McKERR, Hugh Francis Johnston
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Known as:
Beagle
Rank:
Lance Sergeant
Unit / Base:
5 Commando
Regiment/Corps:
Royal Engineers
Service:
Army
Number:
‘1875036’
P.O.W. number:
18572
P.O.W. camps:
Born:
Wednesday, September 17, 1919
Birthplace:
Glasgow
Operations:
Lance Sergeant Hugh McKerr was reported missing 28 March 1942 after Operation Chariot at St. Nazaire, later found to be a prisoner of war. Embarked for the raid on HMS Campbeltown.
Sources
Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/43.
Prisoners of War / National Archives file WO392/1.
German Record Cards of British POWs / National Archives file WO416/238/440.
St. Nazaire Society website.
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