Leadbitter George Pte 4456372

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Name Leadbitter George
Army number 4456372
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, T, no enlistment date as yet, but his number suggests Spring/Summer 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 in Northern France with the B.E.F. Taken Prisoner of War - date not recorded but probably on or shortly after 20/5/1940. Repatriated to the UK. Posted ? Battalion Black Watch. Discharged under King's Regulations 1940 Para 390 (xviii) G 8/1/46.
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 Not yet known but his time in hospital suggests that he may have been wounded before capture.
Prisoner of War Yes - Hildburg-Hausen Hospital, PoW Number 31186.
Died/Killed in action Date of death not yet known.
Home address 73, Vine St. Teams, Gateshead.
Source table 1TS