ROBERTSON, William Thorburn
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Rank:
Private
Unit / Base:
7 Commando
Regiment/Corps:
Royal Scots
Service:
Army
Service Number:
3055828
P.O.W. number:
220022
P.O.W. camps:
Born:
Monday, December 29, 1919
William Robertson from Edinburgh enlisted on 1 August 1939, civil trade Painter. He later volunteered for the Commandos. Private Robertson, No.7 Commando attached to Layforce, was reported missing later confirmed prisoner of war 20 April 1941 during an operation at Bardia, Cyrenaica, Libya.
Sources
Casualty Lists / National Archives files WO417/24, WO417/26 and WO417/94.
Prisoners of War Lists / National Archives file WO392/1.
Dir. of Mil. Int.: Liberated Prisoner of War Interrogation Questionnaire 1945/6 / National Archives file WO344/270/1.
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