Difference between revisions of "Rowley James Cpl 3658470"
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|Surname and forenames=Rowley James | |Surname and forenames=Rowley James | ||
|Army number=3658470 | |Army number=3658470 | ||
| − | |Rank= | + | |Rank=Corporal. |
|Date of birth=Born Lancashire 1912/13. | |Date of birth=Born Lancashire 1912/13. | ||
| − | |Age=27 | + | |Age=27 at the time of his death. |
| − | |Unit=Enlisted in the South Lancashire Regiment (Prince of Wales Volunteers) 18/4/40. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry 27/6/40, posted 10th | + | |Unit=Enlisted in the South Lancashire Regiment (Prince of Wales Volunteers) 18/4/40. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry 27/6/40, and posted to 10th Battalion DLI. Served Iceland. Served Normandy. KILLED in ACTION 11/7/44 while with 10th Bn DLI. |
|Joined Brigade=27/6/1940. | |Joined Brigade=27/6/1940. | ||
|Died/Killed in action=11-Jul-44 | |Died/Killed in action=11-Jul-44 | ||
|Home address=Resident of Lancashire. Son of James and Agnes Rowley, Widnes. Buried Grave III. G. 2. Tilly-Sur-Seulles War Cemetery. | |Home address=Resident of Lancashire. Son of James and Agnes Rowley, Widnes. Buried Grave III. G. 2. Tilly-Sur-Seulles War Cemetery. | ||
|Source table=10DLI | |Source table=10DLI | ||
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Revision as of 11:50, 10 March 2022
Personnel Entry
Name Rowley James
Army number 3658470
Rank Corporal.
Decorations
Date of birth Born Lancashire 1912/13.
Age 27 at the time of his death.
Unit Enlisted in the South Lancashire Regiment (Prince of Wales Volunteers) 18/4/40. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry 27/6/40, and posted to 10th Battalion DLI. Served Iceland. Served Normandy. KILLED in ACTION 11/7/44 while with 10th Bn DLI.
Company/Battery
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role
Joined Brigade 27/6/1940.
Promotions
Wounded
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action 11-Jul-44
Home address Resident of Lancashire. Son of James and Agnes Rowley, Widnes. Buried Grave III. G. 2. Tilly-Sur-Seulles War Cemetery.
Source table 10DLI
Corporal Jimmy Rowley was a friend of the late Vane Dyson and appears in one of Vane's Iceland photographs as follows:-
