Difference between revisions of "Corder George J. Sgt 4445053"
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|Surname and forenames=Corder George James | |Surname and forenames=Corder George James | ||
|Army number=4445053 | |Army number=4445053 | ||
| − | |Rank= | + | |Rank=Sergeant. |
| − | + | |Unit=Attested 22/1/26 at Blaydon. Worked as an Engine Fireman aged 23. Joined the Territorial Army for 4 yrs and posted to the 9th Battalion DLI. Posted to the 12th Battalion - probably on embodiment 1/9/1939. Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/40 and posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish. Served with the B.E.F. in France. Taken Prisoner of War. Possibly posted ? Bn Black Watch on repatriation to the UK. Relegated to the Class Z Army Reserve 11/8/46. Demobilised. Discharged from the Reserve 8/5/47 IRO/Rels/143/47, under TA Regs 1936 Para 204-6(a). Re-enlisted in the Royal Artillery (CA & AA) 9/5/47 - under Authority 4/670/47. Posted to the 670th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment 9/5/1947. Discharged 8/5/1951 under TA Regulations Paragraph 204 (1) - Authority 19/670LAA/51, D/22/5/51 after a four-year engagement. Documents to N.E. Library. | |
| − | |Unit=Attested 22/1/26 at Blaydon. Worked as an Engine Fireman aged 23. Joined the Territorial Army for 4 yrs and posted to the 9th Battalion DLI. Posted to the 12th Battalion. Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/40 and posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish. Served with the B.E.F. in France. Taken Prisoner of War. Possibly posted ? Bn Black Watch on repatriation to the UK. Relegated to the Class Z Army Reserve 11/8/46. Demobilised. Discharged from the Reserve 8/5/47 IRO/Rels/143/47, under TA Regs 1936 Para 204-6(a). Re-enlisted in the Royal Artillery (CA & AA) 9/5/47 - under Authority 4/670/47. Posted to the 670th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment 9/5/1947. Discharged 8/5/1951 under TA Regulations Paragraph 204 (1) - Authority 19/670LAA/51, D/22/5/51 after a four-year engagement. Documents to N.E. Library. | + | |
|Joined Brigade=1/9/1939. | |Joined Brigade=1/9/1939. | ||
|Prisoner of War=Yes - PoW Camp Number Stalag IVA and 383, Prisoner of War Number 6264. | |Prisoner of War=Yes - PoW Camp Number Stalag IVA and 383, Prisoner of War Number 6264. | ||
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|Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known. | |Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known. | ||
|Task or role=Possibly Platoon Sergeant. | |Task or role=Possibly Platoon Sergeant. | ||
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|Promotions=None known beyond Sergeant. | |Promotions=None known beyond Sergeant. | ||
|Wounded=Not so far as is known. | |Wounded=Not so far as is known. | ||
Latest revision as of 15:39, 7 March 2022
Personnel Entry
Name Corder George James
Army number 4445053
Rank Sergeant.
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards.
Date of birth Born Crawcrook - date not yet known.
Age (At time of death) Not yet known.
Unit Attested 22/1/26 at Blaydon. Worked as an Engine Fireman aged 23. Joined the Territorial Army for 4 yrs and posted to the 9th Battalion DLI. Posted to the 12th Battalion - probably on embodiment 1/9/1939. Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/40 and posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish. Served with the B.E.F. in France. Taken Prisoner of War. Possibly posted ? Bn Black Watch on repatriation to the UK. Relegated to the Class Z Army Reserve 11/8/46. Demobilised. Discharged from the Reserve 8/5/47 IRO/Rels/143/47, under TA Regs 1936 Para 204-6(a). Re-enlisted in the Royal Artillery (CA & AA) 9/5/47 - under Authority 4/670/47. Posted to the 670th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment 9/5/1947. Discharged 8/5/1951 under TA Regulations Paragraph 204 (1) - Authority 19/670LAA/51, D/22/5/51 after a four-year engagement. Documents to N.E. Library.
Company/Battery Not yet known.
Platoon or other sub-unit Not yet known.
Task or role Possibly Platoon Sergeant.
Joined Brigade 1/9/1939.
Promotions None known beyond Sergeant.
Wounded Not so far as is known.
Prisoner of War Yes - PoW Camp Number Stalag IVA and 383, Prisoner of War Number 6264.
Died/Killed in action Date of death not yet known.
Home address Married Dorothy Marrion Jennings, London. Lived at 8, Springfield Rd. Bleach Green, Winlaton.
Source table 1TS
This entry includes information drawn from a Royal Artillery Tracer Card in respect of this soldier hosted on Ancestry.co.uk
