Private William "Bill" Jeskay

Family/Last name:
Jeskay
Forename(s) and initial(s):
William "Bill"
Nationality:
Rank when captured:
Place of capture:
Dieppe
Date of capture:
1942
POW number:
26266
Camp
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Information provided by Gary Metcalf

I am the last surviving relative of Pte W. Jeskay of ‘C’ Company, Queens Own Cameron Highlanders, based in Winnipeg Manitoba, Canada.

I have recently found his POW “dog tags” from Stalag VIIIB. For information on your site, his prisoner number was 26266.

Pte Jeskay landed at Dieppe, and was later captured and placed in Stalag VIIIB.

Bill passed away in 1990.

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