HEESOM, Daniel
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Rank:
Lance Corporal
Unit / Base:
7 Commando
Regiment/Corps:
South Lancashire Regiment
Service:
Army
Service Number:
3657716
P.O.W. number:
29015
P.O.W. camps:
Born:
Sunday, August 27, 1911
Birthplace:
Liverpool
Daniel Heesom, a Plasterer from the Isle of Man, enlisted into the Armed Forces 3 April 1940 and later volunteered for the commandos. Lance Corporal Heesom, No.7 Commando attached to Layforce, was reported missing, later confirmed a prisoner of war, 20 April 1941 during an operation at Bardia, Cyrenaica, Libya.
Sources
Casualty Lists / National Archives files WO417/24, WO417/25, and WO417/93.
Prisoners of War / National Archives files WO392/1 (Stalag 357) and WO392/21 (Camp 41).
Casualty Lists / National Archives files WO417/24, WO417/25, and WO417/93.
Prisoners of War / National Archives files WO392/1 (Stalag 357) and WO392/21 (Camp 41).
Dir. of Mil. Int.: Liberated Prisoner of War Interrogation Questionnaire 1945/6 / National Archives file WO344/140/3.
German Record Cards of British POW's / National Archives file WO416/171/326 (Stalag 8B).
German Record Cards of British POW's / National Archives file WO416/171/326 (Stalag 8B).
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