Richard Garrett (15 January 1920 – 29 July 2008) was an English author and an ex- prisoner of war .
7-489: Richard Garrett may refer to: Richard Garrett (author) (born 1920), English author, prisoner of war Richard Garrett (1755–1839) , agricultural machinery manufacturer, founder of Richard Garrett & Sons , Leiston, Suffolk Richard Garrett (1779–1837), his son Richard Garrett (1807–1866), his son, steam engine manufacturer Dickie Garrett (1865–1908), Wales international rugby player Richard Garrett (1806–1878), owned
14-613: A fall from a horse leaving him with severe concussion, but was finally passed as fit for service and took part in Operation Torch , the invasion of Tunisia. On 28 February 1943, whilst attempting to help one of his men who had been wounded, he was taken prisoner. Initially handed over to the Italians, he was held prisoner in Capua, Italy and near Modena. With the fall of Mussolini, prisoners of war were transported to Germany and Garrett spent most of
21-791: The North Sea coast, a 300-mile trek across the highest mountain range in Scandinavia. Travelling only at night the men reached the Sognefjord on Whit Sunday 1940. Since the Germans were already there, it was decided to continue to Eikfjord where a fishing boat was acquired on the strength of a £100 iou (which was honoured at the end of the war). From there they crossed the North Sea back to the Shetland Islands. During his time stationed back in Britain he suffered
28-430: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Richard_Garrett&oldid=1063182242 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Richard Garrett (author) Richard Garrett joined up in 1939 and
35-425: The property on which the presidential assassin, John Wilkes Booth was cornered and killed See also [ edit ] Dick Garrett , American basketball player Garrett Richards (born 1988), American baseball pitcher [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
42-611: The remainder of the war in Oflag Va, Weinsberg (see List of prisoner-of-war camps in Germany ) near Stuttgart. In late spring 1945 the prisoners were moved to Moosburg, near Munich, where they were Liberated by American troops. His return to England was featured in the documentary "The Day the War Ended" on BBC television. His postwar career included founding and running a company producing house magazines for large corporations and an involvement in
49-629: Was made a second lieutenant in the Notts and Derby Regiment (the Sherwood Foresters ) at the outbreak of war. In 1940 he formed part of the ill-fated Allied campaign in Norway . After an abortive action near Lillehammer , in which unprepared British troops underwent a determined aerial attack by the Germans, he found himself, with fifteen other men, separated from the main British force. It was decided to make for
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