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R L Broad , Lieutenant , 2/Seaforth Highlanders. Evaded: St Valery , 12 June 1940....

Catalogue reference: WO 208/3303/284

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This record is about the R L Broad , Lieutenant , 2/Seaforth Highlanders. Evaded: St Valery , 12 June 1940.... dating from 1941 May 26 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 208/3303/284
Date
1941 May 26
Description

R L Broad, Lieutenant, 2/Seaforth Highlanders.

Evaded: St Valery, 12 June 1940.

Arrived in UK: 15 May 1941.

Other names mentioned: Lieutenant R.L Broad, 2/Seaforths, 51 Division; Sgt J W Chambers, 7876704; Private G W Dodd, 4125588; Private F Drayton, 408160; Private J McDonagh, 2823007; Private S Thompson, 2817745; Private T S Turner,7881682; Private R Osborne, 2821867; Commmador Dean; Major Dodds; Reg Caskie; Captain Garrow; Captain Wilkins; Mr Dupuy (Canadian Charge d'Affaire); Sergeant Bell; Lieutenant Hewitt; Air Force Sergeant Clayton; Vice-Consul Dorchey; Air Force Pilot Sergeants Willis, Macfarlane, Vivian; 2nd Lieutenant Buckingham; Corproal Forster; Private Stevenson; Colonel Drummond-Wolff; Captain Fane.

Awarded: Military Cross.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
M.I.9/S/P.G. (-)284
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14082648/

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R L Broad , Lieutenant , 2/Seaforth Highlanders. Evaded: St Valery , 12 June 1940....

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