ROSTANCE, James, H.F.W.

Rank: 
Private
Unit / Base: 
6 Commando
Prior Police Service: 
Staffordshire Police
Regiment/Corps: 
South Staffordshire Regiment
Service: 
Army
Number: 
14241805
Born: 
1916
Birthplace: 
Staffordshire
Private James Rostance was reported missing and a prisoner of war on 26 February 1943 (Battle of Steamroller Farm). He was later reported as no longer a prisoner of war.
James was a serving Police Officer who had volunteered for the Commandos as part of the Police Intakes. In 1939 he was a Police Constable serving at Brierley Hill Police Station.
 
Sources
Casualty Lists / National Archives files WO417/59 and WO417/70.
Prisoners of War in Italy / National Archives file WO392/21.
The 1939 Register covering Brierley Hill.
 
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