EMERY, Charles Roland
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Rank:
Private
Unit / Base:
1 Commando
Regiment/Corps:
Herefordshire Regiment, 2nd Bn.
Service:
Army
Service Number:
4104816
P.O.W. number:
258650
P.O.W. camps:
Born:
Tuesday, January 25, 1916
Birthplace:
Ledbury, Herefordshire
Died:
1998
Place died or last resided:
Bideford, Devon
Charles Roland Emery, a Storesman from Devon, enlisted into the Armed Forces in September 1939, later volunteering for the Commandos sometime after their formation in 1940. Private Emery, No.1 Commando, was reported wounded and missing 6 December 1942 at Bizerte, Tunisia, subsequently confirmed a prisoner of war.
Sources
Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/55, WO417/59, WO417/63, and WO417/94.
Prisoners of War Lists / National Archives file WO392/11 and WO392/21.
Dir. of Mil. Int.: Liberated Prisoner of War Interrogation Questionnaire 1945/6 / National Archives file WO344/102/1.
Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/55, WO417/59, WO417/63, and WO417/94.
Prisoners of War Lists / National Archives file WO392/11 and WO392/21.
Dir. of Mil. Int.: Liberated Prisoner of War Interrogation Questionnaire 1945/6 / National Archives file WO344/102/1.
Records of Births, Deaths and Roman Catholic Baptism Records, Wales.
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