Difference between revisions of "Corr John William Pte 4456620"
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|Date of birth=Research suggests 27/11/1918. | |Date of birth=Research suggests 27/11/1918. | ||
|Age=0 | |Age=0 | ||
| − | |Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry | + | |Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry - Territorial Army - 4/7/1939. Posted ? 9th Bn DLI. Posted ? 12th Bn DLI 1/9/1939. Embodied 1/9/1939. Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940. Posted 1st Tyneside Scottish. Served BEF. Taken Prisoner of War - details awaited. Repatriated early? Transferred to the Royal Army Service Corps 1/2/44, Auth: Part II Order IRO 25/44. Relegated to Class Z Army Reserve 24/5/1946. |
| + | |Company/Battery=HQ Company. | ||
|Joined Brigade=Probably 1/9/1939. | |Joined Brigade=Probably 1/9/1939. | ||
| − | |Task or role= | + | |Task or role=Drummer in the Pipe Band. "Action" role not yet ascertained. |
| + | |Prisoner of War=Yes, according to family correspondence. | ||
|Died/Killed in action=Research suggests death was registered September 1987, aged 68, in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. | |Died/Killed in action=Research suggests death was registered September 1987, aged 68, in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. | ||
|Home address=69, Mill Lane, Newcastle. | |Home address=69, Mill Lane, Newcastle. | ||
Revision as of 18:54, 4 December 2018
Personnel Entry
Name Corr John William
Army number 4456620
Rank Pte
Decorations
Date of birth Research suggests 27/11/1918.
Age 0
Unit Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry - Territorial Army - 4/7/1939. Posted ? 9th Bn DLI. Posted ? 12th Bn DLI 1/9/1939. Embodied 1/9/1939. Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940. Posted 1st Tyneside Scottish. Served BEF. Taken Prisoner of War - details awaited. Repatriated early? Transferred to the Royal Army Service Corps 1/2/44, Auth: Part II Order IRO 25/44. Relegated to Class Z Army Reserve 24/5/1946.
Company/Battery HQ Company.
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role Drummer in the Pipe Band. "Action" role not yet ascertained.
Joined Brigade Probably 1/9/1939.
Promotions
Wounded
Prisoner of War Yes, according to family correspondence.
Died/Killed in action Research suggests death was registered September 1987, aged 68, in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
Home address 69, Mill Lane, Newcastle.
Source table 1TS
Key dates require confirmation.
