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Person
Authorized form of name
Thornycroft, Nigel Mytton, fl1944-45
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Dates of existence
fl1944
History
Son of Lt Col Charles Mytton Thornycroft CBE, DSO; born before 1914, probably in Hereford; served with 7th Bn, Norfolk Regt (Territorial Army), 1939-45. captured when serving with Reconnaissance Platoon, 7th Norfolks, Normandy, 1940, and transferred to Prisoner of War Camp OFLAG VIIB; escaped from OFLAG VIIB, 1944, and spent 12 days on the run; captured by Gestapo and spent 100 days in Gestapo prison, died in Zimbabwe, early 1990s.
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Authority record identifier
KCL-AF0654
Institution identifier
0099 KCLMA
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Final
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Partial
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Sources
Further information is available at the National Archives (F26868)