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|Surname and forenames=Winward Albert
 
|Surname and forenames=Winward Albert
 
|Army number=4469385
 
|Army number=4469385
|Rank=Sgt
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|Rank=Sergeant.
 
|Date of birth=Born Middlesbrough - date not yet known.
 
|Date of birth=Born Middlesbrough - date not yet known.
|Age=0
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|Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, probably on 11/12/1941 at No 4 ITC, and posted to the 10th Battalion DLI.  Served Normandy.  DIED of WOUNDS 10/8/1944 with 10th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry.
|Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, probably on 11/12/1941 at No 4 ITC, Posted 10th Bn DLI.  Served Normandy.  DIED of WOUNDS 10/8/1944 with 10th Bn Durham Light Infantry.
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|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.
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|Age=(At the time of his death).  Not yet known.
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|Company/Battery=Company not yet known.
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|Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known.
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|Task or role=Not known but probably Rifle Platoon Sergeant.
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|Promotions=None known beyond Sergeant.
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|Wounded=Yes - reported wounded N W Europe 10/8/1944.
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|Prisoner of War=Not so far as is known.
 
|Joined Brigade=Exact date not yet known but probably early 1942 on their return from Iceland.
 
|Joined Brigade=Exact date not yet known but probably early 1942 on their return from Iceland.
|Died/Killed in action=10-Aug-44
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|Died/Killed in action=DIED of WOUNDS 10-Aug-44.  Buried Cons. Grave 14, Middlesbrough (Acklam) Cemetery.  Headstone inscription reads : SWEET IS HIS MEMORY, DEAR IS HIS NAME, IN OUR HEARTS HE WILL ALWAYS REMAIN.
|Home address=Resident of Middlesbrough.  Son of Albert and Alice Winward, Middlesbrough.  Buried Cons. Grave 14, Middlesbrough (Acklam) Cemetery.
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|Home address=Resident of Middlesbrough.  Son of Albert and Alice Winward, Middlesbrough.   
 
|Source table=10DLI
 
|Source table=10DLI
 
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Name Winward Albert
Army number 4469385
Rank Sergeant.
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards.
Date of birth Born Middlesbrough - date not yet known.
Age (At the time of his death). Not yet known.
Unit Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, probably on 11/12/1941 at No 4 ITC, and posted to the 10th Battalion DLI. Served Normandy. DIED of WOUNDS 10/8/1944 with 10th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry.
Company/Battery Company not yet known.
Platoon or other sub-unit Not yet known.
Task or role Not known but probably Rifle Platoon Sergeant.
Joined Brigade Exact date not yet known but probably early 1942 on their return from Iceland.
Promotions None known beyond Sergeant.
Wounded Yes - reported wounded N W Europe 10/8/1944.
Prisoner of War Not so far as is known.
Died/Killed in action DIED of WOUNDS 10-Aug-44. Buried Cons. Grave 14, Middlesbrough (Acklam) Cemetery. Headstone inscription reads : SWEET IS HIS MEMORY, DEAR IS HIS NAME, IN OUR HEARTS HE WILL ALWAYS REMAIN.
Home address Resident of Middlesbrough. Son of Albert and Alice Winward, Middlesbrough.
Source table 10DLI