FAIRBRIDGE, Amos Francis Henry
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Rank:
Fusilier
Unit / Base:
4 Commando
7 Commando
Regiment/Corps:
Lancashire Fusiliers
Service:
Army
Number:
3452795
P.O.W. number:
220026
P.O.W. camps:
Born:
Monday, November 24, 1919
Died :
Saturday, May 12, 2012
Age:
92
Amos Fairbridge, a Labourer from Sunderland, enlisted on 15 January 1941 later volunteering for the Commandos. Fusilier Fairbridge served in No.4 Commando before embarking for the Middle East with No.7 Commando as part of Layforce. He was reported missing during operations at Cyrenaica on 20 April 1941 (Bardia Raid) later found to be a prisoner of war.
Sources
Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/24 and WO417/27.
Prisoners of War / National Archives file WO392/1 and WO392/21.
Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/24 and WO417/27.
Prisoners of War / National Archives file WO392/1 and WO392/21.
Dir. of Mil. Int.: Liberated Prisoner of War Interrogation Questionnaire 1945/6 / National Archives file WO344/105/2.
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