2719714 Guardsman William James McGRAE, 1 Irish Guards: POW

Date of Enlistment: 1939
Army Number: 2719714
Rank: Guardsman
Name: William James McGRAE
Unit: 1 Irish Guards


Date of Birth: 21 April 1918
Place of Birth: Liverpool

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

POW Number: 142972
POW Camps: Stalag XIA

 

Army Number: 2719714
Rank: Guardsman
Name: W McGRAE
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 June 1945: 58 Arundel Street, Walton, Liverpool

 

Name: William [James] McGrae . Date of Birth: 21/04/1918 . Place of Birth: Liverpool... | The National Archives
Reference: WO 416/236/180
Name: William [James] McGrae.
Date of Birth: 21/04/1918.
Place of Birth: Liverpool.
Service: British Army.
Rank: Soldier [Guardsman].
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: [Irish Guards].
Service Number: [2719714].
Date of Capture: [04/02/1944].
Theatre of Capture: [Anzio].
Camp Name/Number: Stalag XIA Altengrabow.
PoW number: 142972.
Date of Death: [unspecified].
Number of Photographs: 0.
Number of Fingerprints: 0.
Number of X-rays: 0.
Number of Cards: 1.