GOLDEN, William James

Rank: 
Corporal (Acting Sergeant)
Unit / Base: 
7 Commando
Regiment/Corps: 
Royal Engineers
Service: 
Army
Number: 
1881043
P.O.W. number: 
124194
Born: 
Tuesday, October 2, 1917
William James Golden, a Plumber from Chingford, Essex, enlisted 2 October 1939. Sergeant Golden was reported missing 20 April 1941 during operations at Cyrenaica, later found to be a prisoner of war. Royal Engineer attached to No.7 Commando (Layforce) for the Bardia Raid.
 
Sources
Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/24, WO417/27, WO417/55, and WO417/95.
Prisoners of War / National Archives file WO392/1, WO392/11, and WO392/21 (PG78).
Dir. of Mil. Int.: Liberated Prisoner of War Interrogation Questionnaire 1945/6 / National Archives file WO344/120/2 (WO344 shows Italian Camps as PG41, PG17, and PG49).
 

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