INFORMATION PLEASE

Hi I am looking for any information on my father John (jack or Ginger) Wilkinson joined up 6 May 1941 Royal Marines Division Ply x 103684 then 22 February HBL RM Commandos took part in the Dieppe raid and was wounded and taken prisoner any information would help as he did not about the war years

Rod Wilkinson

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Hi Rod

Your Father was imprisoned at Stalag 344 which was in Poland. Our archive has some information about your Father's Commando unit here:

http://www.commandoveterans.org/40RMCommando

The War Diary for this Commando can be downloaded for free at the moment from the National Archives. All you have to do is register on there. Here is the link:

https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C2954419

If you post a photo of your father I will include it in our gallery for 40RM Commando here. Check the photos before the Dieppe Raid which was on 19 August 1942: http://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/Royal+Marine+Commando+Units/40+RM+Cdo/

You might wish to also check out our gallery here for POW's. Check out both Stalag 344 and Stalag V111B as they were the same location http://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/WW2/POW/

Hi thanks for that it is a big help please find attached a photo of my late father John wilkinson PLY/X103684

Thanks Rod. It is currently on page 1 of the 40RM Commando gallery here.

http://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/Royal+Marine+Commando+Units/40+RM+Cdo/

If you provide his date and place of birth and death I will add that also.