Difference between revisions of "Moulding James Watson Pte 4459400"
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|Rank=Pte | |Rank=Pte | ||
|Date of birth=Born 1917/18. | |Date of birth=Born 1917/18. | ||
| − | |Age=22 | + | |Age=22 at the time of his death. |
| − | |Unit= | + | |Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, no enlistment date as yet, but his number suggests Spring /Summer 1939. Posted to the ? 9th Battalion. Posted ? 12th Battalion DLI. Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940, and posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish. Served with the BEF in Northern France. KILLED in ACTION 20/5/40, Category "B", Authority:- WOL/SS/M/V/Casualty dated 3/5/43. |
| − | |Joined Brigade= | + | |Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards. |
| − | |Died/Killed in action=20-May-40 | + | |Company/Battery=B Company. |
| − | |Home address=Son of James Watson and Miriam Moulding, Hexham. | + | |Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known. |
| + | |Task or role=Not known but probably Rifleman. | ||
| + | |Promotions=None known. | ||
| + | |Wounded=Not yet known. | ||
| + | |Prisoner of War=No. | ||
| + | |Joined Brigade=Probably 1/9/1939. | ||
| + | |Died/Killed in action=KILLED in ACTION 20-May-40. Buried Grave 14, [[MERCATEL CEMETERY]]. His headstone inscription reads : O DEATH, WHERE IS THY STING? O GRAVE, WHERE IS THY VICTORY? | ||
| + | |Home address=Son of James Watson and Miriam Moulding, Hexham, Northumberland. | ||
|Image Name=Moulding_J_W_4459400_1_TS.JPG | |Image Name=Moulding_J_W_4459400_1_TS.JPG | ||
|Image Title=Pte J W Moulding's CWGC headstone. | |Image Title=Pte J W Moulding's CWGC headstone. | ||
|Source table=1TS | |Source table=1TS | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:56, 7 December 2021
Personnel Entry
Name Moulding James Watson
Army number 4459400
Rank Pte
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards.
Date of birth Born 1917/18.
Age 22 at the time of his death.
Unit Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, no enlistment date as yet, but his number suggests Spring /Summer 1939. Posted to the ? 9th Battalion. Posted ? 12th Battalion DLI. Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940, and posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish. Served with the BEF in Northern France. KILLED in ACTION 20/5/40, Category "B", Authority:- WOL/SS/M/V/Casualty dated 3/5/43.
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 No.
Died/Killed in action KILLED in ACTION 20-May-40. Buried Grave 14, MERCATEL CEMETERY. His headstone inscription reads : O DEATH, WHERE IS THY STING? O GRAVE, WHERE IS THY VICTORY?
Home address Son of James Watson and Miriam Moulding, Hexham, Northumberland.
Source table 1TS
