SAUNDERS, Lionel
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Rank:
Marine
Unit / Base:
46RM Commando
Regiment/Corps:
Royal Marines
Service:
Royal Navy
Service Number:
CH/X 102358
P.O.W. number:
70156
Born:
Monday, September 20, 1909
Birthplace:
Erith, Kent
Lionel Saunders from Kent was married and working as a Shop Assistant / Salesman when he enlisted into the Royal Marines on 18 February 1941. Marine Saunders, 46RM Commando, was captured on 11 June 1944 at Rots and Le Hamel, Normandy. Initially held in captivity at Chartres, France, before being transported to Trier, Germany until 1 September 1944 when he was moved to Marlag and Milag Nord.
Sources
German Record Cards of British PoWs / National Archives files WO416/320/12.
RM Prisoners of War / National Archives file ADM201/111.
The Story of 46RM Commando by Capt. P.K.W. Johnson RM, published 1946 for veterans.
The 1939 Register covering Crayford, Kent
Dir. of Mil. Int.: Liberated Prisoner of War Interrogation Questionnaire 1945/6 / National Archives file WO344/278/1.
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