MOTLEY, Alan Herbert.
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Rank:
Lance Corporal
Unit / Base:
3 Commando
Regiment/Corps:
Royal Armoured Corps
Service:
Army
Service Number:
7902855
P.O.W. number:
25217
P.O.W. camps:
Born:
1922
Trooper Alan Motley was wounded 27 December 1941 during Operation Archery at Vaagso, Norway [1].
19 August 1942 (Lance Corporal) reported missing during Operation Jubilee at Dieppe, France, later found to be a prisoner of war [2][3][4].
Sources
[1] Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/36.
[2] Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/52.
[1] Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/36.
[2] Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/52.
[3] Prisoners of War / National Archives file WO392/1.
[4] German Record Cards of British PoW's / National Archives file WO416/264/138 (closed until Jan 2023).
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