Difference between revisions of "Shortman Arthur William Cairns Lt & QM 94763"
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|Army number=94763 | |Army number=94763 | ||
|Rank=Lt QM | |Rank=Lt QM | ||
| + | |Decorations=Territorial Efficiency Decoration and Clasp 20/7/1954. | ||
|Date of birth=1895, Camberwell. | |Date of birth=1895, Camberwell. | ||
| − | |Unit=Served in the ranks; Queen's Westminster Rifles - 1910-12, Westminster Dragoons 1912-14, RASC 1916. Durham Light Infantry - Commissioned as Lt & QM 1/7/39, Embodied 24/8/1939, Posted | + | |Unit=Served in the ranks; Queen's Westminster Rifles - 1910-12, Westminster Dragoons 1912-14, RASC 1916. Durham Light Infantry - Commissioned as Lt & QM 1/7/39, Posted 9th Bn DLI. Embodied 24/8/1939, Posted 12th Bn DLI 4/9/1939. Trf Black Watch 20/12/1939. Posted 1 TS 1/2/1940. B.E.F. Group HQ Dieppe BAOR, Captain QM Short Service Commission, Trf Royal Pioneer Corps 1/3/1949, Relinquished Commission as Hon Major 13/3/1954 |
|Company/Battery=HQ Coy | |Company/Battery=HQ Coy | ||
|Task or role=Cdr Dieppe Terminal Camp BAOR. | |Task or role=Cdr Dieppe Terminal Camp BAOR. | ||
| − | |Promotions=W/S Captain & QM 1/11/42, Major 3/9/1951 | + | |Joined Brigade=4/9/1939 |
| + | |Promotions=W/S Captain & QM 1/11/42, Major (QM) 3/9/1951 | ||
|Died/Killed in action=Death registered September 1963, Surrey. | |Died/Killed in action=Death registered September 1963, Surrey. | ||
|Home address=456, Pinner Road, North Harrow, Middlesex, c/o TA, Perth. Married 1957 to Theresa M Edwards. | |Home address=456, Pinner Road, North Harrow, Middlesex, c/o TA, Perth. Married 1957 to Theresa M Edwards. | ||
|Source table=1TS | |Source table=1TS | ||
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| + | Some information sources indicate that, while he served with the 1 TS in the B.E.F. he was captured as a Prisoner of War. However, this cannot be independently verified and he does not appear in the IWM PoW Register. | ||
Latest revision as of 15:39, 28 December 2014
Personnel Entry
Name Shortman Arthur William Cairns
Army number 94763
Rank Lt QM
Decorations Territorial Efficiency Decoration and Clasp 20/7/1954.
Date of birth 1895, Camberwell.
Age
Unit Served in the ranks; Queen's Westminster Rifles - 1910-12, Westminster Dragoons 1912-14, RASC 1916. Durham Light Infantry - Commissioned as Lt & QM 1/7/39, Posted 9th Bn DLI. Embodied 24/8/1939, Posted 12th Bn DLI 4/9/1939. Trf Black Watch 20/12/1939. Posted 1 TS 1/2/1940. B.E.F. Group HQ Dieppe BAOR, Captain QM Short Service Commission, Trf Royal Pioneer Corps 1/3/1949, Relinquished Commission as Hon Major 13/3/1954
Company/Battery HQ Coy
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role Cdr Dieppe Terminal Camp BAOR.
Joined Brigade 4/9/1939
Promotions W/S Captain & QM 1/11/42, Major (QM) 3/9/1951
Wounded
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action Death registered September 1963, Surrey.
Home address 456, Pinner Road, North Harrow, Middlesex, c/o TA, Perth. Married 1957 to Theresa M Edwards.
Source table 1TS
Some information sources indicate that, while he served with the 1 TS in the B.E.F. he was captured as a Prisoner of War. However, this cannot be independently verified and he does not appear in the IWM PoW Register.
