2717732 Guardsman William John HANLON, 1 & 3 Irish Guards: POW

Date of Enlistment: 1932
Date of Discharge: -

Army Number: 2717732
Rank: Guardsman
Name: William John HANLON
Unit: 1 Irish Guards, 3 Irish Guards

Date of Birth: 13/10/1907
Place of Birth: Dublin, Ireland

Date of Capture: 4 February 1944
Place of Capture: Italy
POW Number: 278362
Camps: Stalag 357, Stalag IVB

 

Army Number: 2717732
Rank: Guardsman
Name: W HANLON
Unit: 1 Irish Guards
Theatre: Italy
Missing Personnel file: 1st Battalion IRISH GUARDS - Italy, Missing Personnel file
TNA Reference: WO 361/784
Notes: Missing, POW announced by Rome radio 4 February 1944 ;
Location as of 16 Jun 1945: 14 Cahilville, St. Lukes, Cork, Eire

 

Name: [William J] Hanlon . Date of Birth: 13/10/1907 . Place of Birth: Dublin,... | The National Archives
Reference: WO 416/161/73
Description:
Name: [William J] Hanlon.
Date of Birth: 13/10/1907.
Place of Birth: Dublin, Ireland.
Service: [British Army].
Rank: [Guardsman].
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: [Irish Guards].
Service Number: [2717732].
Date of Capture: [unspecified].
Theatre of Capture: [unspecified].
Camp Name/Number: Stalag IVB Muhlberg.
PoW number: 278362.
Date of Death: [unspecified].
Number of Photographs: 0.
Number of Fingerprints: 0.
Number of X-rays: 0.
Number of Cards: 2.
Date: [1939-1945]

 

Army Number: 2717732
Rank: Guardsman
Name: W J HANLON
Unit: Irish Guards
Theatre: Italy
POW Number: 278362
Date of Capture:
Place of Capture:
Camp: Stalag 357

 

Campaign Stars & Medals : 6:1*

• 1939-45 Star
• Africa Star, *with 1st Army Clasp
• Italy Star
• France & Germany Star
• Defence Medal
• War Medal 1939-45

Address given at time of application (1948):
19a West Square, St. Georges Road, London SE 11