2717270 Guardsman James Henry KANE, 1 Irish Guards: PoW

Date of Enlistment: 1930/31
Date of Discharge: 12 September 1945

Army Number: 2717270
Rank: Guardsman
Name: James Henry KANE
Unit: 1 Irish Guards

Date of Birth: 4 December 1907
Place of Birth: Londonderry


Date of Capture: 4 February 1944
Place of Capture: Italy
PoW number: 36314
Camps: Stalag 344.

 

Army Number: 2717270
Rank: Lance-Corporal
Name: J H KANE
Unit: 1 Irish Guards
Theatre: Italy
Missing Personnel file: 1st Battalion IRISH GUARDS - Italy, Missing Personnel file
TNA Reference: WO 361/784
Notes: Missing 4 February 1944

 

Army Number: 2717270
Rank: Guardsman
Name: J H KANE
Unit: Irish Guards
Theatre: Italy
POW Number: 36314
Date of Capture:
Place of Capture:
Camp: Stalag 344
TNA Reference:


Name: James [H] Kane . Date of Birth: 04/12/1907 . Place of Birth: Londonderry . ... | The National Archives
Reference: WO 416/204/68
Name: James [H] Kane.
Date of Birth: 04/12/1907.
Place of Birth: Londonderry.
Service: [British Army].
Rank: [Guardsman].
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: [Irish Guards].
Service Number: 2717270.
Date of Capture: [unspecified].
Theatre of Capture: [unspecified].
Camp Name/Number: Stalag 344 Lamsdorf.
PoW number: 36314.
Date of Death: [unspecified].
Number of Photographs: 0.
Number of Fingerprints: 0.
Number of X-rays: 0.
Number of Cards: 2.
Date: [1939-1945]

 

Campaign Stars & Medals : 5:1

• 1939-45 Star
• Africa Star with 1st Army Clasp
• Italy Star
• Defence Medal
• War Medal 1939-45

Address given at time of application (1948):
30, Weybourne Close, Harpenden, Herts.