CURSON, Raymond Henry
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Rank:
Marine
Unit / Base:
40RM Commando
Regiment/Corps:
Royal Marines
Service:
Royal Navy
Number:
CH/X1920
P.O.W. number:
822
Born:
Thursday, July 8, 1920
Raymond Henry Curson from King's Lynn, Norfolk, enlisted into the Royal Marines on 7 June 1937. He volunteered for and joined the newly formed Royal Marine Commando, later re-designated 40RM Commando, after its formation in Febuary 1942. Marine Curson was captured and a prisoner of war on 19 August 1942 during operations at Dieppe, France.
Sources
Dir. of Mil. Int.: Liberated Prisoner of War Interrogation Questionnaire 1945/6 / National Archives file WO344/80/2.
RM Prisoners of War / National Archives files ADM201/111 and WO392/7.
Dir. of Mil. Int.: Liberated Prisoner of War Interrogation Questionnaire 1945/6 / National Archives file WO344/80/2.
RM Prisoners of War / National Archives files ADM201/111 and WO392/7.
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