| Surname: | Lawton |
| Initials: | J W |
| Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Army Number: | 7691899 |
| Notes: | CMP. Enlisted in to CMP. 1 Airborne Div Pro Coy. 6/8/46 to discharge. Extracts from Army Record:- He was born 10/2/14 at Chester le Street, Co. Durham, enlisted 17/4/42, married Marjorie Lawson 9/9/39 at RO, Slough, Bucks, address:-- 11 Woodland Avenue, Slough, Son John, born 18/12/38 at Slough, Bucks., occupation rubber glover dipper. Served Home 17/4/42 to 17/4/42, deferred embodiment 18/4/42 to 23/4/42, Home 24/4/42 to 12/4/43, North Africa 13/4/43 to 3/1/44, Home 4/1/44 to 17/9/44, North West Europe 18/9/44 to 24/9/44, Missing 25/9/44 to 27/5/46, Home 28/5/45. 7/8/42 1 Airborne Div Pro Coy, POW, 31/10/45 with 163 HQ Pro Coy, 30/11/45 with 159 HQ Pro Coy, 15/6/46 with 160 HQ Pro Coy. Captured Arnhem, No2 Sect. 4 Para Bde. POW Stalag VIIIC, Konin Zaganski, Poland. Casualty List 1579/31, 1 Airborne Div Pro Coy, missing believed POW, 25/9/1944. Casualty List 1604/27, previously reported missing believed POW now reported POW in German hands location unknown, 1 Airborne Div Pro Coy, previous list 1579, 25/9/44. Casualty List 1847/20, POW, reported POW, not now POW, previous List 1604, 1 Airborne Div Pro Coy, Western Europe. 8/8/48 He was awarded the 1939-1945 Star, Africa Star, Italy Star, Burma Star, France & Germany Star, Defence Medal, War Medal. note:- Italy ? NA, 13/4/43 to 3/1/44. Address:- 11 Woodland Avenue, Slough, Bucks. John William Lawton. |
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| Imprisonment: | Stalag VIII C POLAND 🇵🇱 |