SKELTON, Herbert
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Rank:
Rifleman
Unit / Base:
7 Commando
Regiment/Corps:
Cameronians
Service:
Army
Service Number:
3248925
P.O.W. number:
138515
P.O.W. camps:
Born:
Saturday, January 8, 1916
Herbert Skelton, a Plumber from Leeds, enlisted into the Armed Forces in December 1939 later volunteering for the commandos. Rifleman Skelton, No.7 Commando attached to Layforce, was reported missing later confirmed prisoner of war 21 April 1941 during an operation at Bardia, Cyrenaica, Libya.
Sources
Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/24, WO417/28, and WO417/91.
Prisoners of War / National Archives file WO392/1, WO392/11, and WO392/21.
Dir. of Mil. Int.: Liberated Prisoner of War Interrogation Questionnaire 1945/6 / National Archives file WO344/290/1.
Sources
Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/24, WO417/28, and WO417/91.
Prisoners of War / National Archives file WO392/1, WO392/11, and WO392/21.
Dir. of Mil. Int.: Liberated Prisoner of War Interrogation Questionnaire 1945/6 / National Archives file WO344/290/1.
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