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Company Sergeant-Major R E Howard (service number 5879608). Service: Army, Northamptonshire...

Catalogue reference: WO 208/3327/3024

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This record is about the Company Sergeant-Major R E Howard (service number 5879608). Service: Army, Northamptonshire... dating from 1940-1945 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 208/3327/3024
Date
1940-1945
Description

Company Sergeant-Major R E Howard (service number 5879608).

Service: Army, Northamptonshire Regiment.

Escaped from column of march during evacuation of Stalag XXA, Thorn, Poland, and contacted Allied Forces.

Possible information on this individual (including appendices) may be present in WO 208/5582-5583.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14084563/

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Escape/Evasion Reports: C3000-3122. (Described at item level).

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