JOHNSON, William Edward

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Rank: 
Lance Corporal
Unit / Base: 
'Layforce'
Regiment/Corps: 
Leicestershire Regiment
Service: 
Army
Number: 
4858135
P.O.W. number: 
12503
P.O.W. camps: 
Stalag IV-B (4B), Mühlberg, Germany
Stalag IV-D (4D), Torgau, Germany
Born: 
Friday, May 3, 1918
Birthplace: 
Nottingham
Lance Corporal William Johnson, 'D' Bn., Layforce, was reported missing 2 June 1941 during operations at Crete, later found to be a prisoner of war.
 
Sources
Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/28.
Prisoners of War / National Archives file WO392/1 (Stalag 4D).
German Record Cards of British POWs / National Archives file WO416/199/5 (Stalag 4B).
 
Additional content: 
'Rearguard action on Crete'
Archive pages : 
50ME Commando
52ME Commando
Layforce
Prisoners of War

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