Difference between revisions of "Robson Joseph Walton 2/Lt 138539"
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|Army number=138539 | |Army number=138539 | ||
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| − | |Date of birth= | + | |Date of birth=5/8/1918 (to be confirmed). |
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|Unit=Joined The Durham Light Infantry - Emergency Commission as 2/Lt 4/7/1940. Reported to No 4 I.T.C. 6/7/1940. Posted 10th Bn DLI 10/7/1940. Served Iceland. Posted 70th Brigade HQ 23/2/1942. Left 10th Bn by June 1943. Posted ? Bn. Served Normandy? Wounded 1944. Unemployed list 1946 as Hon Captain. | |Unit=Joined The Durham Light Infantry - Emergency Commission as 2/Lt 4/7/1940. Reported to No 4 I.T.C. 6/7/1940. Posted 10th Bn DLI 10/7/1940. Served Iceland. Posted 70th Brigade HQ 23/2/1942. Left 10th Bn by June 1943. Posted ? Bn. Served Normandy? Wounded 1944. Unemployed list 1946 as Hon Captain. | ||
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|Promotions=W/S Lt 4/1/1942, T/Captain 9/4/1943, W/S Captain and T/Major 12/1/1946, | |Promotions=W/S Lt 4/1/1942, T/Captain 9/4/1943, W/S Captain and T/Major 12/1/1946, | ||
|Wounded=Yes - as listed in August 1944 Regimental Newsletter, but not identified as to which Battalion he was serving with at the time. | |Wounded=Yes - as listed in August 1944 Regimental Newsletter, but not identified as to which Battalion he was serving with at the time. | ||
| − | |Died/Killed in action= | + | |Died/Killed in action=Death registered in Lewes, Sussex in March 1998 (to be confirmed). |
|Home address=No family information as yet. | |Home address=No family information as yet. | ||
|Source table=10DLI | |Source table=10DLI | ||
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Revision as of 15:53, 31 January 2017
Personnel Entry
Name Robson Joseph Walton
Army number 138539
Rank 2/Lt
Decorations
Date of birth 5/8/1918 (to be confirmed).
Age 0
Unit Joined The Durham Light Infantry - Emergency Commission as 2/Lt 4/7/1940. Reported to No 4 I.T.C. 6/7/1940. Posted 10th Bn DLI 10/7/1940. Served Iceland. Posted 70th Brigade HQ 23/2/1942. Left 10th Bn by June 1943. Posted ? Bn. Served Normandy? Wounded 1944. Unemployed list 1946 as Hon Captain.
Company/Battery B Company.
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role Platoon Commander.
Joined Brigade 10-Jul-40.
Promotions W/S Lt 4/1/1942, T/Captain 9/4/1943, W/S Captain and T/Major 12/1/1946,
Wounded Yes - as listed in August 1944 Regimental Newsletter, but not identified as to which Battalion he was serving with at the time.
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action Death registered in Lewes, Sussex in March 1998 (to be confirmed).
Home address No family information as yet.
Source table 10DLI
