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2719811 Guardsman John CRESSWELL, Irish Guards: POW

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

  1. dbf

    dbf Member

    Date of Enlistment:
    Army Number: 2719811
    Rank: Guardsman
    Name: John CRESSWELL
    Unit: Irish Guards


    Date of Birth: 6 May 1919
    Place of Birth: St Helens

    Date of Capture: 23 May 1940
    Place of Capture:

    POW Number: 4542
    POW Camps: Stalag XXIB, Stalag VIIIB
     
    Last edited: May 30, 2024
  2. dbf

    dbf Member

    Name: John Cresswell . Date of Birth: 6/5/1919 . Place of Birth: St Helens . ... | The National Archives
    Reference: WO 416/82/207
    Name: John Cresswell.
    Date of Birth: 6/5/1919.
    Place of Birth: St Helens.
    Service: British Army.
    Rank: Guardsman.
    Regiment/Unit/Squadron: Irish Guards.
    Service Number: 2719811.
    Date of Capture: 23 May 1940.
    Theatre of Capture: [unspecified].
    Camp Name/Number: Stalag XXIB Schubin.
    PoW number: 4542.
    Date of Death: [unspecified].
    Number of Photographs: 1.
    Number of Fingerprints: 1.
    Number of X-rays: 0.
    Number of Cards: 2.
     
    Last edited: May 30, 2024

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