3960565 G Isaac, POW 1944, Which bn?

[ap1]

The closest reference I can find is the 7th Bn. Shortly after first light on 22nd Sept 1944 the Bn had secured the Dutch village of Donk. They then received orders to capture the nearby village of Westel Biers. D Company set off across the marshy ground from Donk at about 11am that morning commanded by Major Tomlinson.

"At 2pm the the leading section crossed a wooden farm bridge in Westal Biers in face of enemy fire, but the enemy, using flamethrowers, burnt down several houses near the bridge and compelled the rest of the platoon to withdraw to the scrub, south of the village. Three of the leading section were killed and two taken prisoner."

This of course guesswork, and looking at the circumstances, where effectively men were left behind, its a fair bet that the guys captured were also wounded.

[LarsA]

Cheers mate,
I really appreciate the effort. I'll try to check if the International Red Cross might have some additional info to verify the circumstances of his capture,

/Lars