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903583 Lance Corporal William Cook

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Born: 03 Jul 1920
Died: 01 Feb 1984
Age at death: 63 years, 6 months, and 29 days

Company: SP
Platoon: Mor’s

Prisoner of War — No. 92143

Captured at Arnhem, 26 Sep 1944

  • Dulag 12A — Limburg, Hessen-Nassau, 30 Sep 1944 – 21 Oct 1944
  • Stalag 4B — Mühlberg, Saxony, 23 Oct 1944 – 03 Nov 1944
  • Stalag 4C — Wistritz, Czechoslovakia, 07 Nov 1944 – 08 May 1945
    Working camp: Maltern, 07 Nov 1944 – 08 May 1945 (Miner; provisional, location unconfirmed but near 4C camp)

Released: 04 Jul 1945


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