Personnel header
Lance Corporal George Sydney Herbert Biffin
Life dates
29 Dec 1918 - 08 Oct 2008
Postings
| Unit or location | Role | Posted from | until |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Dorset Scout Section | Scout Section Corporal | Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Operation Bulbasket | SAS combatant | 11 Jun 1944 | 07 Aug 1944 |
| Operation Bulbasket | SAS combatant | 11 Jun 1944 | 07 Aug 1944 |
National ID
EESR 194/4
Regiment
The Dorsetshire Regiment
Military number
5727819
Commissioned or Enlisted
19 Oct 1939
Occupation
Gardener
Address
(1939) Shafesbury Street, Fordingbridge, Hampshire
Other information
1 SAS. In July 1944 he is reported in British Army Casualty Lists as being a prisoner of war in German hands in an unknown location. He was later reported to no longer being a POW. He appears to have spent some time in Mühlhausen.
References
Mark Biffin
British Army Casualty Lists TNA ref WO417/89