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889617 Private William Broadhurst

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Born: 13 Jun 1914
Died: 01 Jun 1992
Age at death: 77 years, 11 months, and 19 days

Company: B
Platoon: 4

Prisoner of War — No. 91666
  • Stalag 12A — Limburg, Hessen-Nassau, 01 Oct 1944 – 01 Nov 1944
  • Stalag 4C — Wistritz, Czechoslovakia, 01 Nov 1944 – 01 Dec 1944
  • Arb.Kdo 50 — Wurzmes, Sudetenland, 01 Dec 1944 – 01 Jan 1945
  • Lazarett Elsterhorst — Elsterhorst, Saxony, 01 Jan 1945 – 01 Feb 1945
  • Lazarett Hoenstien — Hoenstien, 01 Feb 1945 – 01 Apr 1945

Released: 29 May 1945



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