DUNCAN, William Dickson
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Rank:
Corporal
Unit / Base:
7 Commando
Regiment/Corps:
Cameronians
Service:
Army
Service Number:
3251703
P.O.W. number:
274109
P.O.W. camps:
Born:
Friday, November 17, 1916
William Dickson Duncan, a Hand Compositor from Glasgow, enlisted into the Armed Forces 18 April 1940 later volunteering for the commandos. Corporal Duncan, No.7 Commando attached to Layforce, was reported missing later confirmed prisoner of war 20 April 1941 during an operation at Bardia, Cyrenaica, Libya. Initially detained at camps in Benghazi and Tripoli before relocation to Italy and Germany.
Sources
Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/24, WO417/28, and WO417/97.
Prisoners of War / National Archives file WO392/1, WO392/11, and WO392/21.
Dir. of Mil. Int.: Liberated Prisoner of War Interrogation Questionnaire 1945/6 / National Archives file WO344/97/1.
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