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Name: William Lawson Stephens , Lieutenant Commander , R.N.V.R. Captured: St Nazaire...

Catalogue reference: WO 208/3311/997

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This record is about the Name: William Lawson Stephens , Lieutenant Commander , R.N.V.R. Captured: St Nazaire... dating from 1944 July 11 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 208/3311/997
Date
1944 July 11
Description

Name: William Lawson Stephens, Lieutenant Commander, R.N.V.R.

Captured: St Nazaire, 20 Mar 1942.

Escaped: Oflag IVC (Colditz), Germany, 15 Oct 1942.

Arrived in UK: 11 July 1944.

Other names mentioned: Captain P.R. Reid, R.A.S.C (S/P.G.(G) 995); F/lt H.D Wardle, R.A.F (S/P.G.(G) 996); Major R.B. Littledale , K.R.R.C. (S/P.G.(G) 998); Sergeant Worsdale, R.A.F (S/P.G.(-) 2016).

Award received: not specified.

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

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
M.I.9/S/PG (G)997
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14083266/

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