SMITH, Alfred Desmond

Rank: 
Private
Unit / Base: 
3 Commando
Regiment/Corps: 
The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)
Service: 
Army
Number: 
6291081
P.O.W. number: 
25841
Born: 
Wednesday, September 4, 1918
Birthplace: 
Brighton

Private Alfred Smith was reported missing 19 August 1942 during operations at Dieppe, later found to be a prisoner of war imprisoned in Poland.

Sources
Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/52.
Prisoners of War / National Archives file WO392/1.
German Record Cards of British POWs / National Archives file WO416/332/516.
 

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