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248354 Pte. Clifford Waring British Army 4th Battalion East Lancashire Regiment from:Burnley My father, Clifford Waring, was captured at Dunkirk (aged 18 years) whilst fighting in the rear guard with the British Expeditionary Force. His family did not hear anything about him for a long time. I have a local newspaper cutting stating that he was last seen heading for Dunkirk and that his mother would be grateful for any news. He was sent to Stalag XXB, Marienburg, East Prussia (now Malbork, Poland)where he remained until January 1945 when the Russian Army was advancing. He was then part of the Long March through Europe in one of the coldest winters recorded. He never spoke much about his experiences. I am fortunate to have all the letters that he sent to my mother from Stalag XXB but none of the replies that mother sent to him. At the beginning of the war my parents were just friends but that friendship developed and in 1945 they were married. Unfortunately, my mother died just a few months before their 50th wedding anniversary in 1995. Towards the end of his life dad started to tell my sister and myself more details about his life in the prison camp. He died in 2013, aged 91 years. Ann Mayers Add to this record.  Related Content: Operation Dynamo - The Evacuation from Dunkirk and nearby Beaches 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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