Harry Perkins 2/5th Battalion Sherwood Foresters

Hi,
I’m trying to research my Grandfather’s war records. I know he enlisted into the 2/5th Battalion Sherwood Foresters. I know he went to North Africa with the 1st Army and that he also served in Italy, Greece and Palestine. I think he ended up somewhere like Southern Austria.
The one thing I don’t have is his service number. I believe that would be the key to finding out more.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.



Here is his picture

 

OP has also posted here and been given a copy of a casualty list by Gary Tankard with what appears to be his gf army service number.

5th Sherwood Foresters in WW2

Next step should be to apply to MOD for his service papers via this link -

Get a copy of military records of service

You ought to apply to Swiss Red Cross 20th January 2025 for a copy of the information held in their files via this link -

Requests for information about people held during Spanish Civil War or Second World War: Quarterly limit reached

Check the site promptly at the given opening time (atm no opening time given in the link but it’s usually 8am Geneva time) and a pop up online application form will be visible. Complete and submit the form speedily as the application window can close within 90 minutes due to the limit being reached.

It’s a free service and you can expect a reply by email within 3 months. You may be lucky and get a copy of the capture card postcard he completed on arrival at his first camp. The Red Cross document you will receive should list all the camps where he was detained.


Steve