Peffers Lawrence Pte 4447974

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Name Peffers Lawrence
Army number 4447974
Rank Private.
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards.
Date of birth Not yet known.
Age (At the time of his death). Not yet known.
Unit Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry 9th Battalion - attested 4/2/30, in the Territorial Army, for a 4yr engagement. Either re-enlisted or rejoined. Posted 12th Battalion DLI - possibly on embodiment at 1/9/1939. Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/40, and posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish. Served with the B.E.F. in Northern France? Served Iceland? Served Normandy? Returned to the UK? Posted ? Battalion Black Watch. Relegated to the Class Z Army Reserve 6/1/46.
Company/Battery HQ Company.
Platoon or other sub-unit Not yet known.
Task or role Not known but probably Rifleman.
Joined Brigade 1/9/1939.
Promotions None known.
Wounded Not yet known.
Prisoner of War Not so far as is known.
Died/Killed in action Date of death not yet known.
Home address 23, Turom St. Gateshead
Source table 1TS


The lack of mention of Private Peffers in War Diaries etc, and the fact that the War Office "missing" exercise in 1942/43 could find no trace of him makes it difficult to be certain of his service career. Access to family information, and to his Service record, would be most helpful.