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|Surname and forenames=Reed Frederick William
 
|Surname and forenames=Reed Frederick William
 
|Army number=4455938
 
|Army number=4455938
|Rank=Pte
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|Rank=Private.
 
|Date of birth=Born County Durham 1919/20.
 
|Date of birth=Born County Durham 1919/20.
|Age=20
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|Age=20 at the time of his death.
|Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, no enlistment date yet, but probably May 1939.  Posted ? 6th Bn DLI.  Posted 10th Bn DLI - probably September 1939.  Served BEF.  Posted Missing 11/5 to 20/6/40, presumed KILLED in ACTION 19/5/40  with 10th Bn Durham Light Infantry.
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|Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, no enlistment date yet, but probably early May 1939.  Posted ? 6th Battalion DLI.  Posted 10th Battalion DLI - probably 1st September 1939 on embodiment.  Served in Northern France with the B.E.F.  Posted Missing 11/5 to 20/6/40, presumed KILLED in ACTION 19/5/40  with 10th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry.
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|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.
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|Company/Battery=Company not yet ascertained.
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|Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known.
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|Task or role=Not known but probably Rifleman.
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|Promotions=None known.
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|Wounded=Not yet known.
 
|Joined Brigade=Probably 1/9/1939.
 
|Joined Brigade=Probably 1/9/1939.
|Died/Killed in action=19-May-40
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|Died/Killed in action=19-May-40.  No details yet of initial interment.  Buried Plot 8. Row D. Grave 3. [[BUCQUOY ROAD CEMETERY]], Ficheux.  His headstone inscription reads : IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY DEAR HUSBAND WHO DIED FOR HIS COUNTRY. AT REST.
|Home address=Resident of County Durham.  Son of Henry and Mary Reed, husband of Rhoda Reed, Oakenshaw, County Durham.  Buried Plot 8. Row D. Grave 3. [[BUCQUOY ROAD CEMETERY]], Ficheux.
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|Home address=Resident of County Durham.  Son of Henry and Mary Reed, husband of Rhoda Reed, Oakenshaw, County Durham.   
 
|Image Name=Reed_F_W_4455938.JPG
 
|Image Name=Reed_F_W_4455938.JPG
 
|Image Title=Pte F W Reed's CWGC headstone.
 
|Image Title=Pte F W Reed's CWGC headstone.
 
|Source table=10DLI
 
|Source table=10DLI
 
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Latest revision as of 12:17, 28 January 2022

Personnel Entry

Pte F W Reed's CWGC headstone.
Pte F W Reed's CWGC headstone.

Name Reed Frederick William
Army number 4455938
Rank Private.
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards.
Date of birth Born County Durham 1919/20.
Age 20 at the time of his death.
Unit Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, no enlistment date yet, but probably early May 1939. Posted ? 6th Battalion DLI. Posted 10th Battalion DLI - probably 1st September 1939 on embodiment. Served in Northern France with the B.E.F. Posted Missing 11/5 to 20/6/40, presumed KILLED in ACTION 19/5/40 with 10th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry.
Company/Battery Company not yet ascertained.
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
Died/Killed in action 19-May-40. No details yet of initial interment. Buried Plot 8. Row D. Grave 3. BUCQUOY ROAD CEMETERY, Ficheux. His headstone inscription reads : IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY DEAR HUSBAND WHO DIED FOR HIS COUNTRY. AT REST.
Home address Resident of County Durham. Son of Henry and Mary Reed, husband of Rhoda Reed, Oakenshaw, County Durham.
Source table 10DLI