Carudel Andre George 4461574
Personnel Entry
Name Carudel Andre George
Army number 4461574
Rank
Decorations Military Medal - for services in 1943, Distinguished Conduct Medal for serv ices in 1944, Legion D'Honneur (Chevalier) plus Service Awards. Documentation to support the award applications are set out below. They were gazetted on 20/12/1945.
Date of birth Born 23/7/1905 in St Giles, Westminster, London.
Age
Unit Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry - date not known. Underwent Basic Training. Served Africa. Served Crete. Served France. Posted to various Battalions of The DLI. Relegated to the Class Z Army Reserve 18/12/45.
Company/Battery Not relevant.
Platoon or other sub-unit Not yet confirmed.
Task or role Not yet known.
Joined Brigade Not yet confirmed.
Promotions None known as yet.
Wounded Not as far as is known.
Prisoner of War Yes but escaped successfully.
Died/Killed in action Date of death 15/4/1991 at Clairmont, Oise, France.
Home address Father - Marcel John Carudel (1863 - 1943), mother - Marie (1871 - 1910). Attended Salesian College and RC School, Surrey Lane, Battersea, Surrey.
Source table PBM
It would appear that, possibly apart from his early War Service, Andre was extra-Regimentally employed as a member of Military Intelligence and did not serve in 70th Brigade.