MARSON, Kenneth

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Rank: 
Private
Unit / Base: 
'Layforce'
Regiment/Corps: 
Leicestershire Regiment 2nd Bn.
Service: 
Army
Number: 
4858831
P.O.W. number: 
12289
P.O.W. camps: 
Stalag IV-G (4G), Oschatz, Saxony, Germany
Stalag 111-D (3D), Berlin-Steglitz Germany
Born: 
Wednesday, July 23, 1919
Birthplace: 
Sheffield

Private Kenneth Marson, 'D' Bn. Layforce, was reported missing 2 June 1941 during operations on Crete, later found to be a prisoner of war.
 
Sources
Casualty Lists / National Archives files WO417/34 and WO417/94
Prisoners of War / National Archives files WO3921/1 (Stalag 3D) and WO392/11 (Stalag 4G).
German Record Cards of British PoW's / National Archives file WO416/247/332.

Additional content: 
'Rearguard action on Crete'
Archive pages : 
Layforce
50ME Commando
52ME Commando
Prisoners of War

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