HOWARD, Roland Arthur
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Known as:
Ron
Rank:
Lance Corporal
Unit / Base:
5 Commando
Regiment/Corps:
South Staffordshire Regiment
Service:
Army
Service Number:
4852382
P.O.W. number:
18646
Born:
Saturday, July 8, 1905
Birthplace:
Canterbury
Died:
1963
Place died:
Staffordshire
Operations:
Lance Corporal Roland Howard was reported missing 28 March 1942 after Operation Chariot at St. Nazaire, later found to be a prisoner of war. He had embarked for the raid on HMS Campbeltown. In 1939 he was single, employed as an Engineer, and residing in Aldridge, Staffordshire.
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 WO416/185/182.
The 1939 Register covering Aldridge, Staffs.
St. Nazaire Society 75th Anniversary newsletter/booklet.
Notes
Forename seen elsewhere as Ron. Records of births and deaths and the 1939 Register all show Roland.
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