Difference between revisions of "Gow George Pte 829488"

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|Age=24 at the time of his death.
 
|Age=24 at the time of his death.
 
|Unit=Enlisted in the Royal Artillery - Territorial Army - date not known.  Discharged 9/8/1933 under Para 207 of the TA Regulations.  Enlisted in the Black Watch - probably as a Regular soldier.  Posted to the Perth Infantry Training Centre.  Posted 1 TS 20/3/40.  Served in Northern France with the B.E.F.  KILLED in ACTION 10/5/40.
 
|Unit=Enlisted in the Royal Artillery - Territorial Army - date not known.  Discharged 9/8/1933 under Para 207 of the TA Regulations.  Enlisted in the Black Watch - probably as a Regular soldier.  Posted to the Perth Infantry Training Centre.  Posted 1 TS 20/3/40.  Served in Northern France with the B.E.F.  KILLED in ACTION 10/5/40.
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|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.
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|Company/Battery=Company not yet known.
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|Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known.
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|Task or role=Not known but probably Rifleman.
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|Promotions=None known.
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|Wounded=Not yet known.
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|Prisoner of War=Not so far as is known.
 
|Joined Brigade=20/3/1940.
 
|Joined Brigade=20/3/1940.
|Died/Killed in action=10-May-40.  Commemorated on Column 91 of the [[DUNKIRK MEMORIAL]].
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|Died/Killed in action=10-May-40.  No known grave.  Commemorated on Column 91 of the [[DUNKIRK MEMORIAL]].
 
|Home address=Son of James T and Elizabeth McKenzie Gow, Edinburgh.   
 
|Home address=Son of James T and Elizabeth McKenzie Gow, Edinburgh.   
 
|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]]

Latest revision as of 17:23, 11 March 2022

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Name Gow George
Army number 829488
Rank Private.
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards.
Date of birth Born 1915/16.
Age 24 at the time of his death.
Unit Enlisted in the Royal Artillery - Territorial Army - date not known. Discharged 9/8/1933 under Para 207 of the TA Regulations. Enlisted in the Black Watch - probably as a Regular soldier. Posted to the Perth Infantry Training Centre. Posted 1 TS 20/3/40. Served in Northern France with the B.E.F. KILLED in ACTION 10/5/40.
Company/Battery Company not yet known.
Platoon or other sub-unit Not yet known.
Task or role Not known but probably Rifleman.
Joined Brigade 20/3/1940.
Promotions None known.
Wounded Not yet known.
Prisoner of War Not so far as is known.
Died/Killed in action 10-May-40. No known grave. Commemorated on Column 91 of the DUNKIRK MEMORIAL.
Home address Son of James T and Elizabeth McKenzie Gow, Edinburgh.
Source table 1TS

Dunkirk Memorial