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|Surname and forenames=Wigham William
 
|Surname and forenames=Wigham William
 
|Army number=4457197
 
|Army number=4457197
|Rank=Pte
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|Rank=Private.
 
|Date of birth=Born 1919/20.
 
|Date of birth=Born 1919/20.
|Age=20
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|Age=20 at the time of his death.
|Unit=Joined The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date, but possibly Summer 1939.  Posted ? 9th Bn DLI.  Posted ? 12th Bn DLI - probably 1/9/1939.  Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940, posted 1 TS.  Served BEF.  KILLED in ACTION on or after 20/5/40, Authority:- Casualty L. B.E.F, while with 1st Tyneside Scottish.
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|Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date, but possibly Summer 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.  KILLED in ACTION on or after 20/5/40, Authority:- Casualty L. B.E.F, while with 1st Tyneside Scottish.
|Joined Brigade=Probably 1/9/1939.
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|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.
|Died/Killed in action=20-May-40.
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|Company/Battery=HQ Company.
|Home address=Son of William and Jane Wigham, St Anthony's, Newcastle-on-Tyne.  Commemorated Column 91, [[DUNKIRK MEMORIAL]].
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|Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known.
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|Task or role=Not known but probably Rifleman.
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|Joined Brigade=1/9/1939.
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|Promotions=None known.
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|Wounded=Not yet known.
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|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.
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|Died/Killed in action=KILLED in ACTION 20-May-40.  No known grave.  Commemorated Column 91, [[DUNKIRK MEMORIAL]].
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|Home address=Son of William and Jane Wigham, St Anthony's, Newcastle-on-Tyne.   
 
|Source table=1TS
 
|Source table=1TS
 
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[[File:Dunkirk_Memorial.jpg|400px/thumb|centre|Dunkirk Memorial]]
 
[[File:Dunkirk_Memorial.jpg|400px/thumb|centre|Dunkirk Memorial]]

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Name Wigham William
Army number 4457197
Rank Private.
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards.
Date of birth Born 1919/20.
Age 20 at the time of his death.
Unit Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date, but possibly Summer 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. KILLED in ACTION on or after 20/5/40, Authority:- Casualty L. B.E.F, while with 1st Tyneside Scottish.
Company/Battery HQ 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 Not as far as is known.
Died/Killed in action KILLED in ACTION 20-May-40. No known grave. Commemorated Column 91, DUNKIRK MEMORIAL.
Home address Son of William and Jane Wigham, St Anthony's, Newcastle-on-Tyne.
Source table 1TS

Dunkirk Memorial