2719838 Guardsman John HELSBY, 2 Irish Guards: POW

Date of Enlistment: 1940
Army Number: 2719838
Rank: Guardsman
Name: John HELSBY
Unit: 2 Irish Guards


Date of Birth: 7 May 1918
Place of Birth: St. Helens

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

POW Number: 5782
POW Camps: Stalag XXA, Stalag XXB

 

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Reference: WO 416/172/139
Name: John Helsby.
Date of Birth: 7/5/1918.
Place of Birth: St Helens.
Service: British Army.
Rank: Private.
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: Irish Guards.
Service Number: 2719838.
Date of Capture: 23 May 1940.
Theatre of Capture: Boulogne, France.
Camp Name/Number: Stalag XXA Thorn.
PoW number: 5782.
Date of Death: [unspecified].
Number of Photographs: 0.
Number of Fingerprints: 0.
Number of X-rays: 0.
Number of Cards: 1.