2719772 Guardsman Ronald Walter David GOWER, 2 Irish Guards: PoW

Date of Enlistment: 1939
Date of Discharge: -

Army Number: 2719772
Rank: Guardsman
Name: Ronald Walter David GOWER
Unit: Irish Guards

Date of Birth: 26 February 1918
Place of Birth: Peckham

Date of Capture: 25 May 1940
Place of Capture: Boulogne, France
POW Number: 4982
Camp: Stalag VIIIB, Stalag XXIB

 

Army Number: 2719772
Rank: Guardsman
Name: R W D GOWER
Unit: Irish Guards
Theatre:
POW Number: 4982
Date of Capture:
Place of Capture:
Camp: Stalag VIIIB

 

Name: Ronald Walter Gower . Date of Birth: 26/2/1918 . Place of Birth: Peckham . ... | The National Archives
Reference: WO 416/144/372
Description:
Name: Ronald Walter Gower.
Date of Birth: 26/2/1918.
Place of Birth: Peckham.
Service: British Army.
Rank: Guardsman.
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: Irish Guards.
Service Number: 2719772.
Date of Capture: 25 May 1940.
Theatre of Capture: Boulogne.
Camp Name/Number: Stalag XXIB Schubin.
PoW number: 4982.
Date of Death: [unspecified].
Number of Photographs: 1.
Number of Fingerprints: 2.
Number of X-rays: 0.
Number of Cards: 3.
Date: [1939-1945]

 

Campaign Stars & Medals : 2:0

• 1939-45 Star
• War Medal 1939-45

Address given at time of application (1950):
56, Durban Road, Beckenham, Kent