My Father, POW Talk - Erasmus Darwin House
Overview
Our speaker tonight is Vanessa Morgan who will tell us all about her father, Francis Hill.
Francis joined the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers in September 1939 and was with the British Expeditionary Force in France until May 1940. They were then told to make for Dunkirk, and it was on his way to Dunkirk that he, and a group of friends, were captured. Sent to a POW camp in Poland he was quickly sent out on working parties for the next four years. He was then part of the ‘great march’ across Europe until being repatriated by the Americans. This talk tells his story, in his words, but not any heroic escapes, just the life of an ordinary soldier. It also includes passages from a book comparing other prisoner of war experiences and the general feeling of what POW life was like.
Please note that this is not a Spice exclusive event.
Includes
- An hours talk from Vanessa Morgan
- Tea or coffee
- Spice Volunteer Coordinator.
Erasmus Darwin House is located in Beacon Street, on the edge of the Cathedral Close, and a few minutes’ walk from the centre of Lichfield. Our postcode is WS13 7AD.
From Beacon Street, go through the green gates on the right-hand side of the House.
From the Cathedral Close, go through the passageway opposite the west end of the Cathedral and then through the herb garden. The entrance is in the garden at the rear of the House.
Nearest car park is on Bird Street,
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