Worcestershire Regiment Prisoners of War - Other Ranks (Second World War)
Below is a list of all Worcestershire Regiment other ranks who were captured and spent time in a Prisoner of War Camp or were held as prisoners by the enemy. The details include their rank at the time of capture, the battalion they were serving with and the POW Camp they were finally held at until the end of the war.
Surnames R to S
Surname |
Forename/s |
Rank |
Number |
Battalion |
Captured |
POW Camp |
POW No. |
Radford |
J. H. |
Pte. |
5251319 |
- |
1940 |
21D |
2762 |
Randle |
J. |
Pte. |
5253650 |
1st |
1942 |
344 |
15001 |
Ranford |
V. |
Pte. |
5251633 |
1st |
1942 |
7A |
125791 |
Raybould |
C. H. |
Pte. |
5248257 |
1st |
1942 |
344 |
220683 |
Raybould |
J.E. |
Cpl. |
5251143 |
1st |
1942 |
7B |
127638 |
Rea |
F. |
Pte. |
5252293 |
1st |
1942 |
BAB 20 |
19918 |
Read |
D. H. |
Pte. |
5253494 |
1st |
1942 |
344 |
29678 |
Reeves |
H.F. |
Pte. |
5250751 |
1st |
1942 |
4D |
266816 |
Reeves |
R. |
Pte. |
5957412 |
1st |
1942 |
11A |
139550 |
Reynolds |
E. A. |
Pte. |
5254120 |
- |
1940 |
20A |
13302 |
Rhodes |
Les |
Pte. |
5252454 |
8th |
1940 |
20B |
5574 |
Richards |
J. |
Pte. |
5255639 |
1st |
1942 |
4F |
229051 |
Richards |
S. |
L/Cpl. |
5258689 |
1st |
1942 |
17A |
153177 |
Richardson |
Frederick Leonard |
Pte. |
4854130 |
- |
1940 |
8B and 344 |
15010 |
Richardson |
J. H. |
Pte. |
5252349 |
1st |
1942 |
4C |
267328 |
Riches |
H. |
Pte. |
5256611 |
1st |
1942 |
18A |
8617 |
Roach |
J. |
Pte. |
5257150 |
1st |
1942 |
8B |
266785 |
Robathan |
D. P. |
L/Cpl. |
5256665 |
1st |
1942 |
7A |
124968 |
Roberts |
C. F. |
Pte. |
5252680 |
1st |
1942 |
4F |
248636 |
Robinson |
H. |
Pte. |
4858545 |
1st |
1942 |
344 |
12066 |
Robinson |
Stanley Thomas |
Pte. |
5247231 |
7th |
1940 |
20A & 357 |
19020 |
Robinson |
W. V. |
Pte. |
5051108 |
1st |
1942 |
344 |
221331 |
Rock |
A. G. |
Pte. |
5257392 |
1st |
1942 |
344 |
29808 |
Rogers |
J. H. |
Pte. |
4915666 |
- |
1940 |
Oflag 7C & 344 |
642 |
Rogers |
William Henry |
Pte. |
5251371 |
1st |
1942 |
Italy |
escaped |
Rohloff |
W. S. |
Pte. |
4915761 |
- |
1940 |
8B & 344 |
14971 |
Round |
S. |
Pte. |
5259096 |
1st |
1942 |
11B |
140877 |
Rushton |
S. |
Pte. |
5246321 |
1st |
1942 |
344 |
15106 |
Russell |
F. E. |
L/Sgt. |
5249975 |
1st |
1942 |
4B |
26068 |
Rutter |
S. |
Pte. |
5246222 |
- |
1940 |
344 |
10786 |
Ryan |
D. |
Pte. |
4197272 |
- |
1940 |
20A & 21D |
926 |
Sadler |
A. |
Pte. |
5253444 |
1st |
1942 |
21D |
4822 |
Sanders |
J. R. |
Pte. |
4197124 |
- |
1940 |
12A & 20A |
6854 |
Sankey |
W. H. |
Cpl. |
5253083 |
1st |
1942 |
8A |
12671 |
Sargent |
B. |
Cpl. |
5571178 |
1st |
1942 |
20B |
13622 |
Sargerson |
C. |
Sgt. |
4853406 |
1st |
1942 |
383 |
14750 |
Satchwell |
J. (Jack) |
Pte. |
5248190 |
8th |
1940 |
344 |
10195 |
Sault |
C. H. |
Pte. |
4915807 |
1st |
1942 |
20B |
14853 |
Saunders |
J. W. |
Pte. |
5257645 |
1st |
1942 |
4G |
252569 |
Saunderson |
S. |
Pte. |
5383531 |
- |
1940 |
21B & 20B |
3660 |
Savage |
R. E. |
Pte. |
5257106 |
1st |
1942 |
344 |
28214 |
Schofield |
W. |
Pte. |
3383665 |
1st |
1942 |
344 |
34967 |
Scriven |
H. |
Pte. |
5251780 |
1st |
1942 |
344 |
15082 |
Seager |
R. W. |
Sgt. |
5571179 |
1st |
1942 |
383 |
14748 |
Sefton |
B. |
Pte. |
5248076 |
1st |
1942 |
4DZ |
228066 |
Sharp |
F. R. |
Pte. |
5829188 |
1st |
1942 |
8B |
5342 |
Sharp |
R. A. |
Pte. |
5950283 |
1st |
1942 |
4A |
250525 |
Shaw |
A. A. |
Pte. |
5256120 |
1st |
1942 |
