Singleton Lloyd Victor Pte 4692615

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Personnel Entry

Pte L V Singleton's CWGC headstone.
Pte L V Singleton's CWGC headstone.

Name Singleton Lloyd Victor
Army number 4692615
Rank Private.
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards.
Date of birth Born Dewsbury 1918/19.
Age 21 at the time of his death.
Unit Enlisted in the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. No date available as the Enlistment Books are missing. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry 18/4/1940, and posted to the 10th Battalion DLI. Served in Northern France with the B.E.F. Reported MISSING 10/5/1940 to 25/6/1940, now known to have been KILLED in ACTION 20/5/1940 with 10th Bn Durham Light Infantry.
Company/Battery Company not yet known.
Platoon or other sub-unit Not yet known.
Task or role Not known but probably Rifleman.
Joined Brigade 18-Apr-40
Promotions None known.
Wounded Not yet known.
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action 20-May-40. No details of initial interment as yet. Buried Plot 8. Row A. Grave 4. BUCQUOY ROAD CEMETERY, Ficheux. His headstone inscription reads : R.I.P.
Home address Resident of Dewsbury. Son of Harvey and Louisa Singleton, Mirfield, Yorkshire.
Source table 10DLI