GLYPTIS, George Edward
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Rank:
Lance Corporal
Unit / Base:
7 Commando
'Layforce'
Regiment/Corps:
Royal Engineers
Service:
Army
Number:
1892369
P.O.W. number:
7405
P.O.W. camps:
Born:
Tuesday, October 29, 1918
Birthplace:
Dudley, Staffordshire
Died:
2001
Place died:
East Devon
George Edward Glyptis was employed as a Driver prior to enlisting into the Royal Engineers on 22 October 1938. Lance Corporal Glyptis, No.7 Commando, was reported missing in Crete later confirmed prisoner of war 1 June 1941 during operations in Crete.
Sources
Casualty Lists 1939-45 / National Archives file WO417/28 and WO417/96.
POW Lists / National Archives file WO392/1.
Sources
Casualty Lists 1939-45 / National Archives file WO417/28 and WO417/96.
POW Lists / National Archives file WO392/1.
Dir. of Mil. Int.: Liberated Prisoner of War Interrogation Questionnaire 1945/6 / National Archives file WO344/120/1.
Notes
Casualty Lists show his unit as No. 3 SS Bn. This Unit was formed by merging No 4 and 7 Commandos. It was short lived and by Feb 1941 the units had been redesignated back to individual Commando units. However in the interim period on the 31st January 1941, all of No 7 Commando, with some men from No 4 Commando, had embarked for the Middle East as part of Layforce.
Casualty Lists show his unit as No. 3 SS Bn. This Unit was formed by merging No 4 and 7 Commandos. It was short lived and by Feb 1941 the units had been redesignated back to individual Commando units. However in the interim period on the 31st January 1941, all of No 7 Commando, with some men from No 4 Commando, had embarked for the Middle East as part of Layforce.
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