Difference between revisions of "Currie William Caldwell Pte 3133796"
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|Date of birth=Born Gloucestershire 1917/18. | |Date of birth=Born Gloucestershire 1917/18. | ||
|Age=26 | |Age=26 | ||
| − | |Unit=Enlisted in the Royal Scots Fusiliers. | + | |Unit=Enlisted in the Royal Scots Fusiliers. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry 26/6/40, posted 11th Bn DLI. Served Iceland. Served Normandy. KILLED in ACTION North West Europe 26/6/44 with 11th Bn DLI. |
| + | |Joined Brigade=26/6/1940. | ||
|Died/Killed in action=26-Jun-44 | |Died/Killed in action=26-Jun-44 | ||
|Home address=Resident of Gloucestershire. Son of Mary Currie, Hill House, Ayrshire. Buried Grave IV. F. 12. Fontenay-le-Pesnel War Cemetery, Tessel. | |Home address=Resident of Gloucestershire. Son of Mary Currie, Hill House, Ayrshire. Buried Grave IV. F. 12. Fontenay-le-Pesnel War Cemetery, Tessel. | ||
| + | |Image Name=Currie_W_C_11_DLI.JPG | ||
| + | |Image Title=Pte W C Currie's CWGC headstone. | ||
|Source table=11DLI | |Source table=11DLI | ||
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The DLI Roll of Honour has Pte Currie's date of death as 27/6/1944. | The DLI Roll of Honour has Pte Currie's date of death as 27/6/1944. | ||
Latest revision as of 15:36, 29 November 2016
Personnel Entry
Name Currie William Caldwell
Army number 3133796
Rank Pte
Decorations
Date of birth Born Gloucestershire 1917/18.
Age 26
Unit Enlisted in the Royal Scots Fusiliers. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry 26/6/40, posted 11th Bn DLI. Served Iceland. Served Normandy. KILLED in ACTION North West Europe 26/6/44 with 11th Bn DLI.
Company/Battery
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role
Joined Brigade 26/6/1940.
Promotions
Wounded
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action 26-Jun-44
Home address Resident of Gloucestershire. Son of Mary Currie, Hill House, Ayrshire. Buried Grave IV. F. 12. Fontenay-le-Pesnel War Cemetery, Tessel.
Source table 11DLI
The DLI Roll of Honour has Pte Currie's date of death as 27/6/1944.
