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2719756 Guardsman Christopher SWEENEY, 2 Irish Guards: POW

Discussion in 'The Brigade of Guards' started by dbf, Mar 17, 2013.

  1. dbf

    dbf Member

    Date of Enlistment: 1939
    Army Number: 2719756
    Rank: Guardsman
    Name: Christopher SWEENEY
    Unit: 2 Irish Guards, 4 Company


    Date of Birth: 6 March 1918
    Place of Birth: Lambeth

    Date of Capture: 23 May 1940
    Place of Capture: Boulogne, France

    POW Number: 5851
    POW Camps: Stalag XXA, Stalag XXB
     
    Last edited: May 22, 2024
  2. dbf

    dbf Member

    https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C17827061
    Reference: WO 416/351/338
    Name: Christopher Sweeney.
    Date of Birth: 06/03/1918.
    Place of Birth: Lambeth.
    Service: British Army.
    Rank: Guardsman.
    Regiment/Unit/Squadron: Irish Guards, 4th Company.
    Service Number: 2719756.
    Date of Capture: 23/05/1940.
    Theatre of Capture: Boulogne.
    Camp Name/Number: Stalag XXA Thorn.
    PoW number: 5851.
    Date of Death: [unspecified].
    Number of Photographs: 0.
    Number of Fingerprints: 0.
    Number of X-rays: 0.
    Number of Cards: 1.
     
    Last edited: May 22, 2024

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