COUSINS, William Thomas
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Rank:
Marine
Unit / Base:
41RM Commando
Regiment/Corps:
Royal Marines
Service:
Royal Navy
Service Number:
CH/X104622
P.O.W. number:
9116
P.O.W. camps:
Born:
Friday, April 7, 1922
Marine Cousins was captured and a prisoner of war on 10 September 1943 during operations at Salerno, Italy.
William Thomas Cousins, a Typewriting Mechanic from Stepney, London, enlisted into the Royal Marines on 19 June 1941 and was posted to the 8th Battalion RM. He volunteered for the commandos in October 1942 when the 8th Battalion was disbanded and re-formed as 41RM Commando.
Sources
Dir. of Mil. Int.: Liberated Prisoner of War Interrogation Questionnaire 1945/6 / National Archives file WO344/74/2.
RM Prisoners of War / National Archives file ADM201/111.
Dir. of Mil. Int.: Liberated Prisoner of War Interrogation Questionnaire 1945/6 / National Archives file WO344/74/2.
RM Prisoners of War / National Archives file ADM201/111.
The 1939 Register covering Stepney, London.
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