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95588 Major David Gilchrist

Picture of Soldier of 11th Parachute Battalion

Born: 20 Jun 1920
Died: 23 Jul 2003
Age at death: 83 years, 1 months, and 3 days

Company: A
Section: HQ
Parachute Course: CH01

Prisoner of War — No. 00545

Captured on 19 Sep 1944

  • Stalag 12B — Frankenthal, Rhineland-Palatinate, 26 Sep 1944 – 20 Jan 1945
  • Oflag 7B — Eichstätt, Bavaria, 22 Jan 1945 – 15 Apr 1945

Released: 20 Jun 1945


Further Information

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.