J.Matheson's account of his escape
One of the St.Valery veterans present on Thursday 10th June 2010 when Provost Jimmy Grey of Inverness hosted a reception in the Inverness Town House to honour the veterans was John Matheson (4 SEAFORTH).
In the course of talking with him his companion Barbara loaned me his photograph album. In it I discovered an account of his prisoner of war experience told to the Ross-Shire Journal (November 14, 2003).
This fascinating account has now been added to our POW EXPERIENCE section of the site, by kind permission of the Ross-Shire Journal along with a number of photographs from the album.
Charles Grant (Website Historian)
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Account of Movements of 51(H) Div. and attached Tps. leaving Lille area.
This account of the “Movements of 51(H) Div. and Attached Tps. since leaving Lille Area” was provided by Mr Michael Thomson of Perth who provided me with various artefacts from his uncle, Major David K Thomson who was in the Royal Army Service Corps (RASC) in the Divisional Supply Regiment. The account is on foolscap paper and appears to be contemporary. Although unattributed, the only person mentioned by name in the account is Major C.P.R.Johnston and as the account from 10 June relates specifically to ARK force it may be that he was the author and escaped. I would be grateful for any further details.
Charles Grant (Website Historian)