BARDENS, John Henry
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Rank:
Gunner
Unit / Base:
1 Commando
Police Service:
Plymouth City Police
Regiment/Corps:
Royal Artillery
Service:
Army
Number:
14241811
P.O.W. number:
32692
Gunner John Bardens was reported missing 2 March 1943 during operations in North Africa, later found to be a prisoner of war.
John was a serving Police Officer from Plymouth who volunteered for the Commandos as part of the police Intakes that commenced in 1942.
Sources
Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/60.
Prisoners of War / National Archives files WO392/1 (Stalag 9B), WO392/21 (Hospital Camp H206).
Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/60.
Prisoners of War / National Archives files WO392/1 (Stalag 9B), WO392/21 (Hospital Camp H206).
Report of an arrest in the Western Morning News 27 June 1941.
Letters to the Editor section in the Western Morning News 08 July 1946.
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