WILLIAMS, Harry
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Known as:
Bill
Rank:
Lieutenant
Unit / Base:
3 Commando
Regiment/Corps:
South Lancashire Regiment
Service:
Army
Number:
237917
Born:
Monday, June 1, 1914
Harry Williams, a former Steel Turner from Rochdale, was commissioned 11 July 1942. Lieutenant Williams, No.3 Commando, was reported wounded and missing at Sallenelles, Normandy, on 7 June 1944, later confirmed prisoner of war 9 June 1944. Post war member of the Commando Association residing Presall, Lancashire.
Sources
Casualty Lists / National Archives files WO417/6 and WO417/9.
Dir. of Mil. Int.: Liberated Prisoner of War Interrogation Questionnaire 1945/6 / National Archives file WO344/346/2.
London Gazette 34565, 5645, page 3295.
Addendum to Obituaries in Commando Association newsletter 95 (1992).
[Image] Photos of No.3 Commando Officers in Gallery.
Photo of Commando in Gallery:
Yes
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