NICHOLLS, John Stanley

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Rank: 
Lance Corporal
Unit / Base: 
3 Commando
Regiment/Corps: 
Worcestershire Regiment
Service: 
Army
Number: 
5257366
P.O.W. number: 
26455
P.O.W. camps: 
Stalag VIII-B (8B)(Stalag 344), Lamsdorf Poland
Stalag XIII-D (13D), Nurnberg, Germany
Born: 
Tuesday, December 10, 1912
Birthplace: 
Birmingham

John Stanley Nicholls, a Dairyman from Birmingham, enlisted into the Armed Forces 27 June 1940 later volunteering for commando service. Lance Corporal Nicholls, No.6 Commando, was reported missing 19 August 1942 during operations at Dieppe later confirmed wounded and a prisoner of war.

Sources
Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/52.
Prisoners of War / National Archives file WO392/1.
German Record Cards of British POWs / National Archives file WO416/271/398.
Dir. of Mil. Int.: Liberated Prisoner of War Interrogation Questionnaire 1945/6 / National Archives file WO344/234/1.
 
Additional content: 
Dieppe - Operation Jubilee
Archive pages : 
No 3 Commando
Prisoners of War

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