HERD, James
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Rank:
Sapper
Unit / Base:
7 Commando
Regiment/Corps:
Royal Engineers
Service:
Army
Number:
1986469
P.O.W. number:
95680
P.O.W. camps:
Born:
Friday, May 28, 1915
Birthplace:
Glasgow
James Herd, a Boilermaker from Maryhill, Glasgow, enlisted into the Royal Engineers in March 1939. He later volunteered for commando service and was attached to No.7 Commando which formed part of Layforce after embarking for the Middle East. Sapper James Herd was reported missing 2 June 1941 during operations at Crete before being confirmed as a prisoner of war. Initially detained at Maleme, Crete, and Salonika, Greece, before transportation to Germany.
Sources
Casualty Lists 1939-45 / National Archives file WO417/28 and WO417/32.
POW Lists / National Archives file WO392/11 and WO392/1.
German Record Cards of British POWs / National Archives file WO416/173/490.
Dir. of Mil. Int.: Liberated POW Interrogation Questionnaire / National Archives file WO344/142/1.
Notes
Casualty Lists show his unit as No. 3 SS Bn. This Unit was formed by merging No 4 and 7 Commandos. It was short lived and by Feb 1941 the units had been redesignated back to individual Commando units. However in the interim period on the 31st January 1941, all of No 7 Commando, with some men from No 4 Commando, had sailed for the Middle East as part of Layforce.
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