Difference between revisions of "Walker Arthur L/Cpl 4449758"

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|Date of birth=Born County Durham 1912/13.
 
|Date of birth=Born County Durham 1912/13.
 
|Age=27
 
|Age=27
|Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, no enlistment date, Posted 10th Bn DLI. Served BEF.  Listed missing 10/5/40, 2/6/40. Presumed KILLED in ACTION 20/5/40  with 10th Bn Durham Light Infantry.
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|Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, no enlistment date as yet.  Posted ? 6th Bn DLI.  Posted 10th Bn DLI - probably 1/9/1939. Served BEF.  Listed missing 10/5/40, 2/6/40. Presumed KILLED in ACTION 20/5/40  with 10th Bn Durham Light Infantry.
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|Joined Brigade=Probably 1/9/1939.
 
|Promotions=Corporal.
 
|Promotions=Corporal.
|Died/Killed in action=20-May-40
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|Died/Killed in action=20-May-40.
 
|Source table=10DLI
 
|Source table=10DLI
 
|Home address=Resident of County Durham.  No further family information as yet.  Commemorated Column 121, Dunkirk Memorial.
 
|Home address=Resident of County Durham.  No further family information as yet.  Commemorated Column 121, Dunkirk Memorial.
 
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DLI Roll of Honour shows date of death as 15/5/1940 - this is likely to be in error.  War Office casualty list only shows 5/40 with no day.
 
DLI Roll of Honour shows date of death as 15/5/1940 - this is likely to be in error.  War Office casualty list only shows 5/40 with no day.
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Revision as of 17:22, 1 December 2016

Personnel Entry

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Name Walker Arthur
Army number 4449758
Rank L/Cpl
Decorations
Date of birth Born County Durham 1912/13.
Age 27
Unit Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, no enlistment date as yet. Posted ? 6th Bn DLI. Posted 10th Bn DLI - probably 1/9/1939. Served BEF. Listed missing 10/5/40, 2/6/40. Presumed KILLED in ACTION 20/5/40 with 10th Bn Durham Light Infantry.
Company/Battery
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role
Joined Brigade Probably 1/9/1939.
Promotions Corporal.
Wounded
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action 20-May-40.
Home address Resident of County Durham. No further family information as yet. Commemorated Column 121, Dunkirk Memorial.
Source table 10DLI

DLI Roll of Honour shows date of death as 15/5/1940 - this is likely to be in error. War Office casualty list only shows 5/40 with no day.

Dunkirk Memorial