HACKETT, Harry
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Rank:
Gunner
Unit / Base:
50ME Commando
Regiment/Corps:
Royal Artillery
Service:
Army
Number:
876593
Gunner Harry Hackett, 50 Middle East Commando, was wounded between 25 and 28 February 1941 during operations on the occupied Greek island of Kastellorizo [1][2].
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Enlisted RA 1937 [3].
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23 March 1943 (64 Medium Regiment RA) wounded Tunisia [4].
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25 September 1944 (RA ,1 Forward Observation Unit, 1st Airborne Division) Prisoner of War [5].
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Post war re enlisted RA, army number 22554406 [3].
Sources
[1] Casualty Lists WO417/23.
[2] 50 Me Cdo Casualty List 25th-28th Feb. 1941 in Crete - Ref. GRO2E/1188/69C / National Archives WO361/124.
[1] Casualty Lists WO417/23.
[2] 50 Me Cdo Casualty List 25th-28th Feb. 1941 in Crete - Ref. GRO2E/1188/69C / National Archives WO361/124.
[3] Royal Artillery Attestations Register 1937.
[4] Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/60.
[5] Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/85.
Notes
Date of source [5] tallies with Operation Market Garden at Arnhem.
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