Harry Lund's War

Henry Lund's War Introduction and Chapter 1 'Leaving Home'

HENRY LUND'S WAR L/CPL Henry John Adam LUND ARMY NO. 818964 POW NO. 16975 ROYAL ARTILLERY CORPS OF...

Henry Lund's War Chapter 2 'Arrival in France'

Gerry soon found us and opened up with mortars, missed us, but hit a French ammunition truck which went up...

Henry Lund's War Chapter 3 'My capture by German Troops'

The handful of German troops turned out to be about 100 tanks and the officer I have mentioned was General...

Henry Lund's War Chapter 4 'Five years as a POW

After three days in cattle trucks without food or drink we arrived at Lamsdorf Stalag VIIIB. This would be...

Henry Lund's War Chapter 5 'News of the Invasion'

George Bradley from Bradford and I forced the lock on a grill and slid in through a vent and used to steal...

Henry Lund's War Chapter 6 'The long march to freedom

We passed from Czechoslovakia through Ansig Oberstentansdorf and other towns which had been flattened by...

Henry Lund's War Chapter 7 'Release the the Journey Home'

On the 8th May we were flown by Dakota aircraft to Brussels where we were cleaned up and given cash......