POSTELLO, Rafael

Known as: 
Surname also seen as POSTILLO
Rank: 
Lance Corporal
Unit / Base: 
50ME Commando
'Layforce'
Regiment/Corps: 
Queen's Royal Regiment
Service: 
Army
Number: 
6100531
P.O.W. number: 
12341
Born: 
Tuesday, August 21, 1917
Lance Corporal Rafael Postello was a Spanish volunteer who served in 'D' Bn., Layforce. He was reported missing on 2 June 1941 during operations in Crete, later found to be a prisoner of war.
 
Sources
Prisoners of War 1715-1945 / National Archives file WO392/20.
British Army Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/28.
German Record Cards of British POWs / National Archives file WO416/293/302 (Stalag 3D).
 
Notes
German record cards spell his surname as POSTILLO.
 

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