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244722 Fus. Robert Campbell British Army Royal Northumberland Fusiliers from:Middlestone Moor, Spennymoor, Co Durham My dad, Bob Campbell enlisted in the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers at Durham on 22nd of September 1924 aged 23. The following is from his Army Service Book/Record. He was in France & a POW in Stalag XXB 11th of September 1939 to 30th of April 1945, 5 yrs 232 days. He came back to England 1st of May 1945 to 6th of October 1946, being in Sherburn Hospital for a long time. He had been subject to forced dock labour. I was only months old, he saw me before going away I didn't see him until I was 7yrs old, he died in 1959 I was 20. My sister is 6 yrs older than me and she remembered him, she has a letter from him which I only saw a few years ago; it reads: France Miss Patsy Campbell Dear Patsy & Peter, I am very glad to hear you are both getting better if it only keeps fine for you to get out in the fresh air a little bit. Is he still rough and fighting with you Patsy, It is very cold here freezing very hard but the little ones don't sledge here like at home, some men came back and said there was a lot of snow but you don't go to school till you are properly better. Patsy love can your big brother toddle yet you will have to hide your toys will you nice to mammy and ask her to put one or two razor blades in a letter now and again they are not very good what we get here, and nows dears I'll say cheerio hoping you are both champion now. With Lots of Love and tons of XXXX from your Daddy XXXX Peter Campbell Add to this record.  Related Content: Royal Northumberland Fusiliers Stalag 20b Prisoner of War Camp Can you help us to add to our records? Add a record to our website. The names and stories on this website have been submitted by their relatives and friends. If your relations are not listed please add their names so that others can read about them Did you or your relatives live through the Second World War? Do you have any photos, newspaper clippings, postcards or letters from that period? Have you researched the names on your local or war memorial? Were you or your relative evacuated? Did an air raid affect your area? If so please let us know. Help us to build a database of information on those who served both at home and abroad so that future generations may learn of their sacrifice. Contact us. Celebrate your own Family History Celebrate by honouring members of your family who served in the Secomd World War both in the forces and at home. We love to hear about the soldiers, but also remember the many who served in support roles, nurses, doctors, land army, muntions workers etc. Please use our Family History resources to find out more about your relatives. Then please send in a short article, with a photo if possible, so that they can be remembered on these pages.

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