2720848 Guardsman Albert MARCHINGTON, 1 Irish Guards: POW, 27/04/1945 - 08/05/1945

HI Diane,

The 2 you wanted from Durnbach here you go...

Cheers
Tom

 

Date of Enlistment: 1940
Army Number: 2720848
Rank: Guardsman
Name: Albert MARCHINGTON
Unit: 1 Irish Guards


Date of Birth: 1 March 1920
Place of Birth: Charlton

Date declared Missing: 22 February 1944
Place of Capture: Italy

POW Number: 132836
POW Camps: Stalag VIIA

 

Army Number: 2720848
Rank: Guardsman
Name: A MARCHINGTON
Unit: 1 Irish Guards
Theatre: Italy
Missing Personnel file: 1st Battalion IRISH GUARDS - Italy, Missing Personnel file
TNA Reference: WO 361/784
Notes: Missing 22 February 1944

 

Name: Albert Marchington . Date of Birth: 01/03/1920 . Place of Birth: Charlton . ... | The National Archives
Reference: WO 416/245/581
Name: Albert Marchington.
Date of Birth: 01/03/1920.
Place of Birth: Charlton.
Service: British Army.
Rank: Guardsman.
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: Irish Guards.
Service Number: 2720848.
Date of Capture: [unspecified].
Theatre of Capture: [unspecified].
Camp Name/Number: Stalag VIIA Moosburg.
PoW number: 132836.
Date of Death: [unspecified].
Number of Photographs: 0.
Number of Fingerprints: 0.
Number of X-rays: 0.
Number of Cards: 1.

 

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GUARDSMAN ALBERT MARCHINGTON
Service Number: 2720848
Regiment & Unit: 1st Bn. Irish Guards
Date of Death: Between 27 April 1945 and 08 May 1945
Age 25 years old
Buried or commemorated at DURNBACH WAR CEMETERY
Grave Reference: 3. F. 24.
Location: Germany
Additional Info: Son of Joseph and Sarah Ann Marchington, of Dove Holes, Derbyshire.
Personal Inscription: SWEET MEMORIES, SILENTLY KEPT, OF ONE WE LOVED DEARLY AND WILL NEVER FORGET
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