2719979 Guardsman Thomas HESTER, 2 Irish Guards: POW

Date of Enlistment:
Army Number: 2719979
Rank: Guardsman
Name: Thomas HESTER
Unit: 2 Irish Guards


Date of Birth: 28 February 1920
Place of Birth: Leeds

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

POW Number: 4417
POW Camps: Stalag VIIIB

 

Name: Thomas Hester . Date of Birth: 28/2/1920 . Place of Birth: Leeds . Service:... | The National Archives
Reference: WO 416/174/242
Name: Thomas Hester.
Date of Birth: 28/2/1920.
Place of Birth: Leeds.
Service: British Army.
Rank: Guardsman.
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: 2nd Battalion Irish Guards.
Service Number: 2719979.
Date of Capture: 23 May 1940.
Theatre of Capture: Boulogne.
Camp Name/Number: Stalag XX1B Schubin.
PoW number: 4417.
Date of Death: [unspecified].
Number of Photographs: 1.
Number of Fingerprints: 2.
Number of X-rays: 0.
Number of Cards: 4.