BARNARD, John William
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Rank:
Private
Unit / Base:
7 Commando
Regiment/Corps:
East Surrey Regiment
Service:
Army
Number:
6143343
P.O.W. number:
279649
P.O.W. camps:
Born:
Monday, May 25, 1908
Birthplace:
London
Died:
1979
Place died:
Enfield, London
John William Barnard, a Soapmaker from Middlesex, enlisted into the Armed Forces on 15 November 1939 later volunteering for the commandos. Private Barnard embarked with No.7 Commando for operations in the Middle East, his commando forming 'A' Battalion of Layforce. He was reported missing 20 April 1941 during operations at Cyrenaica (Bardia), subsequently confirmed a prisoner of war. Escaped with many others from a camp in Italy on 9 September 1943 after the Italian Armistice but was recaptured by the Germans on 13 December 1943.
Sources
Casualty Lists / National Archives files WO417/24 and WO417/29.
Prisoners of War / National Archives file WO392/21 and WO392/11.
Sources
Casualty Lists / National Archives files WO417/24 and WO417/29.
Prisoners of War / National Archives file WO392/21 and WO392/11.
Dir. of Mil. Int.: Liberated Prisoner of War Interrogation Questionnaire 1945/6 / National Archives file WO344/17/2.
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