Difference between revisions of "Houston George Davis Pte 3133977"

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|Army number=3133977
 
|Army number=3133977
 
|Rank=Pte
 
|Rank=Pte
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|Date of birth=Born Ayrshire 1920/21.
 
|Age=20
 
|Age=20
|Unit=Royal Scots Fusiliers, Trf Durham Light Infantry, Posted 11th Bn DLI 26/6/40, Iceland, DIED as a result of an accidental shooting in Iceland 2/1/41.
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|Unit=Enlisted in the Royal Scots Fusiliers - probably 18/4/1940.  Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry 26/6/40, Posted 11th Bn DLI.  Served BEF?  Served  Iceland.  One of two casualties who DIED as a result of an accidental shooting in Iceland 2/1/41.
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|Joined Brigade=26/6/1940.
 
|Died/Killed in action=02-Jan-41
 
|Died/Killed in action=02-Jan-41
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|Home address=Resident of Ayrshire.  No further family information as yet.  Buried Grave C3. 7. Reykjavik (Fossvogur) Cemetery.
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|Image Name=
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|Image Title=Pte George Davis' headstone.
 
|Source table=11DLI
 
|Source table=11DLI
|Home address=Research suggests that Houston was born in Ayrshire.  Buried Grave C3. 7. Reykjavik (Fossvogur) Cemetery.
 
 
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Revision as of 12:04, 15 November 2016

Personnel Entry

[[Image:|thumb|alt=Pte George Davis' headstone.|Pte George Davis' headstone.]]

Name Houston George Davis
Army number 3133977
Rank Pte
Decorations
Date of birth Born Ayrshire 1920/21.
Age 20
Unit Enlisted in the Royal Scots Fusiliers - probably 18/4/1940. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry 26/6/40, Posted 11th Bn DLI. Served BEF? Served Iceland. One of two casualties who DIED as a result of an accidental shooting in Iceland 2/1/41.
Company/Battery
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role
Joined Brigade 26/6/1940.
Promotions
Wounded
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action 02-Jan-41
Home address Resident of Ayrshire. No further family information as yet. Buried Grave C3. 7. Reykjavik (Fossvogur) Cemetery.
Source table 11DLI