HARRIS, Roy Edward
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Rank:
Marine
Unit / Base:
46RM Commando
Regiment/Corps:
Royal Marines
Service:
Royal Navy
Number:
PLY/X108034
P.O.W. number:
82048
P.O.W. camps:
Born:
Monday, February 18, 1924
Birthplace:
Birmingham
Died:
1987
Age:
63
Marine Roy Harris, 'B' Troop, was taken prisoner of war on 11 June 1944 during operations at Rots and Le Hamel, France.
Sources
RM Prisoners of War / National Archives file ADM201/111 and WO392/7.
German Record Cards of British POWs / National Archives file WO416/164/408 (closed until Jan 2025).
RM Prisoners of War / National Archives file ADM201/111 and WO392/7.
German Record Cards of British POWs / National Archives file WO416/164/408 (closed until Jan 2025).
The Story of 46RM Commando by Capt P.K.W. Johnson RM, published 1946 for veterans.
Report in the Leicester Chronicle dated 01 July 1944.
[Image] His son Philip.
[Image] His son Philip.
Photo of Commando in Gallery:
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