NEAVES, James Mark
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Rank:
Gunner (Driver I/C)
Unit / Base:
7 Commando
'Layforce'
Regiment/Corps:
Royal Artillery
Service:
Army
Number:
924941
P.O.W. number:
95626
P.O.W. camps:
James Mark Neaves, a Baker from Letchworth, enlisted into the Armed Forces 1 September 1939 and later volunteered for the Commandos. Gunner Neaves, No.7 Commando (Layforce) was reported missing during operations in Crete, later confirmed a prisoner of war since 1 June 1941. During his captivity he was put to work on a surface coal mine. Hospitalised twice during that period for a total of 18 weeks with pneumonia and appendicitis.
Sources
Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/28.
Prisoners of War / National Archives file WO392/11.
Sources
Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/28.
Prisoners of War / National Archives file WO392/11.
Dir. of Mil. Int: Liberated PoW Interrogation Questionnaire / National Archives file WO344/231/2.
Royal Artillery Attestations 1939.
Royal Artillery Attestations 1939.
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