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5885331 Private Simon Kennedy

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Born: 02 May 1918

Prisoner of War — No. 92158

Captured at Arnhem, 26 Sep 1944

  • Stalag 12A — Limburg, Hessen-Nassau, 01 Oct 1944 – 30 Nov 1944
  • Stalag 8C — Sagan, Silesia, 01 Dec 1944 – 31 Mar 1945
  • Stalag 9B — Bad Orb, Hessen-Nassau, 01 Apr 1945 – 30 Apr 1945

Released: 01 May 1945


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