O'Brien Charles Pte 4456563

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Name O'Brien Charles
Army number 4456563
Rank Private.
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards.
Date of birth Not yet known.
Age (At the time of his death). Not yet known.
Unit Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date as yet, but his number suggests Spring/Summer 1939. Posted to the ? 9th Battalion. Posted to the ? 12th Battalion DLI 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. Taken Prisoner of War - probably on or about 20/5/1940. Repatriated early to the UK - presumably due to sickness/injury. Discharged under King's Regulations 1940 Para 390 (xvi) 12/3/44.
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 Yes - Stalag IXC and Reserve Hospital Number 134 Hildburg-Hausen, PoW Number 31196.
Died/Killed in action Date of death not yet known.
Home address 22, Orchid Crescent, Old Fold, Gateshead.
Source table 1TS