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2656761 WOI Frederick Bancroft

Picture of Soldier of 11th Parachute Battalion

Born: 24 Jan 1916

Company: HQ
Platoon: Bn
Section: HQ
Parachute Course: K32

Prisoner of War — No. 118315

Captured on 20 Sep 1944

  • Stalag 11B — Fallingbostel, Hanover



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