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I was Lieutenant T.M Carmichael, East Riding Yeomanry of the British Expeditionary Force. Having been captured on 30th May 1940 defending Dunkirk I am often asked about the moment of capture.

We had moved over-night from our defensive positions where we had obstructed the enemy for a day or two through some engagements from the Mont de Recollets and the high ground round Cassel.

Finally at daybreak, by which time my carrier had collected eleven soldiers, some wounded, some having lost their own transport, we drove across country avoiding obstacles until at last the carrier bellied down in a soft earth ditch.

I gave the order to dismount and we dispersed under fire for cover wherever it could be found.

Personally I found a deep hole in a hedge bottom and felt reasonably secure from the activities of the enemy all around us.

Unfortunately, a young trooper had the same idea about my hole and came to hide in it, regrettably leaving his backside exposed.

He was pulled out and manhandled, unfortunately his captors took a second look and hauled me out.

We were lined up against a very white barn and kept under armed guard until German officers took over.

I was confined to a hen hut and promptly fell asleep!

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