Difference between revisions of "Trotter William Preston Wilson L/Cpl 4459330"

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|Army number=4459330
 
|Army number=4459330
 
|Rank=Lance Corporal
 
|Rank=Lance Corporal
|Date of birth=Not yet known.
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|Date of birth=Born 8/8/1916.
 
|Age=Not yet known.
 
|Age=Not yet known.
|Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, T, 17/1/1940.  Posted to the 11th Battalion DLI - probably 17/1/1940.  Served B.E.F.?  Served Iceland.  Transferred to the York & Lancaster Regiment 20/5/43, Docs to Section 26/5/43.  Transferred to the Gordon Highlanders 8/8/1944.
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|Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, Territorial Army on 17/1/1940.  Posted to the 11th Battalion DLI - probably on 17/1/1940.  Served B.E.F.?  Served Iceland.  Transferred to the York & Lancaster Regiment 20/5/43, Docs to Section 26/5/43.  Transferred to the Gordon Highlanders 8/8/1944.  Details of the remainder of his military career could not be accessed.
 
|Joined Brigade=17/1/1940.
 
|Joined Brigade=17/1/1940.
 
|Company/Battery=Not yet known.
 
|Company/Battery=Not yet known.
 
|Wounded=Not so far as is known.
 
|Wounded=Not so far as is known.
 
|Prisoner of War=Not so far as is known.
 
|Prisoner of War=Not so far as is known.
|Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet known.
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|Died/Killed in action=Death registered Q1 1977 at South Shields.
|Home address=No family information as yet.  
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|Home address=Married Jessie Donnison Q1 1949, Durham North Eastern.  
 
|Source table=11DLI
 
|Source table=11DLI
 
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Genealogical information on this page requires confirmation as to accuracy and L/Cpl Trotter's family are urged to get in touch with the Lead Researcher to verify that information.
  
 
Lance Corporal Trotter's name emerged in the War Office's "missing" exercise conducted in 1942 - implying that he had been posted missing at some stage in the 1940 campaign in Northern France and Flanders - which is documented at The National Archives.
 
Lance Corporal Trotter's name emerged in the War Office's "missing" exercise conducted in 1942 - implying that he had been posted missing at some stage in the 1940 campaign in Northern France and Flanders - which is documented at The National Archives.

Revision as of 11:15, 3 April 2020

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Name Trotter William Preston Wilson
Army number 4459330
Rank Lance Corporal
Decorations
Date of birth Born 8/8/1916.
Age Not yet known.
Unit Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, Territorial Army on 17/1/1940. Posted to the 11th Battalion DLI - probably on 17/1/1940. Served B.E.F.? Served Iceland. Transferred to the York & Lancaster Regiment 20/5/43, Docs to Section 26/5/43. Transferred to the Gordon Highlanders 8/8/1944. Details of the remainder of his military career could not be accessed.
Company/Battery Not yet known.
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role
Joined Brigade 17/1/1940.
Promotions
Wounded Not so far as is known.
Prisoner of War Not so far as is known.
Died/Killed in action Death registered Q1 1977 at South Shields.
Home address Married Jessie Donnison Q1 1949, Durham North Eastern.
Source table 11DLI

Genealogical information on this page requires confirmation as to accuracy and L/Cpl Trotter's family are urged to get in touch with the Lead Researcher to verify that information.

Lance Corporal Trotter's name emerged in the War Office's "missing" exercise conducted in 1942 - implying that he had been posted missing at some stage in the 1940 campaign in Northern France and Flanders - which is documented at The National Archives.