HANNAN, Thomas Gerard
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Known as:
Gerry
Rank:
Private
Unit / Base:
2 Commando
Regiment/Corps:
South Lancashire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's Volunteers)
Service:
Army
Number:
3654970
P.O.W. number:
18613
Born:
Saturday, November 2, 1918
Birthplace:
Warrington, Lancashire
Operations:
Thomas Gerard Hannan, known as 'Gerry', was a Labourer from Warrington who enlisted into the South Lancashire Regiment on 1 December 1939 later volunteering for the Commandos. Private Hannan, No.2 Commando HQ Troop, was reported missing on the 28th March 1942 after Operation Chariot at St. Nazaire, later found to be a prisoner of war. He was 'batman' to Major Bill Copland (2 i/c) and embarked for the raid on HMS Campbeltown.
Sources
Casualty Lists /National Archives file WO417/43 (Hannon) and WO417/93 (Hannan).
Prisoners of War / National Archives file WO392/11 (Hannon).
German Record Cards of British POWs / National Archives file WO416/161/145 (Stalag 133) (Hannan).
Dir. of Mil. Int.: Liberated POW Interrogation Questionnaire 1945/6 / National Archives file WO344/132/1 (Hannan).
Storming St Nazaire, author James Dorrian.
St. Nazaire Society website.
St. Nazaire Society website.
[Image 1] Liverpool Evening Express - Thursday 28 May 1942.
[Image 2] Peter Copland, son of Maj. Bill Copland DSO.
Notes
Surname also seen spelt as HANNON. Year of birth also seen as 1917.
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