King Wilfred Verdun Pte 4459392

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Name King Wilfred Verdun
Army number 4459392
Rank Private.
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards.
Date of birth Not yet known.
Age (At the time of his death). Not yet known.
Unit Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry. No enlistment date as yet, but probably Summer 1939. Posted to the ? 9th Battalion. Posted to the ? 12th Battalion DLI. Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940, and posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish. Served with the B.E.F. in Northern France. Taken Prisoner of War 20/5/1940. Repatriated to the UK. Posted ? Bn Black Watch. Relegated to the Class Z Army Reserve 23/7/46.
Company/Battery C 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 Not yet known.
Prisoner of War Yes - Camp 344 and Stalag VIIIB, PoW Number 16228.
Died/Killed in action Date of death not yet known.
Home address 11, Beaconsfield Terrace, Birtley.
Source table 1TS