Pte. David Ashton, Australian Army Engineer, PoW St Nazaire 28/3/42

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I am looking for any information on the soldier below whose details I have found on the German Record Cards of British and Commonwealth Prisoners of War ref. National Archives file WO 416/11/194. The date and place of capture are obviously identical to that of Operation Chariot at St. Nazaire 28 March 1942. I have already advised Jim Dorrian, author and St. Nazaire Society Historian, who is making enquiries himself.

Name: David Ashton.
Date of Birth: 2 July 1896.
Place of Birth: Cairns, Queensland, Australia.
Service: Australian Imperial Forces.
Rank: Private.
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: Royal Australian Engineers.
Service Number: PX 2279.
Date of Capture: 28 March 1942.
Theatre of Capture: St Nazaire, France.
Camp Name/Number: Stalag VII A Moosburg.
PoW number: 92659.

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Pete,
Two references for documents in the National Archives of Australia

https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/DetailsReports/ItemDetail.aspx?Barcode=3126203&isAv=N

https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/DetailsReports/ItemDetail.aspx?Barcode=4251910&isAv=N

Guy

Thanks Guy...

I also found this entry in the POW records WO392/2.