2719787 Guardsman William Alfred George WHITNEY, 2 Irish Guards: POW

Date of Enlistment: 29 December 1939

Army Number: 2719787
Rank: Guardsman
Name: William Alfred George WHITNEY
Unit: 2 Irish Guards


Date of Birth: 28 September 1919
Place of Birth: Southend-on-Sea, Essex
Residences: 62 Castleton Road, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, as at 17 May 1945

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

POW Number: 4521
POW Camps: Stalag XXIB, Stalag XXID, Stalag 344

 

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Reference: WO 416/389/402
Name: William [A G] Whitney.
Date of Birth: 28/09/1919.
Place of Birth: Southend on Sea.
Service: British Army.
Rank: Guardsman.
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: Irish Guards.
Service Number: [2719787.
Date of Capture: 23 May 1940.
Theatre of Capture: Boulogne.
Camp Name/Number: Stalag XXIB Schubin.
PoW number: 4521.
Date of Death: [unspecified].
Number of Photographs: 1.
Number of Fingerprints: 2.
Number of X-rays: 0.
Number of Cards: 4.
Date: [1939-1945]