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3770461 Private Leslie Turrell

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

Born: 26 Feb 1918

Parachute Course: 93

Prisoner of War — No. 117766
  • Stalag 11B — Fallingbostel, Hanover, 28 Sep 1944 – 08 Oct 1944
  • Arb.Kdo 7001 — Halendorf, 08 Oct 1944 – 08 Apr 1945
    Labourer

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