Difference between revisions of "Peirs John Pte 2759591"
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|Surname and forenames=Peirs John | |Surname and forenames=Peirs John | ||
|Army number=2759591 | |Army number=2759591 | ||
| − | |Rank= | + | |Rank=Private. |
|Date of birth=Born 1918/19. | |Date of birth=Born 1918/19. | ||
| − | |Age=21 | + | |Age=21 at the time of his death. |
| − | |Unit=Enlisted in the Black Watch, no | + | |Unit=Enlisted in the Black Watch, no enlistment date as yet. Posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish. Served in Northern France with the B.E.F. KILLED in ACTION 20/5/40 at Ficheux Category "B", Authority:- L Casualties. |
|Joined Brigade=Date not yet confirmed. | |Joined Brigade=Date not yet confirmed. | ||
| − | |Died/Killed in action=20-May-40 | + | |Died/Killed in action=KILLED in ACTION 20-May-40. |
| − | |Home address=Son of William Sidney and Margaret Jane Peirs, Willington Quay, Northumberland. Buried Plot 8. Row E. Grave 4. [[BUCQUOY ROAD CEMETERY]], Ficheux. | + | |Home address=Son of William Sidney and Margaret Jane Peirs, Willington Quay, Northumberland. Buried Plot 8. Row E. Grave 4. [[BUCQUOY ROAD CEMETERY]], Ficheux. No headstone inscription. |
|Image Name=Peirs_J_2759591.JPG | |Image Name=Peirs_J_2759591.JPG | ||
|Image Title=Pte J Peirs' CWGC headstone. | |Image Title=Pte J Peirs' CWGC headstone. | ||
|Source table=1TS | |Source table=1TS | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:51, 13 November 2021
Personnel Entry
Name Peirs John
Army number 2759591
Rank Private.
Decorations
Date of birth Born 1918/19.
Age 21 at the time of his death.
Unit Enlisted in the Black Watch, no enlistment date as yet. Posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish. Served in Northern France with the B.E.F. KILLED in ACTION 20/5/40 at Ficheux Category "B", Authority:- L Casualties.
Company/Battery
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role
Joined Brigade Date not yet confirmed.
Promotions
Wounded
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action KILLED in ACTION 20-May-40.
Home address Son of William Sidney and Margaret Jane Peirs, Willington Quay, Northumberland. Buried Plot 8. Row E. Grave 4. BUCQUOY ROAD CEMETERY, Ficheux. No headstone inscription.
Source table 1TS
