CQMS William (Bill) Henry Minnear

Photo courtesy of Olivia Minnear.
His regiment,The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry, was part of the failed 1943 Dodecanese campaign when the island of Leros was overun by a German counter invasion and the British became POWs. He and his fellow POWs were interned in Germany eventually being freed after a winter forced march (away from approaching Russians) of some 400 miles when they encountered advancing US forces.