FRAILI, G.T.

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FRAILE, Thomas

Rank:

Private

Unit / Base:

50ME Commando

'Layforce'

Regiment/Corps:

Queen's Royal Regiment

Service:

Army

Service Number:

6100513

P.O.W. number:

96159

P.O.W. camps:

Stalag IV-B (4B), Mühlberg, Germany

Stalag IV-C (4C), Wistritz bei Teplitz, Sudetenland

Born:

Friday, September 26, 1913

Thomas Fraili (Fraile), a Student from Benavides de Orbigs, Leon, Spain, volunteered for the British Army after fighting in the Spanish Civil War. He was attached to 'D' Bn. Layforce. Reported missing 2 June 1941 during operations in Crete, later found to have been captured the previous day. Prisoner of war until liberated in 1945.

Extract from his liberation questionnaire

"I volunteered to join the British Army 23/8/1940, from this date I wish to be considered having British nationality. Prior to the above mentioned date I was a Spaniard and fought in the civil war against 'Franco' for 32 months".

Sources
Casualty Lists / National Archives files WO417/28 and WO417/34.
Prisoners of War / National Archives files WO392/10 and WO392/20.
German Record Cards of British POWs / National Archives file WO416/129/409.

Dir. of Mil. Int.: Liberated Prisoner of War Interrogation Questionnaire 1945/6 / National Archives file WO344/112/1.

Additional content:

'Rearguard action on Crete'

'Volunteers from Spain, 50 ME Commando'

Archive pages :

50ME Commando

Layforce

Prisoners of War