ROBERTSON, William Thorburn
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Rank:
Private
Unit / Base:
7 Commando
'Layforce'
Regiment/Corps:
Royal Scots
Service:
Army
Number:
3055828
P.O.W. number:
220022
P.O.W. camps:
Born:
Monday, December 29, 1919
William Robertson from Edinburgh enlisted on 1 August 1939, civil trade Painter. He later volunteered for the Commandos. Private Robertson was reported missing 20 April 1941 during operations at Cyrenaica (Bardia), later found to be a prisoner of war.
Sources
Casualty Lists / National Archives files WO417/24, WO417/26 and WO417/94.
Prisoners of War Lists / National Archives file WO392/1.
Dir. of Mil. Int.: Liberated Prisoner of War Interrogation Questionnaire 1945/6 / National Archives file WO344/270/1.
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