Malcolm Crossley

Numerous POW cards, letters etc. || Pte Frederick Reuben Norton (267202), Sherwood Foresters, went to France on 5th June 1917. He kept a brief diary of locations and activity until his capture at Bullecourt, France. He sent home cards and letters thoughout his captivity, which have been saved by the family. There is a photograph of his son Herbert, which he carried during the war. His will, dated 5th February 1918, has also survived.

There is one photograph attached to this story. In the photograph there are two men dressed in their army uniform. John Byrne is pictured standing on the right hand side of the photograph and the man standing beside him is unknown. The photographer of this photograph is also unknown. The face of the unknown man is smudged over and the edges of the photograph are slightly torn but the photograph is in good condition. || My grandfather John Byrne was a career solider. He was born in 1886. He joined the army in 1904 where he served in the Connaught Rangers. He had five children, three before the war and two after he returned from the war. He was captured by the German forces early in the war. He was held as a prisoner of war from 1914 to 1919. He was held in Soltau Z 3035 prisoner of war camp. He died in the early 1920's.