LEWINGTON, William Stanley
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Rank:
Private
Unit / Base:
3 Commando
Regiment/Corps:
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment
Service:
Army
Number:
5958563
P.O.W. number:
25281
P.O.W. camps:
Born:
Wednesday, June 9, 1920
Birthplace:
Bromley by Bow
Private William Lewington was taken prisoner of war during operations at Dieppe France.
Sources
[1] Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/52.
[2] Prisoners of War Lists / National Archives files WO392 and WO392/11.
[3] German Record Cards of British POWs / National Archives file WO416/222/399 (Stalag 8B).
Notes
Transcript of card at [3] shows surname as LEWINTON, all other sources show LEWINGTON.
National Archives file WO 309/1008 refers to German guards ill treating British PoW's at Camp BAB 20.
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