Renwick George Arthur Pte (L/Cpl) 4447300

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Name Renwick George Arthur
Army number 4447300
Rank Private.
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards.
Date of birth Not yet known.
Age (At time of death). Not yet known.
Unit Attested for the 9th Battalion Durham Light Infantry 13/3/29. Enlisted as a Territorial for 4 years. Discharged 12/3/33 at the termination of his engagement. Re-enlisted in the 9th Battalion DLI 27/6/33. Discharged 13/9/35. Re-enlisted in the 9th Battalion DLI 11/3/39. Posted to the 12th Battalion DLI - probably on 1/9/1939. Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/40, and posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish. Served in Northern France with the B.E.F. Taken Prisoner of War 20/5/1940. Repatriated to the UK. Posted ? Bn Black Watch. Relegated to the Class Z Army Reserve 5/3/46.
Company/Battery B Company.
Platoon or other sub-unit Not yet known.
Task or role Not known but probably Rifleman.
Joined Brigade 1/9/1939.
Promotions Lance Corporal.
Wounded Not yet known.
Prisoner of War Yes - Stalag 20A, PoW Number 10451.
Died/Killed in action Date of death not yet known.
Home address 147, Morrison St. Gateshead. Note on 358 [PTH O/A 54-5]
Source table 1TS