Difference between revisions of "White James Pte 4459525"
| (One intermediate revision by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 3: | Line 3: | ||
|Surname and forenames=White James | |Surname and forenames=White James | ||
|Army number=4459525 | |Army number=4459525 | ||
| − | |Rank= | + | |Rank=Private. |
|Date of birth=Born 1916/17. | |Date of birth=Born 1916/17. | ||
| − | |Age=23 | + | |Age=23 at the time of his death. |
| − | |Unit= | + | |Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, no enlistment date as yet, but his number suggests Summer 1939. Posted to the ? 9th Battalion. Posted to the ? 12th Battalion DLI 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. KILLED in ACTION 20/5/40, Authority:- Cas/BW/6. |
| − | |Joined Brigade= | + | |Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards. |
| − | |Died/Killed in action=20-May-40 | + | |Company/Battery=C Company. |
| − | |Home address=Son of William James and Mary Jane White, Ashington | + | |Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known. |
| + | |Task or role=Not known but probably Rifleman. | ||
| + | |Joined Brigade=1/9/1939. | ||
| + | |Promotions=None known. | ||
| + | |Wounded=Not yet known. | ||
| + | |Died/Killed in action=KILLED in ACTION 20-May-40. Buried Memorial Plot 8, Row G, Grave 9, [[BUCQUOY ROAD CEMETERY]], Ficheux. His headstone inscription reads : A GRAVE UNKNOWN ACROSS THE SEA IS WHERE OUR THOUGHTS WILL ALWAYS BE. | ||
| + | |Home address=Son of William James and Mary Jane White, Ashington, Northumberland. | ||
|Image Name=White_J_4459525.JPG | |Image Name=White_J_4459525.JPG | ||
|Image Title=Pte J White's CWGC headstone. | |Image Title=Pte J White's CWGC headstone. | ||
|Source table=1TS | |Source table=1TS | ||
}} | }} | ||
Latest revision as of 17:07, 19 December 2021
Personnel Entry
Name White James
Army number 4459525
Rank Private.
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards.
Date of birth Born 1916/17.
Age 23 at the time of his death.
Unit Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, no enlistment date as yet, but his number suggests Summer 1939. Posted to the ? 9th Battalion. Posted to the ? 12th Battalion DLI 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. KILLED in ACTION 20/5/40, Authority:- Cas/BW/6.
Company/Battery C Company.
Platoon or other sub-unit Not yet known.
Task or role Not known but probably Rifleman.
Joined Brigade 1/9/1939.
Promotions None known.
Wounded Not yet known.
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action KILLED in ACTION 20-May-40. Buried Memorial Plot 8, Row G, Grave 9, BUCQUOY ROAD CEMETERY, Ficheux. His headstone inscription reads : A GRAVE UNKNOWN ACROSS THE SEA IS WHERE OUR THOUGHTS WILL ALWAYS BE.
Home address Son of William James and Mary Jane White, Ashington, Northumberland.
Source table 1TS
