Difference between revisions of "Hall George Douglas Pte 4459374"
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|Army number=4459374 | |Army number=4459374 | ||
|Rank=Pte | |Rank=Pte | ||
| + | |Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards. | ||
|Date of birth=Research suggests Pte Hall was born in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1918, father George, mother Elizabeth Helen (nee Shepherd). | |Date of birth=Research suggests Pte Hall was born in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1918, father George, mother Elizabeth Helen (nee Shepherd). | ||
| − | |Age=22 | + | |Age=22 at the time of his death. |
| − | |Unit= | + | |Unit=Enlisted in The The Durham Light Infantry, no enlistment date as yet, but his number suggests Summer 1939. Posted to the ? 9th Battalion. Posted ? 12th Battalion DLI 1/9/1939. Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940, and posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish. Served in Northern France with the B.E.F. KILLED in ACTION 20/5/40, Authority - Category "B", Authority Casualty L. |
| − | |Joined Brigade=Date not yet confirmed. | + | |Joined Brigade=Date not yet finally confirmed but probably 1/9/1939. |
| − | |Died/Killed in action=20-May-40 | + | |Died/Killed in action=20-May-40. Buried Memorial Plot 8, Row I, Grave 1, [[BUCQUOY ROAD CEMETERY]], Ficheux. No headstone inscription. |
| − | + | |Home address=Resident of Newcastle upon Tyne. Lived at 7, Helen Street, Newcastle. Husband of Mrs I Hall. | |
|Image Name=Hall_G_D_4459374.JPG | |Image Name=Hall_G_D_4459374.JPG | ||
|Image Title=Pte G D Hall's CWGC headstone. | |Image Title=Pte G D Hall's CWGC headstone. | ||
|Source table=1TS | |Source table=1TS | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:50, 30 November 2021
Personnel Entry
Name Hall George Douglas
Army number 4459374
Rank Pte
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards.
Date of birth Research suggests Pte Hall was born in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1918, father George, mother Elizabeth Helen (nee Shepherd).
Age 22 at the time of his death.
Unit Enlisted in The The Durham Light Infantry, no enlistment date as yet, but his number suggests Summer 1939. Posted to the ? 9th Battalion. Posted ? 12th Battalion DLI 1/9/1939. Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940, and posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish. Served in Northern France with the B.E.F. KILLED in ACTION 20/5/40, Authority - Category "B", Authority Casualty L.
Company/Battery
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role
Joined Brigade Date not yet finally confirmed but probably 1/9/1939.
Promotions
Wounded
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action 20-May-40. Buried Memorial Plot 8, Row I, Grave 1, BUCQUOY ROAD CEMETERY, Ficheux. No headstone inscription.
Home address Resident of Newcastle upon Tyne. Lived at 7, Helen Street, Newcastle. Husband of Mrs I Hall.
Source table 1TS
