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|Surname and forenames=Philliskirk Michael
 
|Surname and forenames=Philliskirk Michael
 
|Army number=4457124
 
|Army number=4457124
|Age=0
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|Rank=Private.
|Unit=Durham Light Infantry - dates not known, Posted ? Bn DLI, Trf 2nd Bn West Yorks Regt 30/9/40, Trf back to DLI 25/10/1940, Posted ? Bn DLI, Trf RASC 30/9/1944,
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|Decorations=1939-45 Star, Africa Star, Defencce Medal.
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|Date of birth=Born 21/12/1918, Sunderland.  Mother's maiden surname Smiles.
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|Age=48 at the time of his death.
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|Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry (possibly via Militia enrolment) 19/10/1939 - Classed A1.  Posted to the 11th Battalion DLI.  Served in France 24/4/1940 - 12/5/1940.  Evacuated to the UK and hospitalised with Lumbar Pneumonia 12/5/1940 via 3 CCS and 2 General Hospital.  Posted to No. 4 Infantry Training Centre 4/6/1940.  Posted overseas to the Middle East.  Between 4/8/1940 and 5/1/1945 served at times in Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Libya and Malta.  Transferred to the 2nd Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment 30/9/40.  Transferred back to The Durham Light Infantry 25/10/1940Posted to the 1st Battalion DLI 1/1/1941.  Attached to the RASC 26/6/1944.  Transferred to the RASC 30/9/1944.  Posted to No 52 D.I.D. 21/10/1944.  Returned to the UK 6/1/1945.  Posted to HQ 135 Brigade 19/2/1945.
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|Company/Battery=HQ Company.
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|Platoon or other Sub-Unit=Signal Section.  Probably Orderly Room in later postings.
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|Task or role=Signaller.  Clerk Group C Class II.
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|Joined Brigade=19/10/1939.
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|Promotions=Classified Signaller 30/3/1940.  Acting Lance Corporal 1/4/1943.  Corporal 7/2/1944 (reverted to Private on admission to hospital).  Passed Trade Test C CLass III.  Upgraded to Clerk C 1 Class II.
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|Wounded=Not so far as is known.
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|Prisoner of War=Not so far as is known.
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|Died/Killed in action=Died 23/1/1966, aged 48, at Seaham Hall Hospital, Durham Eastern.
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|Home address=Worked as a Joiner at the time of his enlistment.  Father - John Walton Philliskirk.  Mother - Mrs Margaret Frances Philliskirk (nee Smiles) of 1 Willmore Street, Sunderland, was named as his Next of Kin on his enlistment.  Married Edna V Brown in Sunderland in July 1950.
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|Image Title=Private Michael PHILLISKIRK while serving in Egypt.
 
|Source table=PBM
 
|Source table=PBM
 
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Revision as of 16:27, 17 May 2019

Personnel Entry

[[Image:|thumb|alt=Private Michael PHILLISKIRK while serving in Egypt.|Private Michael PHILLISKIRK while serving in Egypt.]]

Name Philliskirk Michael
Army number 4457124
Rank Private.
Decorations 1939-45 Star, Africa Star, Defencce Medal.
Date of birth Born 21/12/1918, Sunderland. Mother's maiden surname Smiles.
Age 48 at the time of his death.
Unit Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry (possibly via Militia enrolment) 19/10/1939 - Classed A1. Posted to the 11th Battalion DLI. Served in France 24/4/1940 - 12/5/1940. Evacuated to the UK and hospitalised with Lumbar Pneumonia 12/5/1940 via 3 CCS and 2 General Hospital. Posted to No. 4 Infantry Training Centre 4/6/1940. Posted overseas to the Middle East. Between 4/8/1940 and 5/1/1945 served at times in Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Libya and Malta. Transferred to the 2nd Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment 30/9/40. Transferred back to The Durham Light Infantry 25/10/1940. Posted to the 1st Battalion DLI 1/1/1941. Attached to the RASC 26/6/1944. Transferred to the RASC 30/9/1944. Posted to No 52 D.I.D. 21/10/1944. Returned to the UK 6/1/1945. Posted to HQ 135 Brigade 19/2/1945.
Company/Battery HQ Company.
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role Signaller. Clerk Group C Class II.
Joined Brigade 19/10/1939.
Promotions Classified Signaller 30/3/1940. Acting Lance Corporal 1/4/1943. Corporal 7/2/1944 (reverted to Private on admission to hospital). Passed Trade Test C CLass III. Upgraded to Clerk C 1 Class II.
Wounded Not so far as is known.
Prisoner of War Not so far as is known.
Died/Killed in action Died 23/1/1966, aged 48, at Seaham Hall Hospital, Durham Eastern.
Home address Worked as a Joiner at the time of his enlistment. Father - John Walton Philliskirk. Mother - Mrs Margaret Frances Philliskirk (nee Smiles) of 1 Willmore Street, Sunderland, was named as his Next of Kin on his enlistment. Married Edna V Brown in Sunderland in July 1950.
Source table PBM