BURTON, William John
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Rank:
Temporary Captain
Unit / Base:
'Layforce'
Regiment/Corps:
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment
York and Lancaster Regiment
Service:
Army
Number:
63868
P.O.W. number:
3416
P.O.W. camps:
Honours & Awards:
28 March 1941, Geneifa, 'C' Company Commander, 'D' Bn., Layforce.
June 1941 Prisoner of war during operations at Crete. Awarded the Military Cross for gallant and distinguished service in the Middle East.
Sources
52 Middle East Commando War Diary 28 March 1941.
Prisoners of War / National Archives file WO392/1.
Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/2 and WO417/9.
London Gazette 35720, page 4207 (published 29 Sept. 1942).
The book Middle East Commandos, author Charles Messenger.
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