FURNIVAL, William Roy McGarry
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Rank:
Sergeant
Unit / Base:
52ME Commando
'Layforce'
Regiment/Corps:
Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
Service:
Army
Number:
2928615
P.O.W. number:
95761
Born:
1916
Birthplace:
Portsmouth, Hampshire
Died:
1989
Sergeant William Roy McGarry Furnival was reported missing and later a prisoner of war 2 June 1941 during operations in Crete. Post war member of the Commando Association from Hampshire.
Sources
[1] Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/27 and WO417/30.
[2] Prisoners of War / National Archives files WO392/1 and WO392/11.
Sources
[1] Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/27 and WO417/30.
[2] Prisoners of War / National Archives files WO392/1 and WO392/11.
[3] Obituaries in Commando Association newsletter 90 issued March 1990.
Notes
His forenames shown on sources [1] and [2] are recorded as R.W.McG. Furnival. Source [3] has William Roy McGarry Furnival and is confirmed correct by the Portsmouth Birth and Death Registers.
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