William “Jock” Carningham
Sergeant · #2022814 · Y Patrol · MID
| Rank | Sergeant |
|---|---|
| Service number | #2022814 |
| Patrol | Y Patrol |
| Regiment | Warwickshire |
| Known as | “Jock” |
| Honours | MID |
| POW / KIA | PoW — Dodecanese, 22 Nov 1943 |
What this roll records
Deeper background (2026): appears in a London Gazette honours supplement (35821, p.5439, 11 Dec 1942) as “Sergt. J. W. Carningham,” Royal Regiment of Artillery, No. 2022814 — consistent with his recorded Mention in Despatches (note the initials J.W.). Source: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35821/supplement/5439
Patrol Y: "L/Cpl J.W. Carningham", Y Patrol F30 group. NOTE caption initials J.W. (sheet first name William). Brendan O'Carroll, "The Long Range Desert Group in North Africa".
March 1942 roll (courtesy Tarek el Mahdy)
Dodecanese operations, 1943: prisoner of war 22 Nov 1943. Source: Roll of British & Rhodesian PoW and KIA (Appendix V), compiled by Jim Patch, LRDG (UK) Association.
Aegean/Dodecanese operations, 1943: listed as Warrant Officer Class II Carningham, service no. 2022814; taken prisoner of war, 22 Nov 1943. Source: Brendan O’Carroll, ‘The Long Range Desert Group in the Aegean’ (Appendix V, Roll of British & Rhodesian PoW and KIA).
See him in the full roll →Where this comes from
- AKA added from the LRDG Preservation Society’s Troopers roll (missing information).
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