Lilburne, W J
Sergeant William John (Bill) Lilburne
Family/Last name:
LilburneForename(s) and initial(s):
William John (Bill)Place of birth:
New ZealandDate of birth:
27/11/1914Nationality:
Service number:
8774Military Unit:
Rank when captured:
Place of capture:
CreteDate of capture:
1/6/1941POW number:
23180Working 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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