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2718289 Guardsman Francis MAHER, 1 Irish Guards: POW

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

  1. dbf

    dbf Member

    Date of Enlistment: 1935/1936

    Army Number: 2718289
    Rank: Guardsman
    Name: Francis MAHER
    Unit: Irish Guards

    Date of Birth: 4 December 1916
    Place of Birth: Tipperary, Ireland

    Date of Capture: 4 February 1944
    Place of Capture: Italy

    POW Number: 278537
    POW Camps: Stalag IVB, Stalag IIIA
     
    Last edited: Jun 7, 2025
  2. dbf

    dbf Member

    Army Number: 2718289
    Rank: Guardsman
    Name: F MAHER
    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 14 June 1945: Giants Grave, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary, Eire
     
    Last edited: Oct 28, 2019
  3. dbf

    dbf Member

    Army Number: 2718289
    Rank: Guardsman
    Name: F MAHER
    Unit: Irish Guards
    Theatre:
    POW Number: 278537
    Date of Capture:
    Place of Capture:
    Camp: Stalag IIIA
     
    Last edited: Jun 7, 2025
  4. dbf

    dbf Member

    Name: Francis Maher . Date of Birth: 04/12/1916 . Place of Birth: Tipperary, Ireland... | The National Archives
    Reference: WO 416/243/406
    Name: Francis Maher.
    Date of Birth: 04/12/1916.
    Place of Birth: Tipperary, Ireland.
    Service: British Army.
    Rank: [Guardsman].
    Regiment/Unit/Squadron: [Irish Guards].
    Service Number: [2718289].
    Date of Capture: [unspecified].
    Theatre of Capture: [unspecified].
    Camp Name/Number: Stalag IVB Muhlberg.
    PoW number: 278537.
    Date of Death: [unspecified].
    Number of Photographs: 0.
    Number of Fingerprints: 0.
    Number of X-rays: 0.
    Number of Cards: 1.
    Date: [1939-1945]
     
    Last edited: Jun 5, 2025

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