Moffitt John Sgt 4455317

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Name Moffitt John
Army number 4455317
Rank Sergeant.
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards.
Date of birth Not yet known.
Age (At time of death) Not yet known.
Unit Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, no enlistment date as yet, but his number suggests 1st or 2nd May 1939. Posted to the ? 9th Battalion. Posted to the ? 12th Battalion 1/9/1939. Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940, and posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish. Served with the B.E.F. in Northern France. Taken Prisoner of War - probably 20/5/1940. Repatriated to the UK. Posted ? Bn Black Watch. Relegated to the Class Z Army Reserve 27/2/46.
Company/Battery Not yet known.
Platoon or other sub-unit Not yet known.
Task or role Possibly a Platoon Sergeant.
Joined Brigade 1/9/1939.
Promotions None known beyond Sergeant.
Wounded Not so far as is known.
Prisoner of War Yes - Stalag XXB and 383, PoW Number 11596.
Died/Killed in action Date of death not yet known.
Home address 128, Marian St. Gateshead.
Source table 1TS