Peers Ernest Abel L/Cpl 4458525

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L/Cpl E A Peers' CWGC headstone.
L/Cpl E A Peers' CWGC headstone.

Name Peers Ernest Abel
Army number 4458525
Rank L/Cpl
Decorations
Date of birth Born Cheshire 1918/19.
Age 25
Unit Joined The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date as yet. Posted ? 8th Bn DLI. Posted 11th Bn DLI - probably 1/9/1939. Served BEF? Served Iceland. Served Normandy. KILLED in ACTION 27/6/44 while with 11th Battalion DLI.
Company/Battery
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role
Joined Brigade Probably 1/9/1939.
Promotions
Wounded
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action 27-Jun-44
Home address Resident of Cheshire. Son of Arthur and Dorothy Peers, Hoylake, Cheshire. (Known as "Snowy"). Details from DLI Website Memorial for which thanks are due.
Source table 11DLI