SNEDDON, William
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Rank:
Fusilier
Unit / Base:
6 Commando
Regiment/Corps:
Royal Scots Fusiliers
Service:
Army
Number:
3137152
P.O.W. number:
228190
P.O.W. camps:
Born:
Tuesday, June 15, 1915
Birthplace:
Lanarkshire
William Sneddon, a Miner from Shotts, Lanarkshire, enlisted into the Armed Forces on 21 February 1941. After volunteering for the Commandos he was attached to No.6 Commando. Fusilier Sneddon, 4 Troop, was reported missing and a prisoner of war during operations in Tunisia on 26 February 1943 (Battle of Steamroller Farm).
Sources
Casualty Lists / National Archives files WO417/58, 59, and 94.
Prisoners of War / National Archives file WO392/1.
Dir. of Mil. Int.: Liberated Prisoner of War Interrogation Questionnaire 1945/6 / National Archives file WO344/296/2.
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