Catalogue description Name: John [Giles] Hipkin . Date of Birth: [29 April] 1926 . Place of Birth: Byker,...

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Details of WO 416/407/578
Reference: WO 416/407/578
Description:

Name: John [Giles] Hipkin.

Date of Birth: [29 April] 1926.

Place of Birth: Byker, Northumberland.

Service: Merchant Navy.

Rank: Cabin Boy.

Regiment/Unit/Squadron: SS Lustrous.

Service Number: [R328666].

Date of Capture: [Atlantic Ocean].

Theatre of Capture: [22 February 1941].

Camp Name/Number: Marlag und Milag Nord.

PoW number: 91414.

Date of Death: [04 July 2016].

Number of Photographs: 0.

Number of Fingerprints: 0.

Number of X-rays: 0.

Number of Cards: 4.

Date: [1939-1945]
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Closure status: Open Document, Open Description
Access conditions: Closed Until 2024
Record opening date: 20 March 2024

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