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263987 Pte. Arthur Petty British Army 6th Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment Dad, Arthur Petty's 6th Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment was attached to the 46th Brigade in 1940. They were trying to hold back the Germans to allow the evacuation from Dunkirk. He was involved in heavy fighting at St Omer. Apparently, they were in a battle with the 6th Panzer Division. He was captured at Wormhout trying to swim across the river L'yer to escape. He was taken as a POW to Torun Prison of war camp in Poland where he spent the rest of the war. 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.