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Porter, John A

UK, WWI, Prisoner of War Records, 1914-1918

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Full Name
Porter, John A
Date Of Birth
27 Apr 1887
Birth Place
Aldershot
Resided Place
2 Hickleys Cottage, Badshot Lea, near Farnham, Surrey
Incident Date
4 Apr 1918
Date of Capture
21 Mar 1918
Information
PA 21557
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Transferred from Western Front
POW Camp
Münster II
Rank Name
Private
Service Number
5933
Duty Location
Captured at Le Verguier
Service
British Army
Primary Unit
Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)
Secondary Unit
8th Battalion
Tertiary Unit
A Company
Archive Reference
ICRC Archives
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United Kingdom
regiment
Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)
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Publication Title
UK, WWI, Prisoner of War Records, 1914-1918
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Last Updated
27 Oct 2023
Description
According to the International Committee of the Red Cross, over 8 million soldiers were taken prisoner during the First World War of which almost 200,000 were British Soldiers.