ATKIN, Ernest
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Rank:
Lance Corporal
Unit / Base:
7 Commando
Regiment/Corps:
Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
Service:
Army
Service Number:
7896888
P.O.W. number:
76769
P.O.W. camps:
Born:
Friday, May 13, 1921
Birthplace:
Scotland
Ernest Atkin enlisted 27 August 1939, civil occupation Labourer. He later volunteered for the Commandos and was attached to No.7 Commando. Embarked for operations in the Middle East with Layforce. Lance Corporal Atkin was reported missing April 1941 in Cyrenaica (Bardia Raid), later confirmed a prisoner of war. Member of the Commando Association residing Hull.
Sources
Casualty Lists / National Archives files WO417/24, WO417/28, WO417/95.
Prisoners of War / National Archives files WO392/1 (Stalag 8C), WO392/11 (Stalag 8A), WO392/21 (Camp 78).
German Record Cards of British POWs / National Archives file WO416/12/152.
Dir. of Mil. Int.: Liberated Prisoner of War Interrogation Questionnaire 1945/6 / National Archives file WO344/11/1.
Commando Association Lost Legion List 1.
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