Duncan Peter Fenwick Pte 2756604
Personnel Entry
Name Duncan Peter Fenwick
Army number 2756604
Rank Pte
Decorations
Date of birth Born 6/6/1918, Longforgan, Perthshire.
Age 26
Unit Enlisted in the Black Watch 15 July 1939. Posted to 4th Battalion, Black Watch 16/11/1939. Served BEF 29/1/1940 - evacuated via Cherbourg and disembarked UK 20/6/1940. Served Gibraltar 13/7/1940 to 2/5/1943 then returned to UK. Posted "Y" List 25/4/1944. Served Normandy. Posted No. 43 Reinforcement Holding Unit 11/6/1944. Posted 1 TS 13/7/1944. KILLED in ACTION NW Europe 17/8/44, Serial No. 447.
Company/Battery
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role
Joined Brigade 13/7/1944.
Promotions
Wounded
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action 17-Aug-44
Home address Son of David and Annie Duncan, Coupar-Angus, Perthshire. Lived at 18, Strathmore Avenue, Coupar Angus, Perthshire. Buried Grave IV. A. 8. Banneville-la-Campagne War Cemetery.
Source table 1TS
Sincere thanks are due to Pte Duncan's nephew, Robert, for genealogical information and for extracts from his Service Record.
