GAYLARD, Albert Jack
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Rank:
Lance Corporal
Unit / Base:
7 Commando
'Layforce'
Regiment/Corps:
Dorsetshire Regiment
Service:
Army
Number:
5725267
P.O.W. camps:
Died :
Wednesday, December 8, 1943
Died on war service
Age:
23
Cemetery/Memorial:
Lance Corporal Albert Gaylard was reported missing in action 20 April 1941 during operations in Cyrenaica Libya, and later found to have been captured by the enemy. He died during an air raid whilst a prisoner of war in Camp PG78 Italy. Son of Albert Walter and Louie Gaylard, of Sherborne, Dorsetshire.
Sources
[1] CWGC.
[1] CWGC.
[2] Casualty Lists 1939-45 / National Archives files WO417/27.
[3] Westminster Abbey Commando Roll of Honour file.
[4] Casualty Lists 1939-45 / National Archives file WO417/84.
[5] Prisoners of War / National Archives file WO392/21.
Primary Roll of Honour:
Photo of grave in Gallery:
Yes
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