HESLOP, James

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Rank: 
Fusilier
Unit / Base: 
'Layforce'
Regiment/Corps: 
Royal Northumberland Fusiliers, 1st Bn.
Service: 
Army
Number: 
4270540
P.O.W. number: 
12221
P.O.W. camps: 
Stalag 111-D (3D), Berlin-Steglitz Germany
Stalag IV-A (4A), Hohnstein, Germany
Born: 
Thursday, August 20, 1914
Birthplace: 
Bishop Auckland, Durham
Fusilier James Heslop attached to 'D' Bn., Layforce, was reported missing 2 June 1941 during operations in Crete, later confirmed prisoner of war.
 
Sources
Casualty Lists / National Archives files WO417/27, 29, and 94.
Prisoners of War / National Archives files WO392/1 and 11.
German Record Cards of British PoWs transcript / National Archives file WO416/174/220.
 
Additional content: 
'Rearguard action on Crete'
Archive pages : 
Layforce
50ME Commando
52ME Commando
Prisoners of War

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