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Gnr. Leonard Vernon "Marta" Pritchard
British Army 23rd Field Regiment Royal Artillery
from:Upminster
(d.1st Aug 1945)
Leonard Pritchard was a POW in Stalag XXA in Thorn, Poland. He escaped in 1944 and was never seen again. It is presumed that he died of wounds on or about 1st of August 1945. All we have left are a couple of photos and the letters he wrote to his brother Frank. He is remembered at the Brookwood Memorial.