CLIBBORN, William Cuthbert
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Known as:
Bill
Rank:
Lieutenant
Unit / Base:
2 Commando
3 Independent Company
Regiment/Corps:
Essex Regiment
Service:
Army
Number:
90842
P.O.W. number:
18733
Born:
Saturday, January 8, 1916
Birthplace:
Tillingham, Essex
Lieutenant William Clibborn, 2 Troop, was reported missing 28 March 1942 after Operation Chariot at St Nazaire, later found to have been wounded and become a prisoner of war. He embarked on ML 447 for the raid.
Sources
Prisoners of War 1715-1945 / National Archives file WO392/1.
Prisoners of War 1715-1945 / National Archives file WO392/1.
German Record Cards of British POWs / National Archives file WO416/69/288 (Stalag 142)
Casualty Lists / National Archives files WO417/3 and 417/8.
St Nazaire Society.
Casualty Lists / National Archives files WO417/3 and 417/8.
St Nazaire Society.
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