Rifleman Thomas Horrocks Houston

Family/Last name:
Houston
Forename(s) and initial(s):
Thomas Horrocks
Place of birth:
Liverpool
Date of birth:
11/12/1915
Service number:
6896496
Rank when captured:
Place of capture:
Calais
Date of capture:
26/5/1940
POW number:
15481
Camp
Data sources
The National Archives (UK)Other Sources (WO416 records transcribed by and held at the UK National Archives. Data processed and prepared by Rick Catt and Brian Cooper + Relative's report)

Thomas Horrocks Houston, my father, born December 1915, joined the British Army, Number 6896496, on the 29th September 1938. He was captured and taken a German POW in Calais on the 26th May 1940, marched to Lamsdorf Camp arriving on the 21st June 1940 (80 years ago this year). POW No: 15481. With the approach of the Russian army in Poland some of the prisoners left Lamsdorf on the 3rd March 1945, travelling by train. Arrived Memmingen Stalag VIIB eventually liberated on the 28th April 1945, returning to the UK 8th May 1945.

Like many he never spoke about his war experiences. He married in June 1946, having 4 children, died January 1980.

Stuart Houston

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