Difference between revisions of "Morton Ronald Fusilier 4273505"
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|Army number=4273505 | |Army number=4273505 | ||
|Rank=Fusilier | |Rank=Fusilier | ||
| − | |Decorations= | + | |Decorations=None known. |
| − | |Date of birth= | + | |Date of birth=2/8/1917, Alnwick. Mother's maiden surname Luke. |
| − | |Age=26 | + | |Age=26 at the time of his death. |
| − | |Unit=Enlisted in the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers. Posted to the 9th Battalion. Served Malaya. DIED 9/9/1943 whilst a prisoner of the Japanese - location Tanbizaya according to Regimental notes. | + | |Unit=Enlisted in the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers. Posted to the 9th Battalion. Served B.E.F.? Served Malaya. DIED 9/9/1943 whilst a prisoner of the Japanese - location Tanbizaya according to Regimental notes. |
|Company/Battery=HQ Company. | |Company/Battery=HQ Company. | ||
| − | |Task or role= | + | |Task or role=Not yet known. |
| − | |Promotions= | + | |Promotions=None known. |
| − | |Wounded= | + | |Wounded=Not so far as is known. |
| − | |Prisoner of War=Yes – captured 15/2/1942 at Singapore. | + | |Prisoner of War=Yes – captured 15/2/1942 at Singapore when the force was surrendered. |
| − | |Died/Killed in action=DIED 9/9/1943 - cause of death Tropical Ulcers according to Regimental notes. | + | |Died/Killed in action=DIED 9/9/1943 - cause of death Tropical Ulcers according to Regimental notes. Initially interred in Tambya Cemetery,9. Re-buried January 1946 in Grave B1.G.1. Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery. Headstone inscription reads:- "AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER HIM". Probate granted 15/8/1946 Newcastle upon Tyne to Marguerite Morton, spinster. |
| − | |Home address=Son of Andrew and Margaret Ann Morton of Alnwick, Northumberland. Mother lived at 14, The Dunterns, Alnwick. | + | |Home address=Son of Andrew and Margaret Ann Morton of Alnwick, Northumberland. Mother lived at 14, The Dunterns, Alnwick. |
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Latest revision as of 12:09, 4 July 2018
Personnel Entry
Name Morton Ronald
Army number 4273505
Rank Fusilier
Decorations None known.
Date of birth 2/8/1917, Alnwick. Mother's maiden surname Luke.
Age 26 at the time of his death.
Unit Enlisted in the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers. Posted to the 9th Battalion. Served B.E.F.? Served Malaya. DIED 9/9/1943 whilst a prisoner of the Japanese - location Tanbizaya according to Regimental notes.
Company/Battery HQ Company.
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role Not yet known.
Joined Brigade
Promotions None known.
Wounded Not so far as is known.
Prisoner of War Yes – captured 15/2/1942 at Singapore when the force was surrendered.
Died/Killed in action DIED 9/9/1943 - cause of death Tropical Ulcers according to Regimental notes. Initially interred in Tambya Cemetery,9. Re-buried January 1946 in Grave B1.G.1. Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery. Headstone inscription reads:- "AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER HIM". Probate granted 15/8/1946 Newcastle upon Tyne to Marguerite Morton, spinster.
Home address Son of Andrew and Margaret Ann Morton of Alnwick, Northumberland. Mother lived at 14, The Dunterns, Alnwick.
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