Maddock, R D

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Private Ronald Douglas Maddock

Family/Last name:
Maddock
Forename(s) and initial(s):
Ronald Douglas
Place of birth:
Beeston
Date of birth:
28/5/1913
Nationality:
British
Service number:
2058768
Military Unit:
British Army, Parachute Regiment, 1st Battalion (Parachute Regiment)
Rank when captured:
Private
Place of capture:
Sicily
Date of capture:
7/1943
POW number:
27796
Camp
Stalag VIIIB Lamsdorf / Stalag 344, Stalag 357 Thorn, Stalag 357 Oerbke / Fallingbostel
Data sources
Other Sources (Relative's report + WO416 records transcribed by and held at the UK National Archives. Data processed and prepared by Rick Catt and Brian Cooper)
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From: Val Maddock
Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2019

Ronald Douglas Maddock 2058768, 1st Parachute Regiment, POW 27796 Stalag VIIIB. Date of Capture July 1943.

Please add my father’s name. He was on the 100 mile walk too.

Name: Ronald Douglas MADDOCK
Nationality: British
Rank: Private
Army Number: 2058768
Regiment: Army Air Corps, 1st Parachute Regiment
POW Number: 27796
Camp Type: Stalag
Camp Number: VIIIB
Camp Location: Lambinowice, Poland
Notes: Captured in Sicily in July 1943
Appears on the casualty list for 1943 and 1945
Appears on POW list as also being in Stalag 357/XIB Oerbke, Fallingbostel – no dates

 

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