BRANSCOMBE, Leslie
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Rank:
Gunner
Unit / Base:
6 Commando
Regiment/Corps:
Royal Artillery
Service:
Army
Number:
1525627
P.O.W. number:
153937
P.O.W. camps:
Born:
Friday, July 25, 1919
Birthplace:
Birkenhead
Gunner Leslie Branscombe was reported missing in North Africa on 26 February 1943 (Battle of Steamroller Farm at El Arousa, Tunisia), later found to be a prisoner of war initially in Italy before being transported to Austria.
Sources
Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/60.
Prisoners of War / National Archives file WO392/1, WO392/11 and WO392/21.
Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/60.
Prisoners of War / National Archives file WO392/1, WO392/11 and WO392/21.
German Record Cards of British PoW's / National Archives file WO416/40/141.
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