BARNES, Reginald Arthur

Rank: 
Fusilier
Unit / Base: 
3 Commando
Regiment/Corps: 
Royal Fusiliers
Service: 
Army
Number: 
6461913
P.O.W. number: 
80866
Born: 
Thursday, December 16, 1920
Birthplace: 
London
Reginald Arthur Barnes, a Photographer's Assistant from London, enlisted on 1 May 1939 later volunteering for commando service and attached to No.3 Commando. Fusilier Barnes was reported wounded and missing 7 June 1944 at Normandy, France, subsequently confirmed prisoner of war.
 
Sources
Casualty Lists / National Archives files WO417/81 and WO418/82.
Prisoners of War / National Archives file WO392/11.
German Record Cards of British POWs / National Archives file WO416/19/298.
Dir. of Mil. Int.: Liberated Prisoner of War Interrogation Questionnaire 1945/6 / National Archives file WO344/18/1.
 

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