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138204 Captain Frank King

Picture of Soldier of 11th Parachute Battalion

Born: 09 Mar 1919
Died: 30 Mar 1998
Age at death: 79 years, 0 months, and 21 days

Company: SP
Section: HQ
Parachute Course: 93

Prisoner of War — No. 585

Captured on 18 Sep 1944

  • Stalag 12A — Limburg, Hessen-Nassau, 05 Oct 1944 – 07 Oct 1944
  • Stalag 12B — Frankenthal, Rhineland-Palatinate, 07 Oct 1944 – 22 Oct 1944
  • Oflag 79 — Braunschweig, 27 Oct 1944 – 06 Jun 1945

Released: 06 Jun 1945


Further Information

Thanks to R.P. “Bob” Hilton; Diana Andrews; Allan Brown; Andrew Blacklock; Jon Baker; John Howes; Graham Francis; Bob Gerritsen; Darren Wielink; Maarten Lenssen; Judith Minkman; Philip Reinders; Hans den Brok; many 11th Battalion veterans; family, next of kin and friends; staff of the Airborne Museum Hartenstein Oosterbeek; Airborne Assault Museum Duxford; and Gerrit Pijpers OBE without whom this website would not have been possible.