PULSFORD, William Norman
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Rank:
Gunner
Unit / Base:
3 Commando
Regiment/Corps:
Royal Artillery
Service:
Army
Service Number:
874438
P.O.W. number:
39184
P.O.W. camps:
Born:
Wednesday, December 24, 1913
Birthplace:
Hull, Yorkshire
Died :
Saturday, December 4, 1976
Place died:
Scarborough, Yorkshire
Age:
62
Gunner William Norman Pulsford was reported missing 14 July 1943 during operations at Agnone, Sicily, and the the bridge at Malati (3 Commando Bridge), later found to be a prisoner of war. Post war member and treasurer of the Commando Association Scarborough branch from its formation in 1958 until the branch was wound up in 1972.
Sources
Casualty Lists / National Archives files WO417/66, WO417/67, and WO417/96.
Prisoners of War / National Archives files WO392/1.
German Record Cards of British PoWs / National Archives file WO416/297/379.
Commando Association newsletters 26 (1958), 56 (1973), and obituaries in 64 (1977).
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