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{{Personnel
|Surname and forenames=Shreeve
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|Surname and forenames=Shreeve John Thomas
|Army number=0
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|Army number=4459458
 
|Rank=Pte
 
|Rank=Pte
|Age=0
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|Unit=Joined The Durham Light Infantry, probably Summer 1939.  Posted to ? 6th Battalion DLI.  Posted to the 10th Battalion DLI, probably 1/9/1939.  Served with the B.E.F. in France?  Served Iceland.
|Unit=Durham Light Infantry, Posted 10th Bn DLI,
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|Company/Battery=Battalion HQ.
|Company/Battery=Bn HQ
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|Task or role=Driver
 
|Task or role=Driver
|Home address=Not yet able to identify this man accurately. Possibles are; George Walter 4444887, John Thomas 4459458.
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|Home address=
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|Decorations=
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|Date of birth=18/8/1917 at Boldon, County Durham.
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|Age=(At time of death).
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|Platoon or other sub-unit=
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|Joined Brigade=Probably 1/9/1939.
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|Promotions=
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|Wounded=
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|Prisoner of War=
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|Died/Killed in action=Died 30/7/1966 at Charlton, South East England.
 
|Source table=10DLI
 
|Source table=10DLI
 
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Revision as of 11:05, 18 April 2020

Personnel Entry

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Name Shreeve John Thomas
Army number 4459458
Rank Pte
Decorations
Date of birth 18/8/1917 at Boldon, County Durham.
Age (At time of death).
Unit Joined The Durham Light Infantry, probably Summer 1939. Posted to ? 6th Battalion DLI. Posted to the 10th Battalion DLI, probably 1/9/1939. Served with the B.E.F. in France? Served Iceland.
Company/Battery Battalion HQ.
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role Driver
Joined Brigade Probably 1/9/1939.
Promotions
Wounded
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action Died 30/7/1966 at Charlton, South East England.
Home address
Source table 10DLI

Jack Shreeve was a professional footballer. To read a short Wikipedia article on him please click here.

Private Shreeve was a friend of the late Vane Dyson's and appears in one of Vane's Iceland photographs - shown below:-

Group in Iceland - including footballer Jackie Shreeve