Difference between revisions of "Whaley Leslie Pte 4455904"
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|Surname and forenames=Whaley Leslie | |Surname and forenames=Whaley Leslie | ||
|Army number=4455904 | |Army number=4455904 | ||
| − | |Rank= | + | |Rank=Private. |
|Date of birth=Born 1915/16. | |Date of birth=Born 1915/16. | ||
| − | |Age=24 | + | |Age=24 at the time of his death. |
| − | |Unit=Joined The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date, but almost certainly early May 1939. Posted ? 9th Bn DLI. Posted ? 12th Bn DLI - probably 1/9/1939. Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940, posted 1st Tyneside Scottish. Served | + | |Unit=Joined The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date, but almost certainly early May 1939. Posted ? 9th Bn DLI. Posted ? 12th Bn DLI - probably 1/9/1939. Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940, and posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish. Served in Northern France with the B.E.F. Presumed to have DIED of WOUNDS 20/5/40 while with 1st Tyneside Scottish. |
|Joined Brigade=Probably 1/9/1939. | |Joined Brigade=Probably 1/9/1939. | ||
| + | |Company/Battery=A Company. | ||
|Wounded=Yes - probably 20/5/1940. | |Wounded=Yes - probably 20/5/1940. | ||
| − | |Died/Killed in action=20-May-40. Commemorated Column 91, [[DUNKIRK MEMORIAL]]. | + | |Died/Killed in action=DIED of WOUNDS 20-May-40. No known grave. Commemorated Column 91, [[DUNKIRK MEMORIAL]]. |
|Home address=Son of Jane Anne Whaley, Gateshead. Lived at 3, Upperhill Street, Gateshead. | |Home address=Son of Jane Anne Whaley, Gateshead. Lived at 3, Upperhill Street, Gateshead. | ||
|Source table=1TS | |Source table=1TS | ||
Latest revision as of 11:43, 16 November 2021
Personnel Entry
Name Whaley Leslie
Army number 4455904
Rank Private.
Decorations
Date of birth Born 1915/16.
Age 24 at the time of his death.
Unit Joined The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date, but almost certainly early May 1939. Posted ? 9th Bn DLI. Posted ? 12th Bn DLI - probably 1/9/1939. Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940, and posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish. Served in Northern France with the B.E.F. Presumed to have DIED of WOUNDS 20/5/40 while with 1st Tyneside Scottish.
Company/Battery A Company.
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role
Joined Brigade Probably 1/9/1939.
Promotions
Wounded Yes - probably 20/5/1940.
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action DIED of WOUNDS 20-May-40. No known grave. Commemorated Column 91, DUNKIRK MEMORIAL.
Home address Son of Jane Anne Whaley, Gateshead. Lived at 3, Upperhill Street, Gateshead.
Source table 1TS