11B |
139538 |
Shaw |
W. E. H. |
Pte. |
5255642 |
1st |
1942 |
18A |
7995 |
Sheldon |
Frank E. |
Pte. |
5249493 |
7th |
1940 |
8B & 344 |
10912 |
Sheridan |
Fred |
Pte. |
4917241 |
7th |
1940 |
8B |
14592 |
Shipstone |
Harry |
Pte. |
- |
1st |
1944 |
4B |
- |
Short |
Sydney |
Cpl. |
5181351 |
1st |
1942 |
357 |
50288 |
Sibbald |
D. |
Pte. |
4915783 |
- |
1940 |
12A & 20B |
6824 |
Silvester |
William |
Sgt. |
5248047 |
1st |
1942 |
4B |
- |
Sinclair |
A. |
Pte. |
5256124 |
1st |
1942 |
4G |
248457 |
Skelding |
F. |
Pte. |
5252602 |
- |
1940 |
20A & 20B |
6345 |
Slaney |
F. T. |
Pte. |
5571181 |
1st |
1942 |
344 |
14765 |
Wilfred |
L/Cpl. |
5249747 |
1st |
1942 |
4D |
262965 |
|
Sleigh |
H |
Cpl. |
5247590 |
- |
1940 |
Not Known |
- |
Sleight |
C. W. |
Pte. |
5251317 |
- |
1940 |
20A |
26204 |
Smallwood |
A. |
Sgt. |
5248340 |
1st |
1942 |
4B |
263750 |
Smith |
E. |
Pte. |
4197217 |
- |
1940 |
20B |
13261 |
Smith |
F. R. |
L/Sgt. |
4853884 |
1st |
1942 |
344 |
14918 |
Smith |
G. H. |
Pte. |
4920035 |
1st |
1942 |
4A |
253822 |
Smith |
H. R. |
Cpl. |
5256926 |
1st |
1942 |
357 |
223285 |
Smith |
J. |
Cpl. |
5248274 |
1st |
1942 |
4C |
249700 |
Smith |
J. |
L/Cpl. |
5252163 |
- |
1940 |
Not Known |
- |
Smith |
J. C. |
Pte. |
- |
- |
1940 |
- |
- |
Smith |
R. |
Pte. |
5103346 |
1st |
1942 |
344 |
15064 |
Smith |
S. E. |
Pte. |
- |
- |
1940 |
- |
- |
Smith |
W. C. |
Pte. |
5253238 |
- |
1940 |
21B & 20B |
3457 |
Smith |
W. G. (Jack) |
Pte. |
5250425 |
1st |
1942 |
4G |
259355 |
Snipe |
H. J. |
L/Cpl. |
5253239 |
- |
1940 |
20A & 8A |
9871 |
Southall |
J. T. |
L/Cpl. |
5252954 |
- |
1940 |
20A & 20B |
6588 |
Southall |
William J. |
Cpl. |
5249720 |
1st |
1942 |
Italy |
Escaped |
Southward |
J. |
Pte. |
5257608 |
1st |
1942 |
4G |
228486 |
Spackman |
J. A. |
Pte. |
5571186 |
1st |
1942 |
344 |
14666 |
Spencer |
N. |
L/Cpl. |
5116085 |
1st |
1942 |
18A |
8541 |
Spencer |
P. J. |
Pte. |
5256129 |
1st |
1942 |
344 |
29172 |
Sproston |
E. |
Pte. |
5049357 |
1st |
1942 |
4A |
248664 |
Stacey |
W. J. |
Cpl. |
4911145 |
- |
1940 |
9C |
1285 |
Stafford |
N. |
Pte. |
5253609 |
1st |
1942 |
344 |
12044 |
Staite |
Harry Jones |
Pte. |
5252741 |
7th |
1940 |
344 |
15218 |
Stanley |
J. E. |
Pte. |
5257399 |
1st |
1942 |
18A |
39144 |
Stanton |
F. C. |
Pte. |
5257844 |
1st |
1942 |
4A |
249920 |
Steele |
J. |
Pte. |
5045656 |
1st |
1942 |
4D |
12771 |
Stephens |
G. T. |
Pte. |
4197257 |
- |
1940 |
21B & 344 |
3458 |
Steptoe |
H. J. |
Cpl. |
5247940 |
1st |
1942 |
17A |
154284 |
Steptoe |
W. |
L/Cpl. |
5249212 |
1st |
1942 |
8C |
86904 |
Stevenson |
W. |
L/Cpl. |
5256927 |
1st |
1942 |
4D |
262463 |
Stokes |
A. |
Pte. |
4914474 |
- |
1940 |
- |
- |
Stokes |
L. W. |
Pte. |
5253624 |
- |
1940 |
- |
- |
Stride |
H. |
A/Cpl. |
5043562 |
- |
1940 |
357 |
11589 |
Strolin |
W. |
Pte. |
5251669 |
1st |
1942 |
4A |
258206 |
Stroyd |
C. N. |
Pte. |
5249668 |
1st |
1942 |
7A |
- |
Summerfield |
L. |
Sgt. |
5249742 |
1st |
1942 |
18A |
39428 |
Sunderland |
W. |
Pte. |
5117939 |
1st |
1942 |
398 |
154956 |
Sutherland |
H. |
Pte. |
2817549 |
1st |
1942 |
7A |
125733 |
Sutton |
J. E. |
Pte. |
4915644 |
- |
1940 |
12A & 20B |
6755 |
Swain |
R. W. |
Pte. |
5571192 |
- |
1940 |
21D |
1735 |
Swann |
E. J. |
Pte. |
5251229 |
1st |
1942 |
4A |
249389 |
Swinburn |
R. |
L/Cpl. |
4915529 |
- |
1940 |
20A |
10378 |
Sykes |
D. H. |
Pte. |
5249371 |
1st |
1942 |
- |
FP31979 |
Symonds |
T. W. |
Pte. |
4858268 |
1st |
1942 |
344 |
9907 |