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Tindal, Nicholas Henry Joseph
UK, WWII, British and Allied Prisoners of War held in Germany, 1945
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Full Name
Tindal, Nicholas Henry Joseph
Date Of Birth
7 Mar 1911
Birth Place
Dublin, Ireland
Nationality
British
Resided Place
Stalag Luft 3, Sagan Belaria, Poland
Fate
Prisoner of War
Incident Details
Shot down on 11 December 1940 at Châteaubriant in occupied France, together with Sergeants E Martin, J McEwan and RP Tebutt. Document Forger for 'the Great Escape' although he didn't escape with the 76 who left the camp during this breakout.
Date of Capture
1940
Information
POW No. 637
Rank Name
Squadron Leader
Service Number
05225
Service From Date
1931
Years Service
17
Service To Date
1948
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also known as Nicolas Tindal-Carill-Worsley
Service
Royal Air Force
Aircraft
Blenheim
Conflict Period
World War II
Served For
United Kingdom
unit
Royal Air Force
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Publication Title
UK, WWII, British and Allied Prisoners of War held in Germany, 1945
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Last Updated
30 Oct 2023
Description
Personnel of the British armed forces as well as Merchant seamen were captured during the Second World War and placed in one of the different types of prisoner of war camps run by the Germans
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