WILLERS, Robert Charles
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Rank:
Gunner
Unit / Base:
6 Commando
Regiment/Corps:
Royal Artillery
Service:
Army
Number:
962118
P.O.W. number:
34659
P.O.W. camps:
Born:
Wednesday, August 13, 1919
Robert Charles Willers, a Builders Labourer, enlisted in the Royal Artillery on 15 January 1940. He later volunteered for the commandos. Gunner Willers, No.6 Commando, was reported missing 14 December 1942 during operations in Tunisia, later confirmed prisoner of war having been captured on 15 December. He remained in captivity until May 1945.
Sources
Dir. of Mil. Int.: Liberated POW Interrogation Questionnaires / National Archives file WO344/345/2.
Dir. of Mil. Int.: Liberated POW Interrogation Questionnaires / National Archives file WO344/345/2.
Casualty Lists / National Archives files WO417/56, 57, and 96.
Prisoners of War / National Archives file WO392/11.
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