Difference between revisions of "Johnson Malcolm W. 4455747"

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|Surname and forenames=Johnson Malcolm W.
 
|Surname and forenames=Johnson Malcolm W.
 
|Army number=4455747
 
|Army number=4455747
|Age=0
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|Unit=Joined The Durham Light Infantry - Regimental Number suggests early May 1939.  Posted to the ? 6th Battalion DLI.  Posted to the 10th Battalion DLI - probably 1/9/1939.  Served with the B.E.F. in France?  Served Iceland.  Transferred  to the Cameronians 11/12/1944 on the disbandment of the Brigade (Enlistment Books missing).
|Unit=Durham Light Infantry - dates not known, Posted ? 10th Bn DLI, Trf Cameronians 11/12/1944, (Enlistment Books missing).
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|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.
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|Date of birth=07/1921 in Weardale, County Durham.  Mother's maiden surname Metcalfe.  Birth registered Q3 1921.
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|Age=(At time of death).  Not yet known.
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|Company/Battery=Possibly B Company.
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|Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known.
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|Task or role=Officer's Batman.  He may be featured in one of Vane Dyson's photogrphs but this cannot yet be confirmed.
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|Joined Brigade=Probably 1/9/1939.
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|Promotions=None known.
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|Wounded=Not as far as is known.
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|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.
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|Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet identified.
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|Home address=Married Patricia Turner in North West Durham 07/1945.  Marriage registered Q3 1945.  Electoral Registration documents show him as living at 22, Tennyson Terrace, Crook, between 2003 and 2010.  
 
|Source table=PBM
 
|Source table=PBM
 
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Mentioned as a friend within 10th DLI by the late Vane Dyson so this entry moved to the 10th Battalion Page.
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Mentioned as a friend within 10th DLI by the late Vane Dyson so this entry in the "possibles" section moved to the 10th Battalion Page.

Latest revision as of 10:08, 20 April 2020

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Name Johnson Malcolm W.
Army number 4455747
Rank
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards.
Date of birth 07/1921 in Weardale, County Durham. Mother's maiden surname Metcalfe. Birth registered Q3 1921.
Age (At time of death). Not yet known.
Unit Joined The Durham Light Infantry - Regimental Number suggests early May 1939. Posted to the ? 6th Battalion DLI. Posted to the 10th Battalion DLI - probably 1/9/1939. Served with the B.E.F. in France? Served Iceland. Transferred to the Cameronians 11/12/1944 on the disbandment of the Brigade (Enlistment Books missing).
Company/Battery Possibly B Company.
Platoon or other sub-unit Not yet known.
Task or role Officer's Batman. He may be featured in one of Vane Dyson's photogrphs but this cannot yet be confirmed.
Joined Brigade Probably 1/9/1939.
Promotions None known.
Wounded Not as far as is known.
Prisoner of War Not as far as is known.
Died/Killed in action Date of death not yet identified.
Home address Married Patricia Turner in North West Durham 07/1945. Marriage registered Q3 1945. Electoral Registration documents show him as living at 22, Tennyson Terrace, Crook, between 2003 and 2010.
Source table PBM


Mentioned as a friend within 10th DLI by the late Vane Dyson so this entry in the "possibles" section moved to the 10th Battalion Page.