Renton John Gillie Pte 4461077

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Name Renton John Gillie
Army number 4461077
Rank Pte
Decorations
Date of birth Born 1915/16.
Age 28
Unit Joined The Durham Light Infantry, no enlistment date as yet. Posted ? Bn DLI. Transferred to the Black Watch 16/7/1940, posted 1 TS. Served Iceland? Served Normandy. Previously reported missing, now known to have been KILLED in ACTION NW Europe 28/6/44, Serial No. 762 dated 28/6/45 CAS/BW while with 1st Tyneside Scottish.
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Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role
Joined Brigade 16/7/1940.
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Wounded
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action 28-Jun-44
Home address Son of John Gillie and Ann Elizabeth Renton, Spittal, Berwick-on-Tweed. Buried Grave IV.F.3. Hottot-les-Bagues War Cemetery.
Source table 1TS

Hottot-les-Bagues War Cemetery