James Douglas “Jimmy” Patch
Private · #982472 / 482478 · Y1 Patrol
| Rank | Private |
|---|---|
| Service number | #982472 / 482478 |
| Patrol | Y1 Patrol |
| Regiment | Royal Artillery |
| Known as | “Jimmy” |
| POW / KIA | PoW — Dodecanese, 24 Oct 1943 |
What this roll records
HIS FULL NAME, from the Imperial War Museums Sound Archive. This card gave him as “James Patch”; IWM catalogue his oral history under “James Douglas Patch”, catalogue 9961, and took the name from the man himself. Source: Imperial War Museums, iwm.org.uk, checked 5 September 2026.
Additional service number(s) from Rhodesia roll: 482478. Source: Rhodesia Nominal Roll (Brendan O’Carroll).
March 1942 roll (courtesy Tarek el Mahdy)
Dodecanese operations, 1943: prisoner of war 24 Oct 1943. Source: Roll of British & Rhodesian PoW and KIA (Appendix V), compiled by Jim Patch, LRDG (UK) Association.
Levitha, Y & S Patrol PoW casualties: Y (Att. A (NZ) Sqn) Patrol (attached to A (NZ) Squadron). Source: Brendan O’Carroll, "The Long Range Desert Group in the Aegean" (Levitha: Y & S Patrol PoW casualties).
Aegean/Dodecanese operations, 1943: listed as Gunner Patch, service no. 982472; taken prisoner of war, 24 Oct 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
- Missing info added from the LRDG Preservation Society’s Troopers roll.
- AKA added from the LRDG Preservation Society’s Troopers roll (missing information).
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