Northumberland fusiliers BEF 51st battalion

It was also something about his demeanour and the way he was standing drew me to him.
My Dad would have shied away from the camera and any kind of attention on the whole.
Although he did used to say to me when looking back at old photos who's that handsome young man

 

I've found the original pic of my Dad and his mate
It does say something on the back in my Dads handwriting.

Joe English 1292
William Gibb 1288
Prisoner of war camp Germany 1941

 

William Gibb was Northumberland Fusiliers too but not repatriated;
Name: W Gibb
Rank: Fusilier
Army Number: 4272331
Regiment: Royal Northumberland Fusiliers
POW Number: 1288
Camp Type: Stalag
Camp Number: IX-C
Camp Location: Mühlhausen, Hesse

Kyle

 

Kyle - the problem of double threads - William Gibb 1288 & Joseph English

TD

 

Ah so William must have stayed on till the end and possibly took part in one of the so called death marches then
If he made it until then, hope he did.