Difference between revisions of "Turpin Robert Barker Thornton C/Sgt 4384644"
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| − | |Date of birth=18/12/1903 | + | |Date of birth=18/12/1903 at South Medomsley Colliery. |
|Age=0 | |Age=0 | ||
|Unit=Served in the ranks of the Green Howards (Enlistment Book not available). Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry 28/8/1939. Embodied 1/9/1939. Posted 11th Bn DLI. ? BEF. Served Iceland. Served Normandy? Posted ? Bn DLI on Brigade disbandment. Trf Royal Army Service Corps 10/8/1945 (RASC Records show transfer date as 10/5/1945). Class Z Army Reserve 18/10/1945. Re-Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, Posted 8th Bn DLI. | |Unit=Served in the ranks of the Green Howards (Enlistment Book not available). Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry 28/8/1939. Embodied 1/9/1939. Posted 11th Bn DLI. ? BEF. Served Iceland. Served Normandy? Posted ? Bn DLI on Brigade disbandment. Trf Royal Army Service Corps 10/8/1945 (RASC Records show transfer date as 10/5/1945). Class Z Army Reserve 18/10/1945. Re-Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, Posted 8th Bn DLI. | ||
|Joined Brigade=1/9/1939 | |Joined Brigade=1/9/1939 | ||
| − | |Died/Killed in action= | + | |Died/Killed in action=3/9/1964 at Royal Leicester Infirmary, aged 60. Probate granted 23/2/1965. |
| − | |Home address= | + | |Home address=Son of William and Annie Jane Turpin (nee Thornton). Marriage data being clarified - research suggests he married Elizabeth Greener in the Lanchester District on 3/8/1925. At the time of his death he was living at 108, Stoughton Street, Leicester. |
|Source table=11DLI | |Source table=11DLI | ||
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Revision as of 16:59, 20 April 2015
Personnel Entry
Name Turpin Robert Barker Thornton
Army number 4384644
Rank C/Sgt
Decorations
Date of birth 18/12/1903 at South Medomsley Colliery.
Age 0
Unit Served in the ranks of the Green Howards (Enlistment Book not available). Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry 28/8/1939. Embodied 1/9/1939. Posted 11th Bn DLI. ? BEF. Served Iceland. Served Normandy? Posted ? Bn DLI on Brigade disbandment. Trf Royal Army Service Corps 10/8/1945 (RASC Records show transfer date as 10/5/1945). Class Z Army Reserve 18/10/1945. Re-Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, Posted 8th Bn DLI.
Company/Battery
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role
Joined Brigade 1/9/1939
Promotions
Wounded
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action 3/9/1964 at Royal Leicester Infirmary, aged 60. Probate granted 23/2/1965.
Home address Son of William and Annie Jane Turpin (nee Thornton). Marriage data being clarified - research suggests he married Elizabeth Greener in the Lanchester District on 3/8/1925. At the time of his death he was living at 108, Stoughton Street, Leicester.
Source table 11DLI
