258835 Pte. Stewart Anderson British Army 4th Battalion Cameron Highlanders from:Elgin We think Stewart Anderson was captured at Forges between the 5th and 8th of June 1940.
According to one of his sisters who used to write to him through the Red Cross, she got occasional replies.
We believe he attempted to escape at least twice with fellow POWs. The 2nd time they reached inside Russia and had killed a coo and were ready to feast when caught and warned if they tried to escape they would be shot. We have no idea if that put an end to escapes etc.
Allegedly, his captors weren't as cruel to them, just ordinary working class men, as those who forced march them to eventual freedom. During the Death March to freedom my father was suffering from frost bite and was being carried on a stretcher by fellow POW's and their column was occasionally strafed by aircraft (probably friendly) and he received shrapnel wounds which he still had up until he died in 1958.
He had nightmares on occasion that we all were aware off right up until he died. However, he was a proud and smart soldier and indeed remained a reserve until the end.
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