HARDY, Harry George Robert
Primary tabs
Rank:
Corporal
Unit / Base:
41RM Commando
Regiment/Corps:
Royal Marines
Service:
Royal Navy
Number:
PLY/X3843
P.O.W. number:
8702
P.O.W. camps:
Born:
Sunday, January 1, 1922
Died :
Monday, January 9, 2012
Place died:
Sussex
Age:
90
Harry George Robert Hardy enlisted into the Royal Marines aged 18 on 4 March 1940 later joining 41RM Commando sometime after its formation in 1942. Corporal Hardy was wounded and a prisoner of war 17 September 1943 during operations at Salerno, Italy. He spent 2 months recovering in hospital at Cortina, Italy, before being moved to a prison camp.
Sources
Prisoners of War / National Archives file WO392/7 and ADM 201/111.
Dir. of Mil. Int.: Liberated Prisoner of War Interrogation Questionnaire 1945/6 / National Archives file WO344/133/1.
Additional content:
Archive pages :
Ask Questions / Add Information / Add Photos
Use the Archive Forum for research enquiries, or to add information or photos. [register now].
Read some frequently asked questions here [FAQ's].
Read some frequently asked questions here [FAQ's].
Contact the Archive via the [contact form].
All content is researched and administered by the Commando Veterans Archive.
