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Pte. Derrick Cyril Croydon
British Army Devonshire Regiment
from:Ottery St. Mary, Devon
Derrick Croydon served with the Territorial Army in the Devonshire Regiment He is my Dad. He was 23 years old when he was captured by the Germans and sent to Stalag 4d/z, in Annaburg. He was listed as missing in action 15th of September 1943 and reported as captured on 27th of December 1943 as POW number 229539.
He was released from the army on the 23rd of July 1945.