ELLINGHAM, John Robert

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Rank: 
Private
Unit / Base: 
7 Commando
Regiment/Corps: 
Suffolk Regiment
Service: 
Army
Service Number: 
5933349
P.O.W. number: 
21835
P.O.W. camps: 
Stalag VIII-B (8B)(Stalag 344), Lamsdorf Poland

Private John Ellingham was reported missing 2 June 1941 during operations in Crete, later found to be a prisoner of war.

Sources
Casualty Lists / National Archives files WO417/28 and WO417/33.
German Record Cards of British PoW's / National Archives file WO416/110/413 (closed until Jan 2022).
Prisoners of War / National Archives file WO392/1.
 
Additional content: 
'Rearguard action on Crete'
Archive pages : 
No 7 Commando
Layforce
Prisoners of War

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