Difference between revisions of "McParlin Robert Dixon Turner Pte 4455849"

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|Date of birth=Born County Durham - date not yet known.
 
|Date of birth=Born County Durham - date not yet known.
 
|Age=0
 
|Age=0
|Unit=Joined The Durham Light Infantry, no enlistment date, but likely to have been early May 1939.  Posted ? 8th Bn DLI.  Posted 11th Bn DLI.  Served BEF.  Listed MISSING 11/5/40, 31/5/40, 20/6/40.  Enlistment Book shows he DIED on 24/5/40.
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|Unit=Joined The Durham Light Infantry, no enlistment date, but likely to have been early May 1939.  Posted ? 8th Bn DLI.  Posted 11th Bn DLI - probably 1/9/1939.  Served BEF.  Listed MISSING 11/5/40, 31/5/40, 20/6/40.  Enlistment Book shows he DIED on 24/5/40.
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|Joined Brigade=Probably 1/9/1939.
 
|Died/Killed in action=15-May-40 (according to CWGC).
 
|Died/Killed in action=15-May-40 (according to CWGC).
 
|Home address=Resident of County Durham.  Son of Fred and Bella McParlin, husband of Alice McParlin, Houghton-le-Spring.  Buried Plot 2. Row F. Grave 1. Wanquetin Communal Cemetery Extension.
 
|Home address=Resident of County Durham.  Son of Fred and Bella McParlin, husband of Alice McParlin, Houghton-le-Spring.  Buried Plot 2. Row F. Grave 1. Wanquetin Communal Cemetery Extension.
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|Image Name=McParlin_R_D_T_4455849_11_DLI.JPG
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|Image Title=Pte R D T McParlin's CWGC headstone.
 
|Source table=11DLI
 
|Source table=11DLI
 
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The DLI Roll of Honour shows the date of death as 20/5/1940.  The War Office casualty list has 5/40 only, with no day shown.  Information on the interment of the casualties at Mercatel and Ficheux will be studied to ascertain which date is likely to be most accurate.
 
The DLI Roll of Honour shows the date of death as 20/5/1940.  The War Office casualty list has 5/40 only, with no day shown.  Information on the interment of the casualties at Mercatel and Ficheux will be studied to ascertain which date is likely to be most accurate.

Revision as of 13:18, 28 November 2016

Personnel Entry

Pte R D T McParlin's CWGC headstone.
Pte R D T McParlin's CWGC headstone.

Name McParlin Robert Dixon Turner
Army number 4455849
Rank Pte
Decorations
Date of birth Born County Durham - date not yet known.
Age 0
Unit Joined The Durham Light Infantry, no enlistment date, but likely to have been early May 1939. Posted ? 8th Bn DLI. Posted 11th Bn DLI - probably 1/9/1939. Served BEF. Listed MISSING 11/5/40, 31/5/40, 20/6/40. Enlistment Book shows he DIED on 24/5/40.
Company/Battery
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role
Joined Brigade Probably 1/9/1939.
Promotions
Wounded
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action 15-May-40 (according to CWGC).
Home address Resident of County Durham. Son of Fred and Bella McParlin, husband of Alice McParlin, Houghton-le-Spring. Buried Plot 2. Row F. Grave 1. Wanquetin Communal Cemetery Extension.
Source table 11DLI

The DLI Roll of Honour shows the date of death as 20/5/1940. The War Office casualty list has 5/40 only, with no day shown. Information on the interment of the casualties at Mercatel and Ficheux will be studied to ascertain which date is likely to be most accurate.