click here. If you have received an error message for incorrect code, please click to refresh the code before resending. This should overcome the error message.