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3246135 Private James McCarthy "Jim"

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

Born: 21 Sep 1922
Died: 22 Jun 2002
Age at death: 79 years, 9 months, and 1 days

Company: SP
Platoon: MMG
Parachute Course: K78

Prisoner of War — No. 117418
  • Oflag 79 — Braunschweig

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