BALCHIN, Gerald, F.
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Rank:
Marine
Unit / Base:
'41 Independent Commando RM'
Regiment/Corps:
Royal Marines
Service:
Royal Navy
Service Number:
PO/X 6273
Marine Gerald Balchin from Windsor was reported missing 29 November 1950 during operations at Chosin Reservoir later reported as prisoner of war. Released August 1953.
Sources
British Casualties, Korean War 1950-1953.
Report in the Western Evening Herald 8/12/50, p2.
British Casualties, Korean War 1950-1953.
Report in the Western Evening Herald 8/12/50, p2.
Report in the Daily Herald 8/8/53, p2.
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