POSTILLO, Rafael
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Known as:
Surname also seen as POSTELLO
Rank:
Lance Corporal
Unit / Base:
50ME Commando
'Layforce'
Regiment/Corps:
Queen's Royal Regiment
Service:
Army
Number:
6100531
P.O.W. number:
12341
Born:
Tuesday, August 21, 1917
Lance Corporal Rafael Postillo was a Spanish volunteer who served in 'D' Bn., Layforce. He was reported missing on 2 June 1941 during operations in Crete, later found to be a prisoner of war.
Sources
Prisoners of War 1715-1945 / National Archives file WO392/20.
British Army Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/28.
Sources
Prisoners of War 1715-1945 / National Archives file WO392/20.
British Army Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/28.
German Record Cards of British POWs / National Archives file WO416/293/302 (Stalag 3D).
Notes
Queen's RR Records and German record cards spell his surname as POSTILLO.
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