HOWLETT, Dennis Unwin
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Rank:
Corporal
Unit / Base:
7 Commando
Regiment/Corps:
Middlesex Regiment
Service:
Army
Number:
6205094
P.O.W. number:
50216
P.O.W. camps:
Born:
Sunday, August 20, 1916
Birthplace:
Brentford
Corporal Dennis Howlett was reported missing 20 April 1941 during operations in Cyrenaica (Bardia Raid), later found to be a prisoner of war.
After the Italian Armistice on 12 September 1943 he and Cpl. McConville and Pte. Baker (both No.7 Cdo), and Spr. Padgham (RE), made off in direction of the Allied Lines. Recaptured 18 October 1943.
Sources
Casualty Lists / National Archives files WO417/24, WO417/29, WO417/95.
Prisoners of War / National Archives files WO392/1 (Stalag 357) and WO392/21 (Camp 78).
German Record Cards of British POWs / National Archives file WO416/186/122.
Casualty Lists / National Archives files WO417/24, WO417/29, WO417/95.
Prisoners of War / National Archives files WO392/1 (Stalag 357) and WO392/21 (Camp 78).
German Record Cards of British POWs / National Archives file WO416/186/122.
Dir. of Mil. Int.: Liberated POW Interrogation Questionnaire (McConville) / National Archives file WO344/195/2.
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