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Name: Norman Edward Cosling. Date of Birth: 12/9/1919. Place of Birth: Southampton....

Catalogue reference: WO 416/78/239

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This record is about the Name: Norman Edward Cosling. Date of Birth: 12/9/1919. Place of Birth: Southampton.... dating from [1939-1945] in the series War Office: German Record cards of British and Commonwealth Prisoners of War and.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
WO 416/78/239
Date
[1939-1945]
Description

Name: Norman Edward Cosling.

Date of Birth: 12/9/1919.

Place of Birth: Southampton.

Service: British Army.

Rank: [unspecified].

Regiment/Unit/Squadron: The Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)

Service Number: 5572032.

Date of Capture: 23 May 1940.

Theatre of Capture: [unspecified].

Camp Name/Number: Stalag XXA Thorn.

PoW number: 6053.

Date of Death: [unspecified].

Number of Photographs: 0.

Number of Fingerprints: 0.

Number of X-rays: 0.

Number of Cards: 1.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Access conditions
Closed Until 2020
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16703161/

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Prisoners of War: E CORNELL - Francis COUGHLIN. (Described at item level)

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