HOWLAND, William John

Rank: 
Regimental Sergeant Major
Unit / Base: 
'Layforce'
Regiment/Corps: 
Queen's Royal Regiment
Service: 
Army
Number: 
6077878
P.O.W. number: 
12498
Born: 
Thursday, September 29, 1904
Birthplace: 
Stratford, Essex
28.03.1941 Regimental Sergeant Major of 'D' Bn. Layforce.
01.06.1941 prisoner of war Crete.
 
Sources
52 Middle East Commando War Diary 28 March 1941 (List of Oficers for 'D' Bn).
The book 'The Middle East Commandos' by Charles Messenger.
Casualty Lists / National Archives files WO417/27 and WO417/30.
Prisoners of War / National Archives files WO392/1 (Stalag 383) and WO392/11 (Oflag 12B).
German Record Cards of British PoWs / National Archives file WO416/186/94 (Stalag 3D).
 
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