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6539551 WOII George Gatland MBE

Picture of Soldier of 11th Parachute Battalion

Born: 08 Jul 1913
Died: 04 Apr 1998
Age at death: 84 years, 8 months, and 27 days

Company: SP
Section: HQ
Parachute Course: 94/95

Prisoner of War — No. 118867

Captured on 21 Sep 1944

  • Stalag 11B — Fallingbostel, Hanover

Released: 25 Apr 1945


Thanks to R.P. “Bob” Hilton; Diana Andrews; Allan Brown; Andrew Blacklock; Jon Baker; John Howes; Graham Francis; Bob Gerritsen; Darren Wielink; Maarten Lenssen; Judith Minkman; Philip Reinders; Hans den Brok; many 11th Battalion veterans; family, next of kin and friends; staff of the Airborne Museum Hartenstein Oosterbeek; Airborne Assault Museum Duxford; and Gerrit Pijpers OBE without whom this website would not have been possible.