Brockbanks John George Jefferson Pte 14658624

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Personnel Entry

Pte J G J Brockbanks' CWGC headstone.
Pte J G J Brockbanks' CWGC headstone.

Name Brockbanks John George Jefferson
Army number 14658624
Rank Pte
Decorations
Date of birth Born Sunderland 1924/25.
Age 19
Unit General Service Corps - no enlistment date as yet. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry, posted 10th Bn DLI. Served Normandy. KILLED in ACTION 11/7/1944 with 10th Battalion Durham Light Infantry. (DLI Enlistment Book and Roll of Honour shows surname as BROCKBANK).
Company/Battery
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role
Joined Brigade Date not yet confirmed.
Promotions
Wounded
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action 11-Jul-44
Home address Resident of Sunderland. Son of Foster Johnson and Margaret Jane Brockbanks, Sunderland. Buried Grave II. G. 1. Tilly-sur-Seulles War Cemetery.
Source table 10DLI