ABRAHAMS, John Cyril
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Served as :
Alias of BAKER
Rank:
Gunner
Unit / Base:
3 Commando
Regiment/Corps:
Royal Artillery
Service:
Army
Service Number:
6471801
P.O.W. number:
39532
P.O.W. camps:
Born:
Tuesday, May 2, 1916
John Cyril Abrahams from Cullingworth, Bradford, enlisted 13 June 1940, formerly employed as a Clothing Designer. Gunner Abrahams was reported missing 14 July 1943 during operations at Agnone, Sicily, and Malati Bridge (3 Commando Bridge), later found to be a prisoner of war.
Sources
Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/66.
WW11 Liberated POW Questionnaires 1945-6 / National Archives file WO344 Directorate of Mil. Int.
Prisoners of War / National Archives file WO392/11.
Prisoners of War / National Archives file WO392/11.
Transcript of German Prisoner of War Record Card / National Archives file WO416/1/225.
Notes
POW Records show surname Abrahams alongside an alias of Baker.
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