Difference between revisions of "Gallagher Hugh Pte 4456636"
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|Surname and forenames=Gallagher Hugh | |Surname and forenames=Gallagher Hugh | ||
|Army number=4456636 | |Army number=4456636 | ||
| − | |Rank= | + | |Rank=Private. |
|Date of birth=Born 1910/11. | |Date of birth=Born 1910/11. | ||
| − | |Age=29 | + | |Age=29 at the time of his death. |
| − | |Unit= | + | |Unit=Enlisted in The The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date, but probably Spring/Summer 1939. Posted ? 9th Bn DLI. Posted ? 12th Bn DLI - probably 1/9/1939. Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940, and posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish. Served with the B.E.F. in Northern France. Presumed KILLED in ACTION 20/5/40, Authority:- WOL M/OR/14061 - Category "C" dated 4/8/43 Casualty L while with 1st Tyneside Scottish. |
| + | |Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards. | ||
| + | |Company/Battery=HQ Company. | ||
| + | |Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known. | ||
| + | |Task or role=Not known but probably Rifleman. | ||
| + | |Promotions=None known. | ||
| + | |Wounded=Not yet known. | ||
|Joined Brigade=Probably 1/9/1939. | |Joined Brigade=Probably 1/9/1939. | ||
| − | |Died/Killed in action=20-May-40. | + | |Died/Killed in action=Presumed to have been KILLED in ACTION 20-May-40. No known grave. Commemorated Column 91, [[DUNKIRK MEMORIAL]]. |
| − | |Home address=Son of Andrew and Mary Gallagher, husband of Mary Gallagher, Deckham, Gateshead. | + | |Home address=Son of Andrew and Mary Gallagher, husband of Mary Gallagher, Deckham, Gateshead. |
|Source table=1TS | |Source table=1TS | ||
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[[File:Dunkirk_Memorial.jpg|400px/thumb|centre|Dunkirk Memorial]] | [[File:Dunkirk_Memorial.jpg|400px/thumb|centre|Dunkirk Memorial]] | ||
Revision as of 12:54, 29 December 2021
Personnel Entry
Name Gallagher Hugh
Army number 4456636
Rank Private.
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards.
Date of birth Born 1910/11.
Age 29 at the time of his death.
Unit Enlisted in The The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date, but probably Spring/Summer 1939. Posted ? 9th Bn DLI. Posted ? 12th Bn DLI - probably 1/9/1939. Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940, and posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish. Served with the B.E.F. in Northern France. Presumed KILLED in ACTION 20/5/40, Authority:- WOL M/OR/14061 - Category "C" dated 4/8/43 Casualty L while with 1st Tyneside Scottish.
Company/Battery HQ Company.
Platoon or other sub-unit Not yet known.
Task or role Not known but probably Rifleman.
Joined Brigade Probably 1/9/1939.
Promotions None known.
Wounded Not yet known.
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action Presumed to have been KILLED in ACTION 20-May-40. No known grave. Commemorated Column 91, DUNKIRK MEMORIAL.
Home address Son of Andrew and Mary Gallagher, husband of Mary Gallagher, Deckham, Gateshead.
Source table 1TS
