My grandfather was 7battalion QORWK The very same day 20/5/1940 he was reported missing Became P.O.W . Any info would be much appreciated As his story told me a armoured German column hit them. He ended up on a hill near a town with some of his men near a town . When he was betrayed a a Belgium bloke who when and told the Germans . Next morning they where P.O.Ws His name was PTE James E wood 6346850 Any info would be fantastic
UK, British Prisoners of War, 1939-1945 Name: J E Wood Rank: Private Army Number: 6346850 Regiment: Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment POW Number: 3437 Camp Type: Stalag Camp Number: VIII-B Camp Location: Cieszyn, Poland TD
A couple of mentions of them in the official history. They were on the Somme in France, not Belgium. 7th West Kents were in 36th Bde, 12th Division. HyperWar: The War in France and Flanders 1939–1940 [Appendix I] Page 78. HyperWar: The War in France and Flanders 1939–1940 [Chapter V] Page 80 page 155 HyperWar: The War in France and Flanders 1939–1940 [Chapter X]
