2722476 Guardsman Cyril John PETCHEY, 1 Irish Guards: PoW

British Prisoners of War, 1939-1945
Name: C J Petchey
Rank: Guardsman
Army Number: 2722476
Regiment: Irish Guards
POW Number: 130640
Camp Type: Stalag
Camp Number: 344
Camp Location: Lambinowice, Poland
Record Office: Irish Guards Record Office, 71, Ashley Gardens, London, SW1
Record Office Number: 14


Name: Cyril John Petchey . Date of Birth: 18/07/1920 . Place of Birth: Hornchurch . ... | The National Archives
Reference: WO 416/288/63
Name: Cyril John Petchey.
Date of Birth: 18/07/1920.
Place of Birth: Hornchurch.
Service: British Army.
Rank: Guardsman.
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: [The Irish Guards].
Service Number: 2722476.
Date of Capture: 23/02/1944.
Theatre of Capture: Italy.
Camp Name/Number: Stalag VIIA Moosburg.
PoW number: 130640.
Date of Death: [unspecified].
Number of Photographs: 2.
Number of Fingerprints: 2.
Number of X-rays: 0.
Number of Cards: 6.
Date: [1939-1945]

 

Army Number: 2722476
Rank: Guardsman
Name: C PETCHEY
Unit: 1 Irish Guards
Theatre: Italy
Missing Personnel file: 1st Battalion IRISH GUARDS - Italy, Missing Personnel file
TNA Reference: WO 361/784
Notes: Location as of 8 June 1945: 16 Joslin’s Road, Purfleet, Essex
Missing 23 February 1944

 

WO 361/784
1st Battalion IRISH GUARDS - Italy, Missing Personnel file

PETCHEY C 2722476 Guardsman
Location as of 8 Jun 1945: 16 Joslin’s Road, Purfleet, Essex
1st Bn. Irish Guards Missing 23 Feb 1944 130640 Stalag VIIA

 

WO 417
C J Petchery 2722476 1945 — Irish Guards
C J Petchey 2722476 1944 — Irish Guards
O J Petchey 2722476 1944 Lance Corporal Irish Guards

 

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Sergeant D HAMILTON's Squad, October 1940



Guardsman C. CARCARY, Guardsman A. EMLER, Guardsman J. WELSH, 2722475 Guardsman R. NUNN, Guardsman S. BAMFORD, Guardsman D. JEWITT, Guardsman D. GRANGE

Guardsman R. CRANFIELD, Guardsman J. BARRETT, Guardsman E. MERRIKIN, Guardsman A. HOWE, Guardsman H. CATO, 2722406 Guardsman J. BOXALL, Guardsman W. TURNER, 2722442 Guardsman F. EGLEN, 2722459 Guardsman S. ELLIOTT, Guardsman N. KENT

Guardsman J. O'MALLEY, 2722476 Guardsman C. PETCHEY, Guardsman W. WESTON, Serjeant D. HAMILTON, 2722440 Guardsman R. TOZER, Guardsman G. ARNOLD, Guardsman J. CLARKE

 

PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name: PETCHEY, C J [possibly Cyril John]
DOB: Possibly 18th July 1920
Place of Birth: Possibly Romford, Essex
Residence: 16 Joslin’s Road, Purfleet, Essex
Trade/Profession:
Parents: Possibly mother's maiden name Newman
Wife: Possibly Hilda E Low married 1948 1st Quarter, Thurrock Essex
Died: Possibly June 1984, Thurrock Essex.
Photo:
View attachment 182578
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Possible BMD

Name: Cyril J Petchey
Mother's Maiden Surname: Newman
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1920
Registration district: Romford
Inferred County: Essex, Suffolk
Volume Number: 4a
Page Number: 1250

Name: Cyril J Petchey
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1948
Registration district: Thurrock
Inferred County: Essex
Spouse: Hilda E Low
Volume Number: 4a
Page Number: 1697

Name: Cyril John Petchey
Birth Date: 18 Jul 1920
Date of Registration: Jun 1984
Age at Death: 63
Registration district: Thurrock
Inferred County: Essex
Volume: 9
Page: 3163

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Name: C J Petchey
Address: 47 Bevan Ho,Laird Av,Grays...
Exchange: Grays Thurroek
Directory Title: Outer London: South West Essex
Publication Year: 1971
Directory County: Essex
Page Number: 353

Name: C J Petchey
Address: 47 Bevan Ho,Laird Av,Grays...
Exchange: Grays Thurrock
City/Town: Grays Thurrock
Directory Title: Havering
Publication Year: 1973
Directory County: London
Page Number: 470


Name: C J Petchey
Address: 47 Bevan Ho,Laird Av.Grays. .
Exchange: Grays Thurrock
City/Town: Grays Thurrock
Directory Title: Havering
Publication Year: 1976
Directory County: London
Page Number: 468



See also: War Diary: 1st Battalion IRISH GUARDS, September 1939 - July 1944