PARSONS, William
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Rank:
Fusilier
Unit / Base:
3 Commando
Regiment/Corps:
Royal Scots Fusiliers
Service:
Army
Number:
3134304
P.O.W. number:
26536
P.O.W. camps:
Born:
Wednesday, March 10, 1920
Birthplace:
Irvine
William Parsons, a Bricklayer from Irvine, Ayrshire, enlisted 16 May 1940, later volunteering for the Commandos. Fusilier Parsons, No.3 Commando, was reported missing 19 August 1942 at Dieppe, France, later being confirmed a prisoner of war. His older brother Thomas also served in No.3 Commando and was captured with him during the raid.
Sources
Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/52.
Prisoners of War / National Archives file WO392/11.
Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/52.
Prisoners of War / National Archives file WO392/11.
German Record Cards of British POWs / National Archives file WO416/283/157.
Dir. of Mil. Int.: Liberated Prisoner of War Interrogation Questionnaire 1945/6 / National Archives file WO344/244/2.
Article with photos in The Mercury newspaper 16th October 1942.
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