Christmas 1942 arrived and it was Sidney's second one as a POW. Below are the final two letters home that Sidney sent in 1942.
The below postcard was sent to his Aunt and Uncle Mr & Mrs T. B. Illingworth
Week 7 - Valentine #52ancestors
A bit late posting last weeks post, but here goes.
The theme last week was Valentine and my blog post relates to my grandparents Sidney Waterfall and Ilse Frankenbusch and how they met.
In 1945, as World War 2 was drawing to an end, my grandfather Sidney Waterfall had been repatriated back to the England after spending most of the war as a POW in Stalag VIIIB Lamsdorf. He had survived the Long March and was repatriated home. On arriving back in England he was sent to an Army camp near Colchester, Essex for rest and recuperation.
It was while he was in the camp that my grandmother Ilse Frankenbusch, who was a member of the ATS was also at the camp. One day while Sidney was in the swimming pool, Ilse wandered by and she thought that Sidney was handsome so she decided to dive into the pool almost on top of him in order that they had an excuse to talk.
The rest as they say is history, in January 1946 they married and in the November their first child was born. Sidney and Ilse were togethe…
The theme last week was Valentine and my blog post relates to my grandparents Sidney Waterfall and Ilse Frankenbusch and how they met.
In 1945, as World War 2 was drawing to an end, my grandfather Sidney Waterfall had been repatriated back to the England after spending most of the war as a POW in Stalag VIIIB Lamsdorf. He had survived the Long March and was repatriated home. On arriving back in England he was sent to an Army camp near Colchester, Essex for rest and recuperation.
It was while he was in the camp that my grandmother Ilse Frankenbusch, who was a member of the ATS was also at the camp. One day while Sidney was in the swimming pool, Ilse wandered by and she thought that Sidney was handsome so she decided to dive into the pool almost on top of him in order that they had an excuse to talk.
The rest as they say is history, in January 1946 they married and in the November their first child was born. Sidney and Ilse were togethe…
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