Burnley Express and Burnley News, April 21st, 1945
BACK FROM GERMANY
Another prisoner of war released by the advance into Germany arrived home on Wednesday. He is L/Cpl. Herbert Nicholson, of 16 Gilbert-street, Burnley, who joined the Hampshire Regiment in January, 1942, and served in North Africa and Sicily. He was at the landing at Salerno, where he was wounded and captured in September, 1943. Taken to Germany, he was acting as secretary at the Orthopedic Hospital, Meiningen, when he was liberated by the Americans on April 5th.
L/Cpl. Nicholson states that food was in short supply and Red Cross parcels were always welcomed. He was flown to England last Sunday by transport plane. Prior to enlisting, L/Cpl. Nicholson, who is 22, worked for Mr. Harrison, butcher, of Nelson. At the expiration of his leave he will return to hospital for further treatment.
PROMOTION
Flying – Officer Kenneth Cameron, a pilot serving with Coastal Command, son of Mr. and Mrs. A.W. Cameron, of 1, Byron-street, Cheapside, has been promoted to the rank of flight-lieutenant.
Flt.-Lt. Cameron joined the R.A.F. over three years ago, and after training in Canada he was commissioned last April. Before joining up he was studying at Leeds University. While at the Burnley Grammar School he was both captain of the school and captain of the football and cricket teams.
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