Difference between revisions of "Bansall Ian Aitken Lieutenant 137292"
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|Army number=137292 | |Army number=137292 | ||
|Rank=Lieutenant | |Rank=Lieutenant | ||
| − | |Date of birth=Born Angus 10-Feb-20 | + | |Date of birth=Born Angus 10-Feb-20. |
|Age=24 | |Age=24 | ||
|Unit=Durham Light Infantry - Emergency Commission as 2/Lt 22/6/1940. Posted 14th Bn DLI 4/7/1940. Posted 11th Bn DLI 28/4/1943. Served Normandy. KILLED in ACTION 27/6/1944 with 11th Bn Durham Light Infantry. | |Unit=Durham Light Infantry - Emergency Commission as 2/Lt 22/6/1940. Posted 14th Bn DLI 4/7/1940. Posted 11th Bn DLI 28/4/1943. Served Normandy. KILLED in ACTION 27/6/1944 with 11th Bn Durham Light Infantry. | ||
| − | |Company/Battery=S | + | |Company/Battery=S in 14th, A Company in 11th. |
| − | |Platoon or other sub-unit=14th Bn - Carrier Platoon | + | |Platoon or other sub-unit=14th Bn - Carrier Platoon. |
|Task or role=2 i/c, Duty Officer. | |Task or role=2 i/c, Duty Officer. | ||
|Joined Brigade=28-Apr-43. | |Joined Brigade=28-Apr-43. | ||
|Promotions=W/S Lt 22/12/41, A/Capt 29/10/41, T/Capt 29/1/42. | |Promotions=W/S Lt 22/12/41, A/Capt 29/10/41, T/Capt 29/1/42. | ||
| − | |Died/Killed in action=27-Jun-44 | + | |Died/Killed in action=27-Jun-44. |
|Home address=Resident of Durham City. Son of Major John Wilson and Katherine Malcolm Bansall, Norton, Stockton. Educated Durham School and St John's College, Cambridge (Science). Buried Grave IV. E. 3. Fontenay-le-Pesnel War Cemetery, Tessel. | |Home address=Resident of Durham City. Son of Major John Wilson and Katherine Malcolm Bansall, Norton, Stockton. Educated Durham School and St John's College, Cambridge (Science). Buried Grave IV. E. 3. Fontenay-le-Pesnel War Cemetery, Tessel. | ||
| + | |Image Name=Bansall_I_A_11_DLI.JPG | ||
| + | |Image Title=Capt I A Bansall's CWGC headstone. | ||
|Source table=11DLI | |Source table=11DLI | ||
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Revision as of 15:23, 29 November 2016
Personnel Entry
Name Bansall Ian Aitken
Army number 137292
Rank Lieutenant
Decorations
Date of birth Born Angus 10-Feb-20.
Age 24
Unit Durham Light Infantry - Emergency Commission as 2/Lt 22/6/1940. Posted 14th Bn DLI 4/7/1940. Posted 11th Bn DLI 28/4/1943. Served Normandy. KILLED in ACTION 27/6/1944 with 11th Bn Durham Light Infantry.
Company/Battery S in 14th, A Company in 11th.
Platoon or other sub-unit 14th Bn - Carrier Platoon.
Task or role 2 i/c, Duty Officer.
Joined Brigade 28-Apr-43.
Promotions W/S Lt 22/12/41, A/Capt 29/10/41, T/Capt 29/1/42.
Wounded
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action 27-Jun-44.
Home address Resident of Durham City. Son of Major John Wilson and Katherine Malcolm Bansall, Norton, Stockton. Educated Durham School and St John's College, Cambridge (Science). Buried Grave IV. E. 3. Fontenay-le-Pesnel War Cemetery, Tessel.
Source table 11DLI
