2734627 Lance-Serjeant Walter L COLLINS, 2 Welsh Guards: PoW

Date of Enlistment: 1939
Army Number: 2734627
Rank: Lance-Serjeant
Name: Walter L COLLINS
Unit: 2 Welsh Guards

Date of Birth: 8 February 1919
Place of Birth: Cardiff, Wales

Date of Capture: 24 May 1940
Place of Capture: Boulogne, France

POW Number: 1492
POW Camps: Stalag XXIB, Stalag 383

 

Name: Walter [L] Collins . Date of Birth: 8/2/1919 . Place of Birth: Cardiff [Wales]... | The National Archives
Reference: WO 416/73/255
Name: Walter [L] Collins.
Date of Birth: 8/2/1919.
Place of Birth: Cardiff [Wales].
Service: British Army.
Rank: Lance Sergeant.
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: Welsh Guards.
Service Number: 2374627. [sic; 2734627]
Date of Capture: 24 May 1940.
Theatre of Capture: Boulogne [France].
Camp Name/Number: Stalag XXIB Schubin (Poland)
PoW number: 1492.
Date of Death: [unspecified].
Number of Photographs: 0.
Number of Fingerprints: 0.
Number of X-rays: 0.
Number of Cards: 1.