CHARLWOOD, Harry
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Rank:
Marine
Unit / Base:
46RM Commando
Regiment/Corps:
Royal Marines
Service:
Royal Navy
Number:
CH/X 105642.
P.O.W. number:
1395
P.O.W. camps:
Honours & Awards:
Born:
Tuesday, May 17, 1921
Birthplace:
Redhill, Surrey
Marine Harry Charlwood, 'B' troop, was awarded the Military Medal for his gallantry during the attack on Rots, Normandy, 11 June 1944. Wounded, captured and a prisoner of war until liberated when the prison camp was overrun by the 11th Armoured Division near Lubeck in May 1945.
SourcesLondon Gazette 36846, page 5809. National Archives file ADM201/111 / Royal Marines Prisoners of War. German Record Cards of British PoWs / National Archives file WO416/63/304. CVA 'B' Troop image in Gallery. The Story of 46 Commando Royal Marines by Captain P.K.W. Johnson RM.
Photo of Commando in Gallery:
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