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Partington, Gilbert
UK, WWI, Prisoner of War Records, 1914-1918
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Full Name
Partington, Gilbert
Date Of Birth
19 Aug 1887
Birth Place
Middleton
Resided Place
121 Bolton Road, Blackburn, Lancashire
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
201369
Duty Location
Captured at Hargicourt
Service
British Army
Primary Unit
East Lancashire Regiment
Secondary Unit
4th Battalion
Tertiary Unit
B Company
Archive Reference
ICRC Archives
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United Kingdom
regiment
East Lancashire Regiment
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Publication Title
UK, WWI, Prisoner of War Records, 1914-1918
Content Source
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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.
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