Rifleman · #3247404
| Rank | Rifleman |
|---|---|
| Service number | #3247404 |
| POW / KIA | PoW — Dodecanese, 22 Nov 1943 |
THE FLAG ON THIS CARD IS NOW CLEARED, AND THE DATE WAS WRONG. This card carried a note saying two of its own sources disagreed — 16 November against 22 November — and that the roll would not choose between them until the page was seen. The page has been seen: Appendix V reads “James — Rfn. — 3247404 — 22 Nov”. HE WAS TAKEN ON 22 NOVEMBER 1943, the day Leros fell, and the status field has been corrected from the 16th. The appendix gives him no initial, which is why this card still holds him as James, W. on other authority. Source: Roll of British & Rhodesian PoW and KIA (Appendix V), compiled by Jim Patch, the late secretary of the LRDG (UK) Association, printed in Brendan O’Carroll, “The Long Range Desert Group in the Aegean”, pages 303–305, photographed 2 September 2026.
Dodecanese operations, 1943: prisoner of war 16 Nov 1943. Source: Roll of British & Rhodesian PoW and KIA (Appendix V), compiled by Jim Patch, LRDG (UK) Association.
Original member of the Long Range Patrol (LRP), 1940 — listed with the “LRP” comment in the nominal roll, The Kiwi Scorpions (Brendan O'Carroll).
Aegean/Dodecanese operations, 1943: listed as Rifleman James, service no. 3247404; 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).
AN UNRESOLVED DATE, FLAGGED RATHER THAN GUESSED. This card carries two notes citing the same source, Jim Patch’s Appendix V, and THEY DISAGREE WITH EACH OTHER: one gives 16 November 1943 and the other 22 November 1943. The status field shows 16 November because that is what was entered first, not because it has been verified. A photograph of the relevant page of the appendix would settle it in a moment, and until one is seen this roll will not choose between them. Source: Roll of British & Rhodesian PoW and KIA (Appendix V), compiled by Jim Patch, the late secretary of the LRDG (UK) Association, printed in Brendan O’Carroll, “The Long Range Desert Group in the Aegean”.
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