Seaforth Highlanders Missing Personnel File

Good morning,

I was wondering if anyone has a copy of the missing personnel file for the Seaforth Highlanders? I’m researching CPL 2816757 C Warren 2/Seaforths and was wondering if he gets a mention?

Thanks

conor

 

It’s the BEF 1940 file I’m after as this is when my man was captured. Hoping maybe his first name is mentioned to assist research.

 

The date in the file is generally the date of correspondence not necessarily the dates they went missing.

For the BEF it is the first one (date starts January 1941) but the focus is usually on personnel who are missing. As soon as they are accounted for (PoW, KIA etc) then they are no longer mentioned.

If your man was still missing in Jan 1941, he might be mentioned. If he was confirmed as a PoW by then, probably not (unless they correspond with him about other missing men).

 

Name C Warren
Rank Corporal
Army Number 2816757
Regiment Seaforth Highlanders
POW Number 5275
Camp Type Stalag
Camp Number VIII-B
Camp Location Cieszyn, Poland
Record Office Infantry Record Office, Perth
Record Office Number 16

Source: Ancestry.ca


Full Name
Warren, C
Incident Details
Reported to the War Office Casualty Branch for the 24 hours ended 09.00am.
Incident Date
30 Aug 1945
Information
Casualty List No. 1845. Previously shown on Casualty List No. 352 as reported Prisoner of War now Not Prisoner of War. Previous Theatre of War, France.
Rank Name
Corporal
Service Number
2816757
Service
British Army
Regiment
Seaforth Highlanders
Battalion
2nd Battalion
Archive Reference
WO417/96_2
Conflict Period
World War II
Served for
United Kingdom

Source: Fold3.com



Full Name
Warren, C
Fate
Missing
Incident Details
Reported to War Office Casualty Section for 24 hours ending at 12.47
Incident Date
20 Jul 1940
Information
Casualty List No 260.
Rank Name
Corporal
Service Number
2816757
Duty Location
France
Service
British Army
Regiment
Seaforth Highlanders
Battalion
2nd Battalion
Archive Reference
WO 417/14
Conflict Period
World War II
Served for
United Kingdom

Source: Fold3.com




Full Name
Warren, C
Fate
Prisoner of War
Incident Details
Reported to War Office Casualty Section for 24 hours ending at 9.00.
Incident Date
5 Nov 1940
Information
Casualty List No 352. Previously reported on Casualty List No 260 as Missing.
Rank Name
Corporal
Service Number
2816757
Duty Location
France
Service
British Army
Regiment
Seaforth Highlanders
Battalion
2nd Battalion
Archive Reference
WO 417/20
Conflict Period
World War II
Served for
United Kingdom

Source: Fold3.com

 

1944



1945

 

Full Name
Warren, C
Rank Name
Corporal
Service Number
2816757
Authority
A.O. 86
Authority Date
1947
Service
British Army
Primary Unit
Seaforth Highlanders
Archive Reference
WO102_28
Conflict Period
Other Service
Served for
United Kingdom
Award
Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (LSGC, Military)

Source: Ancestry.ca

 

Thanks for replying Temujin. I'm signed up to Ancestry/FMP so have these documents, but appreciate the time and the effort you took to post them.

Sorry in the delayed reply. Constantly getting side tracked from research lol