MARTINEY, Aurelio

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Served as : 
surname also seen as MARTINEZ
Rank: 
Private
Unit / Base: 
50ME Commando
'Layforce'
Regiment/Corps: 
Queen's Royal Regiment
Service: 
Army
Service Number: 
6100561
P.O.W. number: 
95968
P.O.W. camps: 
Stalag IV-A (4A), Hohnstein, Germany
Stalag IV-B (4B), Mühlberg, Germany
Born: 
Tuesday, December 20, 1921

Private Aurelio Martiney, a Spanish volunteer attached to 'D' Bn. Layforce, was reported missing 2 June 1941 during operations on Crete, later found to be a prisoner of war

Sources
[1] Casualty Lists  / National Archives files WO417/28 and WO417/34.
[2] Prisoners of War / National Archives file WO392/1 (Stalag 4A).

[3] German Prisoner of War Record Cards / National Archives file WO416/248/364 (Stalag 4B). Name shown as Aurelio Martinez, same service and POW number.

Additional content: 
'Rearguard action on Crete'
'Volunteers from Spain, 50 ME Commando'
Archive pages : 
50ME Commando
Layforce

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