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G Hood-Crees , Corporal , 6288221, 5 Royal East Kent Regiment (The Buffs). Captured:...

Catalogue reference: WO 208/3301/219

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This record is about the G Hood-Crees , Corporal , 6288221, 5 Royal East Kent Regiment (The Buffs). Captured:... dating from 1941 Mar 18 in the series War Office: Directorate of Military Operations and Intelligence, and Directorate.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
WO 208/3301/219
Date
1941 Mar 18
Description

G Hood-Crees, Corporal, 6288221, 5 Royal East Kent Regiment (The Buffs).

Captured: Doullens, 28 May 1940.

Escaped: Doullens, 8 September 1940.

Arrived in UK: 24 February 1941.

Other names mentioned: 2nd Lieutenant Hunter, Captain D B Lang, 2nd Lieutenant Buckingham.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
M.I.9/S/P.G. (F)219
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14082583/

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