FIELD, William Frederick

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Rank: 
Lance Corporal
Unit / Base: 
2 Commando
Regiment/Corps: 
Royal Berkshire Regiment
Service: 
Army
Number: 
5337375
P.O.W. number: 
18687
P.O.W. camps: 
Front Stalag 133, nr. Rennes, France
Stalag VIII-B (8B)(Stalag 344), Lamsdorf Poland
Born: 
Friday, January 2, 1920
Birthplace: 
Hackney London
Operations: 
'St. Nazaire - Operation Chariot'
William Frederick Field, a Lithographic Printer from Homerton, London, enlisted 17 April 1939. Lance Corporal Field, No.2 Commando 1 Troop, was reported missing 28 March 1942 after Operation Chariot at St Nazaire, later confirmed a prisoner of war [1][2][3][3a].
  • Embarked for St. Nazaire on ML 457 [4].
  • 23 August 1945 attached Survey T.C. (Royal Engineers) [5].
Sources
[1] Casualty Lists  / National archives file WO417/41, WO417/43, WO417/95.
[2] Prisoners of War / National Archives file WO392/1.
[3] German Record Cards of British POWs / National Archives file WO416/120/40 (Stalag 133).
[3a] Dir. of Mil. Int.: Liberated Prisoner of War Interrogation Questionnaire 1945/6 / National Archives file WO344/107/2.
[4] St. Nazaire Society website.
[5] Royal Engineers Record Cards ( same date of birth as @ [3] and same service number as [1][2][3].
 
Archive pages : 
No 2 Commando
St Nazaire Commandos
Prisoners of War

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