Tyas Eric Pte 4698887
From 70 Brigade
Personnel Entry
Name Tyas Eric
Army number 4698887
Rank Pte
Decorations
Date of birth
Age 25
Unit King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, Enlistment Books missing, Trf Durham Light Infantry 18/4/1940, Posted 10th Bn DLI, Iceland?, Posted 2nd Bn DLI, DIED while serving with 2nd Bn 26/8/1944.
Company/Battery
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role
Joined Brigade 18-Apr-40
Promotions
Wounded
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action 26-Aug-44
Home address No family information but research suggests Tyas was born in Barnsley in 1918 - mother's maiden name Winfield. Resident in Doncaster at the time of his death. Buried Grave 2.C.15 Imphal War Cemetery.
Source table 10DLI
