DAVIS, Stanley Berkeley Edward
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Known as:
Dai
Rank:
Lance Sergeant
Unit / Base:
2 Commando
Regiment/Corps:
Royal Fusiliers
Service:
Army
Number:
6459239
P.O.W. number:
18769
P.O.W. camps:
Born:
Wednesday, November 20, 1918
Birthplace:
England
Stanley Berkeley Edward 'Dai' Davis from Mitcham, Surrey, enlisted into the Armed Forces on 1 September 1939 having previously worked as a Butcher. He volunteered from his Regiment for the Commandos and was attached to No.2 Commando. Lance Sergeant Davis, 3 Troop, was reported missing on 28 March 1942 after Operation Chariot at St Nazaire, later found to have been wounded and taken prisoner of war. He embarked on HMS Campbeltown for the raid. Post war member of the Commando Association from Surrey.
Sources
Prisoners of War 1715-1945 / National Archives file WO392/11.
German Record Cards of British PoW's / National Archives file WO416/91/84 (Stalag 133).
Dir. of Mil. Int.: Liberated Prisoner of War Interrogation Questionnaire 1945/6 / National Archives file WO344/85/2.
Casualty Lists / National Archives files WO417/44 and WO417/50.
St Nazaire Society.
St Nazaire Society.
Commando Association newsletter 120.
[Image] CVA Gallery.
Photo of Commando in Gallery:
Yes
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