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|Army number=4457224
 
|Army number=4457224
 
|Rank=Private.
 
|Rank=Private.
|Age=80 at the time of his death.
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|Age=93 at the time of his death.
|Date of birth=1/6/1919 according to his ex-PoW Questionnaire.
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|Date of birth=1/6/1919 according to his ex-PoW Questionnaire, at the Rising Sun Public House, Knottingley.  Mother - Ethel Johnson.  Baptised 8/7/1919 St Botolph's Church, Knottingley.
 
|Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry 23/11/1939.  Posted ? 6th Bn DLI.  Posted 10th Bn DLI - probably 1/9/1939.  Served in Northern France with the B.E.F.  Confirmed as having been taken Prisoner of War on 20/5/1940 at Arras.  Repatriated to the UK.  Granted Class A Release 7/2/1946, AGR.P On Roll.  Demobilised.
 
|Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry 23/11/1939.  Posted ? 6th Bn DLI.  Posted 10th Bn DLI - probably 1/9/1939.  Served in Northern France with the B.E.F.  Confirmed as having been taken Prisoner of War on 20/5/1940 at Arras.  Repatriated to the UK.  Granted Class A Release 7/2/1946, AGR.P On Roll.  Demobilised.
 
|Joined Brigade=Probably 1/9/1939.
 
|Joined Brigade=Probably 1/9/1939.
 
|Prisoner of War=Camp XXIB Schaken (12/6/1940 - 28/6/1940, Posen (28/6/1940 - 20/8/1940) - a work camp where he was a labourer, Schofin (20/8/1940 - 16/9/1940), Barnau 17/9/1940, Blechhammer 23/4/1942 - 22/1/1945) - also a work camp.  PoW Number 636.
 
|Prisoner of War=Camp XXIB Schaken (12/6/1940 - 28/6/1940, Posen (28/6/1940 - 20/8/1940) - a work camp where he was a labourer, Schofin (20/8/1940 - 16/9/1940), Barnau 17/9/1940, Blechhammer 23/4/1942 - 22/1/1945) - also a work camp.  PoW Number 636.
|Died/Killed in action=Research indicates death registered July 1997, aged 80, in Pontefract, Yorkshire (to be confirmed).
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|Died/Killed in action=Died 10/3/2013 aged 93.
|Home address=Lived at 16, England Way, Knottingley, Yorkshire.  Married '''either''' Barbara E Waterson Q2 1947 or Kathleen Austerberry Q3 1947 in Pontefract - requires further family information to be sure of which is the correct marriage.
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|Home address=Father - Joseph Aaron.  Lived at 16, England Way, Knottingley, Yorkshire and other addresses locally.  Worked in 1939 as a Glass Machine Hand.  Married Kathleen Austerberry (1926 - 2014) Q3 1947 in Pontefract.
 
|Source table=10DLI
 
|Source table=10DLI
|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.
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|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards, including 1939-45 Star.
 
|Company/Battery=Not yet known.
 
|Company/Battery=Not yet known.
 
|Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known.
 
|Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known.

Latest revision as of 17:44, 14 January 2024

Personnel Entry

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Name Aaron Jack
Army number 4457224
Rank Private.
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards, including 1939-45 Star.
Date of birth 1/6/1919 according to his ex-PoW Questionnaire, at the Rising Sun Public House, Knottingley. Mother - Ethel Johnson. Baptised 8/7/1919 St Botolph's Church, Knottingley.
Age 93 at the time of his death.
Unit Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry 23/11/1939. Posted ? 6th Bn DLI. Posted 10th Bn DLI - probably 1/9/1939. Served in Northern France with the B.E.F. Confirmed as having been taken Prisoner of War on 20/5/1940 at Arras. Repatriated to the UK. Granted Class A Release 7/2/1946, AGR.P On Roll. Demobilised.
Company/Battery Not yet known.
Platoon or other sub-unit Not yet known.
Task or role Not yet ascertained but probably Rifleman.
Joined Brigade Probably 1/9/1939.
Promotions None known.
Wounded No.
Prisoner of War Camp XXIB Schaken (12/6/1940 - 28/6/1940, Posen (28/6/1940 - 20/8/1940) - a work camp where he was a labourer, Schofin (20/8/1940 - 16/9/1940), Barnau 17/9/1940, Blechhammer 23/4/1942 - 22/1/1945) - also a work camp. PoW Number 636.
Died/Killed in action Died 10/3/2013 aged 93.
Home address Father - Joseph Aaron. Lived at 16, England Way, Knottingley, Yorkshire and other addresses locally. Worked in 1939 as a Glass Machine Hand. Married Kathleen Austerberry (1926 - 2014) Q3 1947 in Pontefract.
Source table 10DLI

This Page has benefitted from access to the previously classified PoW Questionnaire completed by Private Aaron.