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4452924 Private John Brown

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Born: 30 Oct 1921
Died: 18 Feb 2002
Age at death: 80 years, 3 months, and 19 days

Company: A
Platoon: 3

Prisoner of War — No. 91729
  • Stalag 12A — Limburg, Hessen-Nassau, 01 Oct 1944 – 22 Oct 1944
  • Stalag 4B — Mühlberg, Saxony, 25 Oct 1944 – 05 Nov 1944
  • Stalag 7A — Moosburg, Bavaria, 11 Nov 1944 – 12 Apr 1945
    labouring



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