Difference between revisions of "Marks Lionel Pte 4459318"
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|Surname and forenames=Marks Lionel | |Surname and forenames=Marks Lionel | ||
|Army number=4459318 | |Army number=4459318 | ||
| − | |Rank= | + | |Rank=Private. |
|Date of birth=Born Sunderland 1917/18. | |Date of birth=Born Sunderland 1917/18. | ||
| − | |Age=22 | + | |Age=22 at the time of his death. |
| − | | | + | |Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards. |
| − | |Died/Killed in action=08-Jul-40 | + | |Company/Battery=Not yet known. |
| − | + | |Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known. | |
| + | |Task or role=Probably Rifleman. | ||
| + | |Joined Brigade=On enlistment. | ||
| + | |Promotions=None known. | ||
| + | |Wounded=Not as far as is known, other than the GSW which caused his death. | ||
| + | |Prisoner of War=No. | ||
| + | |Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date as yet, but his number suggests late 1939 or early 1940. Posted to the 11th Battalion DLI. Served in Northern France with the B.E.F. Evacuated to the UK via Dunkirk. DIED from Accidental Gun Shot Wound 8/7/1940. | ||
| + | |Died/Killed in action=Died 08-Jul-40. Buried Ward 47. Sec. A. Jewish Plot. Grave 203. Sunderland (Bishopwearmouth) Cemetery. | ||
| + | |Home address=Resident of Sunderland. Son of Morris and Annie Marks, Sunderland. | ||
|Source table=11DLI | |Source table=11DLI | ||
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| + | [[File:"C:\Users\John\Documents\Military History - 70 Brigade Research\Biographies, Obituaries, Personal Accounts\Marks Lionel 11th DLI\Lionel marks 11 DLI_Sund Echo_July 15th 1940.png"|800px|thumb|centre|Clipping from Sunderland Echo]] | ||
Revision as of 18:20, 13 March 2023
Personnel Entry
Name Marks Lionel
Army number 4459318
Rank Private.
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards.
Date of birth Born Sunderland 1917/18.
Age 22 at the time of his death.
Unit Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date as yet, but his number suggests late 1939 or early 1940. Posted to the 11th Battalion DLI. Served in Northern France with the B.E.F. Evacuated to the UK via Dunkirk. DIED from Accidental Gun Shot Wound 8/7/1940.
Company/Battery Not yet known.
Platoon or other sub-unit Not yet known.
Task or role Probably Rifleman.
Joined Brigade On enlistment.
Promotions None known.
Wounded Not as far as is known, other than the GSW which caused his death.
Prisoner of War No.
Died/Killed in action Died 08-Jul-40. Buried Ward 47. Sec. A. Jewish Plot. Grave 203. Sunderland (Bishopwearmouth) Cemetery.
Home address Resident of Sunderland. Son of Morris and Annie Marks, Sunderland.
Source table 11DLI
