Difference between revisions of "Macauley Norman Pte 14412009"

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|Army number=14412009
 
|Army number=14412009
 
|Rank=Pte
 
|Rank=Pte
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|Date of birth=Research suggests Macauley was born in Wakefield, West Yorkshire in 1925, mother's maiden name Caveney.
 
|Age=0
 
|Age=0
|Unit=General Service Corps, Trf Durham Light Infantry, Posted 11th Bn, KILLED in ACTION 28/6/1944 with 11th Bn Durham Light Infantry.  (DLI Enlistment Book shows date of death as 27/6/1944).
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|Unit=General Service Corps - no enlistment details yet.  Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry, posted 11th Bn DLI.  Served Normandy.  KILLED in ACTION 28/6/1944 with 11th Bn Durham Light Infantry.  (DLI Enlistment Book shows date of death as 27/6/1944).
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|Joined Brigade=Date not yet known.
 
|Died/Killed in action=28-Jun-44
 
|Died/Killed in action=28-Jun-44
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|Home address=Thought to have been a resident of Sheffield.  No further family information as yet.  Buried Grave IV. E. 18. Fontenay-le-Pesnel War Cemetery, Tessel.
 
|Source table=11DLI
 
|Source table=11DLI
|Home address=Research suggests Macauley was born in Wakefield, West Yorkshire in 1925, mother's maiden name Caveney.  Buried Grave IV. E. 18. Fontenay-le-Pesnel War Cemetery, Tessel.
 
 
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The War Office casualty list shows that Pte Macauley was born in Sheffield - this is at odds with the research findings set out above.

Revision as of 16:09, 15 November 2016

Personnel Entry

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Name Macauley Norman
Army number 14412009
Rank Pte
Decorations
Date of birth Research suggests Macauley was born in Wakefield, West Yorkshire in 1925, mother's maiden name Caveney.
Age 0
Unit General Service Corps - no enlistment details yet. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry, posted 11th Bn DLI. Served Normandy. KILLED in ACTION 28/6/1944 with 11th Bn Durham Light Infantry. (DLI Enlistment Book shows date of death as 27/6/1944).
Company/Battery
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role
Joined Brigade Date not yet known.
Promotions
Wounded
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action 28-Jun-44
Home address Thought to have been a resident of Sheffield. No further family information as yet. Buried Grave IV. E. 18. Fontenay-le-Pesnel War Cemetery, Tessel.
Source table 11DLI

The War Office casualty list shows that Pte Macauley was born in Sheffield - this is at odds with the research findings set out above.