Sergeant William John (Bill) Lilburne

Family/Last name:
Lilburne
Forename(s) and initial(s):
William John (Bill)
Place of birth:
New Zealand
Date of birth:
27/11/1914
Nationality:
Service number:
8774
Rank when captured:
Place of capture:
Crete
Date of capture:
1/6/1941
POW number:
23180
Camp
Working Party
Data sources
The National Archives (UK)Other Sources (Relative's report)

Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2019

Please add my father’s name to your list. I have received details from IRCC to confirm the date and place of capture. Details as follows:

William John LILBURNE

Service No 8774 – NZ Army

27 MG Battalion 2NZEF

Captured 01.06.1941 Crete

PoW No 23180 Stalag VIIIB

We have some photographs sent to him which show his address includes E253

 

Val Lilburne

[daughter of William (Bill) LILBURNE]

 

Name: William John LILBURNE
Nationality: New Zealand
Rank: Sergeant
Army Number: 8774
Regiment: 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force

27th  Machine Gun Battalion

POW Number: 23180
Camp Type: Stalag
Camp Number: VIIIB
Camp Location: Lambinowice, Poland
Notes: Working Party E253 Zuckerfab /Neukirch-Cosel district (sugar factory)

Captured in Crete on 1/6/1941

 

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