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DirectCaterpillar916 t1_iwuycww wrote

My grandfather fought in the Balkans as a Sargeant with the South Wales Borderers. He was gassed and taken prisoner in 1917 and sent to a POW camp in Bulgaria. He said they were very badly treated and he suffered from ill health for the rest of his life. So... Not a lot of laughs, really.

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Slow-Season-310 t1_iwy9gx7 wrote

I guess the only laughter they get is when they know the war is over and they won't have to suffer any longer.

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DirectCaterpillar916 t1_ix41cwv wrote

I’ll add that in November 1918, the guards opened the gates and said “war over, go home”. He and his mates walked from Bulgaria to France where they met up with a British unit and were transported home. He was a quiet, gentle man and I was very fond of him. He died in 1966 from cancer, aged 70.

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