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|Surname and forenames=Coulthard Walter Laurence | |Surname and forenames=Coulthard Walter Laurence | ||
|Army number=4454701 | |Army number=4454701 | ||
| − | |Rank= | + | |Rank=Corporal. |
| − | |Age=21 | + | |Date of birth=Born Durham City, birth registered Quarter 1 1921. Mother's maiden surname Middleton. |
| − | |Unit=Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date | + | |Age=21 at the time of his death. |
| − | |Died/Killed in action=24-Jul-42 | + | |Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date but almost certainly early 1939. Posted 8th Battalion DLI. Posted 11th Battalion DLI - probably 1/9/1939 on embodiment. Served with the B.E.F. in Northern France? Served Iceland. DIED 24/7/1942 in the UK, as a result of an accident involving a recreational transport truck. |
| − | |Home address=Son of Walter Ernest and Ellen Ann Coulthard, Durham. | + | |Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards. |
| + | |Company/Battery=Company not yet known. | ||
| + | |Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known. | ||
| + | |Task or role=Not known but probably Rifle Section Commander. | ||
| + | |Joined Brigade=Probably 1/9/1939. | ||
| + | |Promotions=None known beyond Corporal. | ||
| + | |Wounded=Not as far as is known, other than his fatal injuries in the accident. | ||
| + | |Prisoner of War=Not so far as is known. | ||
| + | |Died/Killed in action=Died as the result of a road accident 24-Jul-42. Buried in Grave 831 Durham (St Giles) Churchyard. | ||
| + | |Home address=Resident of Durham City. Son of Walter Ernest and Ellen Ann Coulthard, Durham. | ||
| + | |Image Name=Coulthard_Cpl_4454701.jpg | ||
| + | |Image Title=Corporal W L Coulthard. | ||
|Source table=11DLI | |Source table=11DLI | ||
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Latest revision as of 07:35, 4 April 2024
Personnel Entry
Name Coulthard Walter Laurence
Army number 4454701
Rank Corporal.
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards.
Date of birth Born Durham City, birth registered Quarter 1 1921. Mother's maiden surname Middleton.
Age 21 at the time of his death.
Unit Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date but almost certainly early 1939. Posted 8th Battalion DLI. Posted 11th Battalion DLI - probably 1/9/1939 on embodiment. Served with the B.E.F. in Northern France? Served Iceland. DIED 24/7/1942 in the UK, as a result of an accident involving a recreational transport truck.
Company/Battery Company not yet known.
Platoon or other sub-unit Not yet known.
Task or role Not known but probably Rifle Section Commander.
Joined Brigade Probably 1/9/1939.
Promotions None known beyond Corporal.
Wounded Not as far as is known, other than his fatal injuries in the accident.
Prisoner of War Not so far as is known.
Died/Killed in action Died as the result of a road accident 24-Jul-42. Buried in Grave 831 Durham (St Giles) Churchyard.
Home address Resident of Durham City. Son of Walter Ernest and Ellen Ann Coulthard, Durham.
Source table 11DLI
