REGAN, William

Rank: 
Gunner
Unit / Base: 
7 Commando
Regiment/Corps: 
Royal Artillery
Service: 
Army
Number: 
882766
P.O.W. number: 
95900
Born: 
Friday, December 31, 1920
Birthplace: 
Liverpool, Lancashire
Died: 
1997
Gunner William Regan 7 Commando
Gunner William Regan, a former Salesman from Gateacre, Liverpool, was reported missing 2 June 1941 during operations in Crete, later found to be prisoner of war. Enlisted 25 April 1938. Post war member of the Commando Association residing Runcorn, Cheshire.
 
Sources
Casualty Lists 1939-45 / National Archives files WO417/28 and WO417/34.
POW Lists / National Archives file WO392/11.
German Record Cards of British PoWs / National Archives file WO416/25/235.
Dir. of Mil. Int.: Liberated Prisoner of War Interrogation Questionnaire 1945/6 / National Archives file WO344/265/2.
Royal Artillery Attestations Records.
Obituaries in Commando Association newsletter 105 (1997).

[Image] Unknown newspaper report (Linked Content below).


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