- Contributed by听
- Longbentonclc
- People in story:听
- stephen darke
- Location of story:听
- heaton,newcastle
- Background to story:听
- Army
- Article ID:听
- A3699688
- Contributed on:听
- 22 February 2005
Stephen was in the teritorial army,he joined this war on 1st September 1939, he was brought up in Heaton,then he went to live in Boldon (teeside)He was fighting in the war from 1939-1945.He married on the 5th of October 1939.He never spoke much about the was at home to his family he only talked about the good times in the war he never said a word about the bad times.In 1941 he was captured in Dunkirk and also in african deserts he was captured by the Italian.When he was a prisoner of war he couldn't escape,he had to look after the injured people,then he gave them rations. He had a handicapped son but he didnt know this until he came back from the war this ment he had to give up all his rashins in dunkirk he damaged his knee and still now his knee is still badly injured.this is the end of our story by. !neary !junior and !porta !
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