Difference between revisions of "Phillips John Robert Pte 4456292"
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|Date of birth=Born 1920/21. | |Date of birth=Born 1920/21. | ||
|Age=19 at the time of his death. | |Age=19 at the time of his death. | ||
| − | |Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date as yet, but probably Spring 1939, based on his number. Posted ? 9th Battalion DLI. Posted ? 12th Battalion DLI - probably 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. | + | |Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date as yet, but probably Spring 1939, based on his number. Posted ? 9th Battalion DLI. Posted ? 12th Battalion DLI - probably 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. Previously reported missing, now presumed to have DIED of WOUNDS on or shortly after 20/5/40 - Authority:- CAS L. Category "C", W.D.L. M/OR/15727, Cat C dated 10/8/43, while with 1st Tyneside Scottish. |
|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards. | |Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards. | ||
|Company/Battery=HQ Company. | |Company/Battery=HQ Company. | ||
|Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known. | |Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known. | ||
|Task or role=Not known but probably Rifleman. | |Task or role=Not known but probably Rifleman. | ||
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|Promotions=None known. | |Promotions=None known. | ||
|Joined Brigade=Probably 1/9/1939. | |Joined Brigade=Probably 1/9/1939. | ||
Latest revision as of 11:36, 10 March 2022
Personnel Entry
Name Phillips John Robert
Army number 4456292
Rank Private.
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards.
Date of birth Born 1920/21.
Age 19 at the time of his death.
Unit Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date as yet, but probably Spring 1939, based on his number. Posted ? 9th Battalion DLI. Posted ? 12th Battalion DLI - probably 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. Previously reported missing, now presumed to have DIED of WOUNDS on or shortly after 20/5/40 - Authority:- CAS L. Category "C", W.D.L. M/OR/15727, Cat C dated 10/8/43, while with 1st Tyneside Scottish.
Company/Battery HQ 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 Yes - details not yet available.
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action Presumed to have DIED of WOUNDS on or shortly after 20-May-40. No known grave. Commemorated Column 91, DUNKIRK MEMORIAL.
Home address Son of Sydney Cuthbert and Catherine Phillips, Bensham.
Source table 1TS
