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| − | |Surname and forenames=Swannell David | + | |Surname and forenames=Swannell David William Ashburnham |
|Army number=74691 | |Army number=74691 | ||
|Rank=2/Lt | |Rank=2/Lt | ||
| + | |Date of birth=1918 Newport, Oxfordshire. Mother's maiden surname Abraham. | ||
| + | |Decorations=M.B.E. (Military) Gazetted 30/10/1953. | ||
|Age=0 | |Age=0 | ||
| − | |Unit=Durham Light Infantry | + | |Unit=Joined The Durham Light Infantry. Posted 2nd Bn Home Service Details 10/10/1939. Posted 167 OCTU 21/10/1939 as a Cadet. Commissioned as a 2/Lt in The Durham Light Infantry - Gazetted 1/1/1941. Posted 10th Bn DLI 13/8/1940. Served Iceland. Posted 103 Rft Grp 6/5/1944. Posted 10th Bn DLI 18/6/1944. Served Normandy. Transferred to the Green Howards, probably on the disbandment of 10th Battalion DLI. Posted 7th Bn Green Howards. Posted No 4 ITC Brancepeth 1/12/1944. Retired 17/2/1956. |
| − | |Company/Battery=Bn HQ, HQ, D | + | |Company/Battery=Bn HQ, HQ, D. |
| − | |Task or role=Acting Adj, OC, OC | + | |Task or role=Acting Adj, OC, OC. |
| − | |Joined Brigade=13-Aug-40 | + | |Joined Brigade=13-Aug-40. |
| − | |Promotions= | + | |Promotions=Captain 27/1/1946. Major 27/1/1951. |
| + | |Died/Killed in action=Died 24 July 1992 aged 74. Death registered July 1992, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. Probate granted Newcastle Registry 19/8/1992. | ||
| + | |Home address=At his death was living at 11, Cardigan Street, Newmarket, Suffolk. | ||
|Source table=10DLI | |Source table=10DLI | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:35, 2 October 2018
Personnel Entry
Name Swannell David William Ashburnham
Army number 74691
Rank 2/Lt
Decorations M.B.E. (Military) Gazetted 30/10/1953.
Date of birth 1918 Newport, Oxfordshire. Mother's maiden surname Abraham.
Age 0
Unit Joined The Durham Light Infantry. Posted 2nd Bn Home Service Details 10/10/1939. Posted 167 OCTU 21/10/1939 as a Cadet. Commissioned as a 2/Lt in The Durham Light Infantry - Gazetted 1/1/1941. Posted 10th Bn DLI 13/8/1940. Served Iceland. Posted 103 Rft Grp 6/5/1944. Posted 10th Bn DLI 18/6/1944. Served Normandy. Transferred to the Green Howards, probably on the disbandment of 10th Battalion DLI. Posted 7th Bn Green Howards. Posted No 4 ITC Brancepeth 1/12/1944. Retired 17/2/1956.
Company/Battery Bn HQ, HQ, D.
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role Acting Adj, OC, OC.
Joined Brigade 13-Aug-40.
Promotions Captain 27/1/1946. Major 27/1/1951.
Wounded
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action Died 24 July 1992 aged 74. Death registered July 1992, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. Probate granted Newcastle Registry 19/8/1992.
Home address At his death was living at 11, Cardigan Street, Newmarket, Suffolk.
Source table 10DLI
