Difference between revisions of "Mackell Joseph Pte 4456053"
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|Surname and forenames=Mackell Joseph | |Surname and forenames=Mackell Joseph | ||
|Army number=4456053 | |Army number=4456053 | ||
| − | |Rank= | + | |Rank=Private. |
|Date of birth=Born 1904/05. | |Date of birth=Born 1904/05. | ||
| − | |Age=35 | + | |Age=35 at the time of his death. |
| − | |Unit= | + | |Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date, but his number suggests Spring 1939. Posted ? 9th Bn DLI. Posted ? 12th Bn DLI - probably 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. KILLED in ACTION 20/5/40, Authority:- L. Casualties. |
| + | |Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards. | ||
| + | |Company/Battery=B 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. | ||
|Joined Brigade=Probably 1/9/1939. | |Joined Brigade=Probably 1/9/1939. | ||
| − | |Died/Killed in action=20-May-40 | + | |Died/Killed in action=20-May-40. Buried Grave 6, [[MERCATEL CEMETERY]]. No headstone inscription. |
| − | |Home address=Son of Thomas and Mary Mackell, Husband of Elizabeth Mackell, Gateshead. | + | |Home address=Son of Thomas and Mary Mackell, Husband of Elizabeth Mackell, Gateshead. |
|Image Name=Mackell_J_4456053_1_TS.JPG | |Image Name=Mackell_J_4456053_1_TS.JPG | ||
|Image Title=Pte J Mackell's CWGC headstone. | |Image Title=Pte J Mackell's CWGC headstone. | ||
|Source table=1TS | |Source table=1TS | ||
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Revision as of 11:18, 7 December 2021
Personnel Entry
Name Mackell Joseph
Army number 4456053
Rank Private.
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards.
Date of birth Born 1904/05.
Age 35 at the time of his death.
Unit Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date, but his number suggests Spring 1939. Posted ? 9th Bn DLI. Posted ? 12th Bn DLI - probably 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. KILLED in ACTION 20/5/40, Authority:- L. Casualties.
Company/Battery B Company.
Platoon or other sub-unit Not yet known.
Task or role Not known but probably Rifleman.
Joined Brigade Probably 1/9/1939.
Promotions None known.
Wounded Not yet known.
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action 20-May-40. Buried Grave 6, MERCATEL CEMETERY. No headstone inscription.
Home address Son of Thomas and Mary Mackell, Husband of Elizabeth Mackell, Gateshead.
Source table 1TS
