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14257999 Driver Kenneth Hammersley

Picture of Soldier of 11th Parachute Battalion
Source; National Archives. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0

Born: 12 Jul 1922
Died: 29 Apr 2003
Age at death: 80 years, 9 months, and 17 days

Company: C
Platoon: 8
Parachute Course: 108

Prisoner of War — No. 117935
  • Stalag 11B — Fallingbostel, Hanover

Released: 11 May 1945


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