Difference between revisions of "Allen John George Alfred Piper 4456354"

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|Rank=Piper
 
|Rank=Piper
 
|Date of birth=Research indicates born Q1 1911 - registered at Tynemouth.
 
|Date of birth=Research indicates born Q1 1911 - registered at Tynemouth.
|Age=0
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|Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date as yet, but probably Spring 1939.  Posted ? 9th Battalion DLI.  Posted ? 12th Battalion DLI 1/9/1939Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940, and posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish. Served with the B.E.F. in Northern FranceTaken Prisoner of War - probably 20/5/1940.  Repatriated to the UK.  Posted ? Battalion Black WatchDischarged under King's Regulations 1940 Para 390 (xvi) 19/12/45.
|Unit=Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date - probably Spring 1939.  Posted ? 9th Bn DLI.  Posted ? 12th Bn DLI.  Trf Black Watch 1/2/1940, Posted 1 TS. B.E.F.  Prisoner of War.  Posted ? Bn Black Watch, Discharged KRs 1940 Para 390 (xvi) 19/12/45.
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|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.
|Prisoner of War=20B, 8487
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|Date of birth=Not yet known.
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|Age=(At the time of his death).  48.
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|Company/Battery=HQ Company.
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|Platoon or other sub-unit=Pipe Band.
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|Task or role=Piper.
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|Joined Brigade=1/9/1939.
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|Promotions=None known.
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|Wounded=Not yet known.
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|Prisoner of War=Yes - Stalag 20B, PoW Number 8487.
 
|Died/Killed in action=Death appears to have been registered in Newcastle in Q1 1960 at the age of 48.
 
|Died/Killed in action=Death appears to have been registered in Newcastle in Q1 1960 at the age of 48.
 
|Home address=55, Allendale Rd. Newcastle 6.  Research indicates a marriage in Q3 1939 to Elizabeth J. Rutherford in Newcastle upon Tyne.
 
|Home address=55, Allendale Rd. Newcastle 6.  Research indicates a marriage in Q3 1939 to Elizabeth J. Rutherford in Newcastle upon Tyne.
 
|Source table=1TS
 
|Source table=1TS
 
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Revision as of 16:48, 28 December 2021

Personnel Entry

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Name Allen John George Alfred
Army number 4456354
Rank Piper
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards.
Date of birth Not yet known.
Age (At the time of his death). 48.
Unit Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date as yet, but probably Spring 1939. Posted ? 9th Battalion DLI. Posted ? 12th Battalion DLI 1/9/1939. Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940, and posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish. Served with the B.E.F. in Northern France. Taken Prisoner of War - probably 20/5/1940. Repatriated to the UK. Posted ? Battalion Black Watch. Discharged under King's Regulations 1940 Para 390 (xvi) 19/12/45.
Company/Battery HQ Company.
Platoon or other sub-unit Pipe Band.
Task or role Piper.
Joined Brigade 1/9/1939.
Promotions None known.
Wounded Not yet known.
Prisoner of War Yes - Stalag 20B, PoW Number 8487.
Died/Killed in action Death appears to have been registered in Newcastle in Q1 1960 at the age of 48.
Home address 55, Allendale Rd. Newcastle 6. Research indicates a marriage in Q3 1939 to Elizabeth J. Rutherford in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Source table 1TS