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Name: Hedley Nevile Fowler , Flight Lieutenant , 39457, 615 Squadron, Fighter Command,...

Catalogue reference: WO 208/3311/994

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WO 208/3311/994
Date
1943 Mar 28
Description

Name: Hedley Nevile Fowler, Flight Lieutenant, 39457, 615 Squadron, Fighter Command, R.A.F.

Captured: 5 miles North of Fumay, Ardennes, 16 May 1940.

Escaped: Oflag IVC (Colditz), Germany, 9 Sept 1942.

Arrived in UK: not specified.

Other names mentioned: Lieutenant A.M.S Neave, R.A. ( S/P.G.(G) 676); Lieutenant Wardle, R.N.; Captain Lawton; Lieutenant Commander Van Doorninck; Lieutenant Donkers; Lieutenant Bates; W/Cdr Day; P/O Fredman [ 615 Sqd, Fighter Command]; S/Ldr Lockett, R.A.F; Captain Howe, R.T.R; Lt Gill, Norfold Regiment; Major R.B. Littledale, 60th Rifles; Lt Cmdr L.W. Stephens, R.N.V.R.; Captain P.R. Reid, R.A.S.C; F/Ltd H.D. Wardle; F/O Doorley (S/P.G.(-) 1129); Sergeant Foster, R.A.F.; Sergeant Shuttleworth; Sergeant Handstock.

Award received: not specified.

Further information can be found in Appendix C in WO 208/5582.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
M.I.9/S/PG (G)994
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14083263/

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