SALISBURY, George

Rank: 
Private
Unit / Base: 
2 Commando
Regiment/Corps: 
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment
Service: 
Army
Number: 
5952271
P.O.W. number: 
18606
Born: 
Saturday, August 31, 1918
Birthplace: 
Hitchin
Private G. Salisbury 2 Commando

Private George Salisbury, 1 Troop, was one of the commando contingent embarked on Motor Launch ML 177 for Operation Chariot, the raid at St Nazaire 28 March 1942. Reported missing after the raid, later found to be a prisoner of war.

Sources
St Nazaire Society website.
Casualty Lists 1939-45 / National Archives file WO417/43.
Prisoners of War 1715-1945 / National Archives file WO392/11.
German Record Cards of British POWs / National Archives file WO416/318/188.
[Image] 1 Troop photo in No.2 Commando gallery.
 

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