KING, Douglas
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Rank:
Private
Unit / Base:
3 Commando
Regiment/Corps:
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment
Service:
Army
Service Number:
5952546
P.O.W. number:
26469
P.O.W. camps:
Born:
Thursday, March 6, 1919
Birthplace:
Hitchin, Hertfordshire
Died :
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Place died or last resided:
Hertfordshire
Age:
88
Private Douglas King from Letchworth, Hertfordshire, was reported missing on 19 August 1942 during operations at Dieppe France, later found to be a prisoner of war. He had previously seen active service at Vaagso, Norway.
Sources
Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/52.
Prisoners of War / National Archives file WO392/1.
Sources
Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/52.
Prisoners of War / National Archives file WO392/1.
German Record Cards of British POWs / National Archives file WO416/209/368.
The 1939 Register covering Letchworth.
[Image above] Michael King, son.
[Image below] Report in the Biggleswade Chronicle 28 August 1942, p5.
Photo of Commando in Gallery:
Yes
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