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262503 Pte. Robert Birse British Army 5th Btn. Gordon Highlanders from:Aberdeen On 27th of April 1936, my father, Robert Birse enlisted at Bucksburn as a lorry driver. During WW2, he was captured at St. Valery at 11am on 12th of June 1940 and taken to Stalag XXB. For some time, he worked on a farm there. He never talked much about it. On 2nd of February 1945, he escaped, this was when the Russians were approaching, he said. After the war, he came to Australia and started an earth-moving and asphalt business. It seems that lorry driving must have stayed in his blood. In 1984, he died young, aged only 68. He left two sons, Alastair and Robert John Birse. 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.