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2932551 Private William Carroll

Picture of Soldier of 11th Parachute Battalion

Born: 23 May 1919
Died: 01 Dec 1983
Age at death: 64 years, 6 months, and 8 days

Company: SP
Section: HQ
Parachute Course: 93

Prisoner of War
  • Stalag 11B — Fallingbostel, Hanover, 27 Sep 1944 – 08 Oct 1944
  • Arb.Kdo 7001 — Halendorf, 08 Oct 1944 – 08 Apr 1945
    railway work at Halendorf

Released: 09 May 1945

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