2719232 Guardsman William MATTHEWS, Irish Guards: POW

Date of Enlistment: 1939

Army Number: 2719232
Rank: Guardsman
Name: William MATTHEWS
Unit: 2 Irish Guards

Date of Birth: 6 February 1917
Place of Birth: Bolton

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

POW Number: 2973
POW Camps: Stalag XXIB, Stalag 344

 

Army Number: 2719232
Rank: Guardsman
Name: W MATTHEWS
Unit: Irish Guards
Theatre:
POW Number: 2973
Date of Capture:
Place of Capture:
Camp: Stalag 344

 

Name: William Matthews . Date of Birth: 06/02/1917 . Place of Birth: Bolton . ... | The National Archives
Reference: WO 416/250/225
Name: William Matthews.
Date of Birth: 06/02/1917.
Place of Birth: Bolton.
Service: British Army.
Rank: Guardsman.
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: Irish Guards.
Service Number: [2719232].
Date of Capture: 23 May 1940.
Theatre of Capture: Boulogne.
Camp Name/Number: Stalag XXIB Schubin.
PoW number: 2973.
Date of Death: [unspecified].
Number of Photographs: 0.
Number of Fingerprints: 0.
Number of X-rays: 0.
Number of Cards: 3.
Date: [1939-1945]