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Private Bill


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Wednesday 11 February 2015 - Mr Barrie Cassidy

Barrie Cassidy shares his dad’s experience as a POW for four years in World War II. His father, Private Bill, participated in his first conflict on Crete in May 1941, during the largest parachute invasion in wartime history. Just four days later, he was wounded and taken prisoner. Join us as Barrie shares of his father’s escape attempts with horrific consequences, the courageous support from fellow prisoners and the return home to his new wife, Myra.

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