MATTISON, William
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Rank:
Fusilier
Unit / Base:
2 Commando
Regiment/Corps:
Royal Fusiliers
Service:
Army
Service Number:
6459012
P.O.W. number:
18752
P.O.W. camps:
Born:
Sunday, January 9, 1916
Birthplace:
London
Died :
Monday, July 28, 1975
Place died:
London
Operations:
William Mattison from Torquay enlisted into the Territorial Army on 2 September 1939 having been previously employed in the Fur Trade. Volunteered for Special Service and attached to No.2 Commando. Fusilier Mattison, 3 Troop, was wounded and a prisoner of war 28 March 1942 at St Nazaire, France (Operation Chariot). Embarked for the raid on HMS Campbeltown.
Sources
Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/47.
Prisoners of War / National Archives file WO392/1.
Dir. of Mil. Int.: Liberated Prisoner of War Interrogation Questionnaire 1945/6 / National Archives file WO344/214/2.
German Record Cards of British POWs / National Archives file WO416/250/231.
St Nazaire Society website.
Obituaries in Commando Association newsletter 61 (Sept. 1975).
[Image] CVA Gallery photo of 3 Troop.
Photo of Commando in Gallery:
Yes
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