RUSSELL, Phillip Arthur
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Rank:
Lance Corporal
Unit / Base:
3 Commando
Regiment/Corps:
King's Royal Rifle Corps
Service:
Army
Service Number:
6845643
P.O.W. number:
80037
Born:
Tuesday, January 12, 1915
Phillip Arthur Russell from Oldham, Lancashire, enlisted into the Armed Forces 9 March 1936. During the war he volunteered for the commandos. Lance Corporal Russell, No.3 Commando, was reported missing 7 June 1944, confirmed a prisoner of war 8 June 1944, during operations at Sallanelles, Normandy.
Sources
Casualty Lists / National Archives files WO417/u8 and 95.
Prioners of War / National Archives file WO392/11.
Dir. of Mil. Int.: Liberated Prisoner of War Interrogation Questionnaire 1945/6 / National Archives file WO344/274/2.
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