Percival, G

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Sergeant George Percival

Family/Last name:
Percival
Forename(s) and initial(s):
George
Nationality:
British
Service number:
7896482
Military Unit:
British Army, 1st Army Tank Brigade, 42nd Royal Tank Regiment
Rank when captured:
Sergeant
Place of capture:
Gazala, North Africa
Date of capture:
1942
Camp
PG 73 Fossoli di Carpi
Data sources
Other Sources (Relative's report)
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Information provided by Clive Percival:

My Father was a prisoner of the Italians in 1942. He was Sgt George Percival, 7896482 of 42 RTR. Captured in June in North Africa at Gazala, he was held in PG73 until being shipped to Germany on the Italian capitulation.

Sergeant George Percival 7896482 42nd Royal Tank Regiment, part of 1st Army Tank Brigade.

Gallery Photos : Sgt Edward Ing (42RTR) and Sgt George Percival (42RTR) who remained lifelong close friends after the war.

George Percival, Back Row 3rd From Left. Date And Location Not Stated.

George Percival, Back Row 3rd From Left. Date And Location Not Stated.

Back row, standing – Robinson (RAF), Thorburn, Percival (42 RTR), Bullock (42RTR), Edwards, Not known, Brand, Sheehan, Not known, Guildersleeve, Not known.

Front row, crouching – Maggs (42RTR), Not known, Gill (RAF), Not known, Henry, Ing (42RTR).

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