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Signalman Douglas Walter Allum

Family/Last name:
Allum
Forename(s) and initial(s):
Douglas Walter
Date of birth:
23/5/1921
Nationality:
British
Service number:
2585112
Military Unit:
British Army, Royal Corps of Signals, 2nd Middlesex Yeomanry
Rank when captured:
Signalman
Place of capture:
Libya
Date of capture:
29/12/1941
Camp
PG 66 Capua, PG 59 Servigliano, PG 146 Mortara
Data sources
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Information provided by Bruce Allum:

Douglas Walter Allum
• POW Camp(s):PG 66 (02/02/1942 – 10/03/1942), PG 59 (11/03/1942 – 02/06/1943), PG 146/18 (03/06/1943 – 10/09/1943)
• Surname: ALLUM
• Forename(s): DOUGLAS WALTER
• Nationality: BRITISH
• Service (eg Navy, Army, Air Force etc): ARMY
• Ship/Regiment/Squadron etc: ROYALS SIGNALS (2ND MIDDLESEX YEOMANRY)
• When captured: 29/12/1941
• Where captured: LIBYA

Service Number: 2585112
Rank: Signalman
DOB: 23/05/1921

In addition to photographs, letters, hand drawn maps and other odds & ends, I do have a short written memoir regarding his war years from joining up, capture, escaped to Switzerland and repatriation. My father passed away on 6th November 2014.

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