Billingham, J H

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Private John Henry Billingham

Family/Last name:
Billingham
Forename(s) and initial(s):
John Henry
Place of birth:
Cradley Heath, England
Date of birth:
29/3/1916
Nationality:
British
Service number:
5251708
Military Unit:
British Army, Manchester Regiment
Rank when captured:
Private
Place of capture:
Lille
POW number:
50034
Camp
Stalag VIIIB Lamsdorf / Stalag 344, Stalag XXB Marienburg
Data sources
The National Archives (UK)Other Sources (Researcher’s report)
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From: Harry C H Film
Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Subject: Lamsdorf Stalag 344

For your records our Cradley Cemetery war graves project has revealed Private 5251708
John Henry Billingham, the Manchester Regiment was apparently an inmate of Stalag 344 and died back home in Cradley on 30th July 1946.

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