Currie William Caldwell Pte 3133796
From 70 Brigade
Personnel Entry
Name Currie William Caldwell
Army number 3133796
Rank Pte
Decorations
Date of birth Born Gloucestershire 1917/18.
Age 26
Unit Enlisted in the Royal Scots Fusiliers. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry 26/6/40, posted 11th Bn DLI. Served Iceland. Served Normandy. KILLED in ACTION North West Europe 26/6/44 with 11th Bn DLI.
Company/Battery
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role
Joined Brigade 26/6/1940.
Promotions
Wounded
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action 26-Jun-44
Home address Resident of Gloucestershire. Son of Mary Currie, Hill House, Ayrshire. Buried Grave IV. F. 12. Fontenay-le-Pesnel War Cemetery, Tessel.
Source table 11DLI
The DLI Roll of Honour has Pte Currie's date of death as 27/6/1944.
