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|Surname and forenames=Hind William Armstrong | |Surname and forenames=Hind William Armstrong | ||
|Army number=4456638 | |Army number=4456638 | ||
| − | |Rank= | + | |Rank=Private. |
|Date of birth=Born 1919/20. | |Date of birth=Born 1919/20. | ||
| − | |Age=20 | + | |Age=20 at the time of his death. |
| − | |Unit= | + | |Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date as yet, but his number suggests Spring 1939. Posted to the ? 9th Battalion. Posted to the ? 12th Battalion DLI 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. DIED of WOUNDS on or shortly after 20/5/40, previously having been reported missing 21/5/40, Authority R.Casualty. |
|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards. | |Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards. | ||
| − | + | |Company/Battery=HQ Company. | |
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| − | |Company/Battery= Company. | + | |
|Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known. | |Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known. | ||
|Task or role=Not known but probably Rifleman. | |Task or role=Not known but probably Rifleman. | ||
|Joined Brigade=1/9/1939. | |Joined Brigade=1/9/1939. | ||
|Promotions=None known. | |Promotions=None known. | ||
| − | |Wounded= | + | |Wounded=Yes - probably on 20/5/1940 - wounds from which he subsequently died. |
| − | + | |Prisoner of War=Possibly he was captured after being wounded, but did not survive long enough to be documented as a Prisoner of War. | |
| − | |Prisoner of War= | + | |Died/Killed in action=DIED of WOUNDS on or shortly after 20-May-40. Buried Memorial Plot 8, Row F, Grave 1, [[BUCQUOY ROAD CEMETERY]], Ficheux. His headstone inscription reads : AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN, AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER HIM. |
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| − | |Died/Killed in action=20-May-40 | + | |
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|Image Name=Hind_W_A_4456638.JPG | |Image Name=Hind_W_A_4456638.JPG | ||
| + | |Home address=Son of Robert William and Theresa Hind, Horsley, Northumberland. | ||
|Image Title=Pte W A Hind's CWGC headstone. | |Image Title=Pte W A Hind's CWGC headstone. | ||
|Source table=1TS | |Source table=1TS | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:01, 7 March 2022
Personnel Entry
Name Hind William Armstrong
Army number 4456638
Rank Private.
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards.
Date of birth Born 1919/20.
Age 20 at the time of his death.
Unit Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date as yet, but his number suggests Spring 1939. Posted to the ? 9th Battalion. Posted to the ? 12th Battalion DLI 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. DIED of WOUNDS on or shortly after 20/5/40, previously having been reported missing 21/5/40, Authority R.Casualty.
Company/Battery HQ Company.
Platoon or other sub-unit Not yet known.
Task or role Not known but probably Rifleman.
Joined Brigade 1/9/1939.
Promotions None known.
Wounded Yes - probably on 20/5/1940 - wounds from which he subsequently died.
Prisoner of War Possibly he was captured after being wounded, but did not survive long enough to be documented as a Prisoner of War.
Died/Killed in action DIED of WOUNDS on or shortly after 20-May-40. Buried Memorial Plot 8, Row F, Grave 1, BUCQUOY ROAD CEMETERY, Ficheux. His headstone inscription reads : AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN, AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER HIM.
Home address Son of Robert William and Theresa Hind, Horsley, Northumberland.
Source table 1TS
