THOMPSON, William Simon
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Rank:
Marine
Unit / Base:
45RM Commando
Regiment/Corps:
Royal Marines
Service:
Royal Navy
Service Number:
PO/X107756
P.O.W. number:
1401
P.O.W. camps:
Born:
Tuesday, December 27, 1921
William Simon Thompson, a Butcher from Northumberland, enlisted into the Royal Marines in October 1941. Marine Thompson, 45RM Commando, was wounded in June 1944 and taken prisoner of war in Normandy, France. After initial treatment at a German Naval Hospital from 26 June 1944 until 21 July 1944 he was transported to Marlag und Milad Nord Camp arriving there on 2 August 1944.
Sources
Royal Marine POWs in Germany 1939-1945 / National Archives file ADM201/111.
List of RM Commandos provided by RY (former CA Sec and CBF).
Dir. of Mil. Int.: Liberated Prisoner of War Interrogation Questionnaire 1945/6 / National Archives file WO344/317/1.
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