My canadian grandad

[Sarah Reed]

hello every one.
I am trying to some info on my grandad .
His name is Eric Lewis Parker and he was born somewhere in canada in 1918.
During the second world war Eric was in the Canadian tank corps/core and fought in africa.
Now some how he got captured in europe (italy i think) and was held in a prisioner of war camp.
I don't know how long he was in there for but he did escape and went up in to the mountains where the locals kept him hidden.
After a certain amount of time he made his way to England.
Eric then stayed in England until his death in 1984.

If any body can help me find out where he was stationed or how he got to England plus also what the conditions were like please let me know.

I have only just recently found out this info and i don't even know how to start my search.
thanks sarah.