STEINKE, Roy Frederick

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Rank: 
Corporal
Unit / Base: 
7 Commando
Regiment/Corps: 
Middlesex Regiment
Service: 
Army
Number: 
6207800
P.O.W. number: 
95307
P.O.W. camps: 
Stalag 383, Hohenfels Germany
Stalag IV-B (4B), Mühlberg, Germany
Born: 
Sunday, April 8, 1917
Birthplace: 
Fulham, London
Died : 
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Place died: 
Greenford, Middlesex
Age: 
95
Corporal Roy Steinke was reported missing 2 June 1941 during operations at Crete, later found to be a prisoner of war.

Sources
Casualty Lists 1939-45 / National Archives file WO417/33.
Prisoners of War 1715-1945 / National Archives file WO392/1 (Stalag 383).

German Record Cards of British PoWs / National Archives file WO416/344/184 (Stalag 4B).

Additional content: 
'Rearguard action on Crete'
Archive pages : 
No 7 Commando
Layforce
Prisoners of War

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