METCALFE, George
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Rank:
Private
Unit / Base:
3 Commando
Regiment/Corps:
Durham Light Infantry
Service:
Army
Number:
4468322
P.O.W. number:
26490
P.O.W. camps:
Born:
Tuesday, April 12, 1921
Birthplace:
Choppington, Northumberland
Private George Metcalfe, No.1 Section of No.6 Troop, was reported missing 19 August 1942 during operations at Dieppe, France, later found to be a prisoner of war.
Sources
[1] Casualty Lists / National Archives files WO417/49, WO417/53, and WO417/89.
[2] Prisoners of War / National Archives file WO392/1.
[3] German Record Cards of British PoW's / National Archives file WO416/254/2.
[4] Image in No.3 Cdo Gallery of names of those in No1 Section, 6 Troop, No.3 Cdo as of 19 August 1942.
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