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1:38 pm
Regular readers of this blog will be familiar with the energy and detail which Sebastian used to keep us up-to-date with any news of his father's work, particularly during the centenary year, 2011. His sudden death has been a great shock to his friends and family but the promotion of his father's work will continue under the guidance of his brother and sister, Fabian and Clare. I worked with Sebastian on the blog and will continue to add details of events and new publications as well as any other news when it becomes available. Alison Eldred
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sebastian
my father is no longer alive but i am lacking info. do you know if the guards army division took part in the relief-i couldnt glean this from the programme. iremember him saying they got villagers to carry the bodies but i;m worried my memory of what the name was was incorrect. i have always admired your father's work, art and writing.
In reply to the ladie re carry the bodies they were all the SS guards and those who were caught in the surrounding area. The cleaning out of the huts etc was carried out by Hungarian Soldiers who were left behind by the German Wehrmacht who went off to fight the Russian.
I would be very interested to know whether Mervyn Peake wrote anything about Belsen and also exactly what dates he was there. I am writing about the British Medical Students who went there on 29th April.
Apols for the previous spelling of lady!!
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