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2720084 Guardsman Samuel ANCILL, 2 Irish Guards: POW

Discussion in 'The Brigade of Guards' started by dbf, May 17, 2024.

  1. dbf

    dbf Member

    Date of Enlistment: 1940

    Army Number: 2720084
    Rank: Guardsman
    Name: Samuel ANCILL
    Unit: 2 Irish Guards

    Date of Birth: 7 February 1917
    Place of Birth: Glasgow

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

    POW Number: 13782
    POW Camps: Stalag XXA
     
    Last edited: May 28, 2025
  2. dbf

    dbf Member

    Name: Samuel Ancill . Date of Birth: 7 February 1917 . Place of Birth: Glasgow .... | The National Archives
    Reference: WO 416/6/374
    Name: Samuel Ancill.
    Date of Birth: 7 February 1917.
    Place of Birth: Glasgow.
    Service: British Army.
    Rank: Guardsman.
    Regiment/Unit/Squadron: Irish Guards.
    Service Number: 2720084.
    Date of Capture: 23 May 1940.
    Theatre of Capture: Boulogne.
    Camp Name/Number: Stalag XXA Thorn.
    PoW number: 13782.
    Date of Death: [unspecified].
    Number of Photographs: 1.
    Number of Fingerprints: 1.
    Number of X-rays: 0.
    Number of Cards: 10.
    Date: [1939-1945]
     
    Last edited: May 28, 2025

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