RUSSELL, William John
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Rank:
Private (later Lance Sergeant)
Unit / Base:
3 Commando
Regiment/Corps:
East Surrey Regiment
Queen's Royal Regiment
Intelligence Corps
Service:
Army
Service Number:
6143213
Died :
September, 1976
31.05.1939 enlisted East Surrey Regiment.
26.05.1940 - 04.06.1940 Dunkirk evacuation. Later volunteered for the commandos.
27.12.1941 Private Russell, No.3 Commando, wounded during operations at Vaagso, Norway.
03.04.1944 transferred Queen's Royal Regiment.
03.09.1945 transferred Intelligence Corps.
Member of the Commando Association who list final rank as Lance Sergeant.
26.05.1940 - 04.06.1940 Dunkirk evacuation. Later volunteered for the commandos.
27.12.1941 Private Russell, No.3 Commando, wounded during operations at Vaagso, Norway.
03.04.1944 transferred Queen's Royal Regiment.
03.09.1945 transferred Intelligence Corps.
Member of the Commando Association who list final rank as Lance Sergeant.
Sources
East Surrey Regiment Recruitment Registers; Surrey History Centre; Woking, Surrey; Regimental Rolls from Surrey; Ref. No.: 7791/2/1/13 and 14.
Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/36.
Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/36.
Commando Association Lost Legion List 10.
[Image] His son David Russell.
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