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Re: Royal East Kent Yeomanry
« Reply #27 on: Sunday 13 November 22 08:04 GMT (UK) »
If Alfred Horton was a Private how did he end up in Minden which I think was a PoW camp for officers?

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Re: Royal East Kent Yeomanry
« Reply #28 on: Sunday 13 November 22 08:14 GMT (UK) »
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If Alfred Horton was a Private how did he end up in Minden which I think was a PoW camp for officers?

Well he was a Private, and Minden wasn't just for officers.

Look at the Minden list that I linked to earlier. Ten Privates (including Alfred Horton) and one Sergeant Major.

https://grandeguerre.icrc.org/en/List/2728081/698/28467/
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Re: Royal East Kent Yeomanry
« Reply #29 on: Sunday 13 November 22 08:58 GMT (UK) »
Good morning,

I believe officers camps all had a certain number of ORs. They acted as batmen for the officers but not one on one as was usual.

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Re: Royal East Kent Yeomanry
« Reply #30 on: Sunday 13 November 22 09:45 GMT (UK) »
See   https://archive.org/details/prisonerofwaring00mccauoft/page/76/mode/2up  for conditions in the camp at Minden.
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