In July 2020, I wrote a post titled “Seeking John Jarrett’s Italian Father,” which concerns an Italian POW who was interned on a farm in East Sussex during WWII.

Last month, I received a message from Patricia Jones, who had come across the post while doing an online search. She wrote, “I live in Mountfield in East Sussex and look after Mountfield’s archive, whilst also researching local topics. During lockdown I researched all the names on our War Memorial and wrote biographies of them all.

“I’m currently putting together an exhibition/display for Mountfield’s VE Day celebrations on 10th May, which was why I was checking for any more information about the Prisoners of War here and came across the Jarrett story this afternoon.

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