Shell Edmund Allenby Pte 4459421

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Name Shell Edmund Allenby
Army number 4459421
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, no enlistment date as yet, but his number suggests Summer 1939. Posted to the ? 9th Battalion. Posted to the ? 12th Battalion 1/9/1939. Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940, and posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish, Served with the B.E.F. in Northern France. Taken Prisoner of War at or near Ficheux 2/6/1940. Repatriated to the UK. Posted ? Bn Black Watch. Discharged under King's Regulations 1940 Para 390 (xvi) 19/5/46.
Company/Battery D 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 VIIIB, and Camp 344. PoW Number 9704.
Died/Killed in action Date of death not yet known.
Home address 30, Jesmond Terrace, Whitley Bay.
Source table 1TS