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	Lewis Jon E. (Ed) '''D-Day as They Saw It.''' Robinson ISBN 1 84119 941 9		Lewis Jon E. (Ed) '''D-Day as They Saw It.''' Robinson ISBN 1 84119 941 9

			Lewis Major P J, M.C. and English Major I R, M.C. 8th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry J & P Bealls Ltd.

	Lindsay Martin ''' So Few Got Through.''' Arrow Books Ltd ISBN 09 000690 9		Lindsay Martin ''' So Few Got Through.''' Arrow Books Ltd ISBN 09 000690 9
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	Spencer William '''Family History in the Wars.''' The National Archives ISBN 978 1 903365 95 3		Spencer William '''Family History in the Wars.''' The National Archives ISBN 978 1 903365 95 3

			Spink and Sons Limited The Standard Catalogue of British Orders Decorations and Medals Spink and Sons Ltd.

	The Foreign Office '''Instructions for British Servicement in France 1944''' Reproduced from the original and reprinted by the Bodleian Library.		The Foreign Office '''Instructions for British Servicement in France 1944''' Reproduced from the original and reprinted by the Bodleian Library.

Kemp James Private 4453610

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	\|Army number=4453610		\|Army number=4453610
	\|Rank=Private.		\|Rank=Private.
	\|Decorations=None yet known.		\|Decorations=None yet known. Given the nature of his service these may not have been awarded.
	\|Date of birth=~~Not yet known~~.		\|Date of birth=Born 13/10/1920.
	\|Age at the time of his death=Not yet known.		\|Age at the time of his death=Not yet known.
	\|Unit=Enlisted in the		\|Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry (TA) at Stanley, County Durham, on 31/12/1938 and posted to the 8th Battalion. Posted to the 11th Battalion DLI on 1/9/1939. Embodied on 1/9/1939. Posted to 23rd Division 25/4/1940 - possibly to the Divisional details, meaning that he did not serve in Northern France. Posted back to the 11th Battalion DLI 21/6/1940 - presumably on their return via Dunkirk to Launceston. Deprived of 7 days pay on 25/7/1940 by the Commanding Officer on "Whilst on active service". Also on 25/7/1940 was found guilty of failing to comply with an order. Posted to the Infantry Training Centre at Brancepeth 27/9/1940. Declared a Deserter 1/7/1941. He surrendered to the Civil Power at Stanley on 31/7/1946 and was taken into custody to await trial. He was held in custody until 30/9/1946 and was then tried by District Court Martial at Hartford Bridge, being convicted whilst on active service of deserting H M Service from 1/7/1941 until surrendering on 31/7/1946 - approximately 1,857 days. He was sentenced to 2 years hard labour and forfeited 1857 days' pay. His sentence was suspended on 5/4/1947 having served 187 days.
	\|Company/Battery=Not yet ascertained.		\|Company/Battery=Not yet ascertained.
	\|Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet confirmed.		\|Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet confirmed.
	\|Task or role=Not yet known.		\|Task or role=Not yet known but probably Rifleman.
	\|Joined Brigade=~~Not yet confirmed~~.		\|Joined Brigade=1/9/1939.
	\|Promotions=None ~~known as yet~~.		\|Promotions=None.
	\|Wounded=~~Not as far as is known~~.		\|Wounded=No.
	\|Prisoner of War=~~Not as far as is known~~.		\|Prisoner of War=No.
	\|Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet known.		\|Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet known.
	\|Home address=~~No family information~~ as ~~yet~~.		\|Home address=His mother, Mrs Elizabeth Kemp, was listed on his Service Record as Next of Kin.
	}}		}}

			Genealogy searches for both James and his mother did not produce any usable results.

11th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry (11 DLI)

70bgadmin — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 11:34:48 GMT

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	[[Kellett John Ryerson 2/Lt 269445]] <br>		[[Kellett John Ryerson 2/Lt 269445]] <br>
	[[Kelly Peter McFarlane Lt 128567]] <br>		[[Kelly Peter McFarlane Lt 128567]] <br>
			[[Kemp James Private 4453610]] <br>
	[[Kent William Pte 3133948]] <br>		[[Kent William Pte 3133948]] <br>
	[[Kerr Walter McKendrick Pte 3133949]] <br>		[[Kerr Walter McKendrick Pte 3133949]] <br>

10th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry (10 DLI)

70bgadmin — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 11:34:00 GMT

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	[[Kelsey Robert Pte 4458648]] <br>		[[Kelsey Robert Pte 4458648]] <br>
	[[Kemp Ernest Pte 4467948]] <br>		[[Kemp Ernest Pte 4467948]] <br>
	~~[[Kemp James Private 4453610]] <br>~~
	[[Kemp Sydney Pte 14689785]] <br>		[[Kemp Sydney Pte 14689785]] <br>
	[[Kendall Harry Pte 3773821]] <br>		[[Kendall Harry Pte 3773821]] <br>

Kemp James Private 4453610

70bgadmin — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 11:33:09 GMT

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{{personnel
|Surname and forenames=Kemp James
|Army number=4453610
|Rank=Private.
|Decorations=None yet known.
|Date of birth=Not yet known.
|Age at the time of his death=Not yet known.
|Unit=Enlisted in the
|Company/Battery=Not yet ascertained.
|Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet confirmed.
|Task or role=Not yet known.
|Joined Brigade=Not yet confirmed.
|Promotions=None known as yet.
|Wounded=Not as far as is known.
|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.
|Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet known.
|Home address=No family information as yet.
}}

10th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry (10 DLI)

70bgadmin — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 11:13:59 GMT

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	[[Kelsey Robert Pte 4458648]] <br>		[[Kelsey Robert Pte 4458648]] <br>
	[[Kemp Ernest Pte 4467948]] <br>		[[Kemp Ernest Pte 4467948]] <br>
			[[Kemp James Private 4453610]] <br>
	[[Kemp Sydney Pte 14689785]] <br>		[[Kemp Sydney Pte 14689785]] <br>
	[[Kendall Harry Pte 3773821]] <br>		[[Kendall Harry Pte 3773821]] <br>

Heppenstall Clifford Pte. 4692638

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	\|Age at the time of his death=Not yet known.		\|Age at the time of his death=Not yet known.
	\|Company/Battery=Not yet ascertained.		\|Company/Battery=Not yet ascertained.
	\|Platoon or other ~~Sub~~-~~Unit~~=Not yet confirmed.		\|Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet confirmed.
	\|Task or role=Not yet known but probably Rifleman.		\|Task or role=Not yet known but probably Rifleman.
	\|Promotions=None known as yet.		\|Promotions=None known as yet.

Steele John Richard Kenneth 2/Lt 105611

70bgadmin — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 14:46:38 GMT

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	{{Personnel		{{Personnel
	\|Surname and forenames=Steele John Richard Kenneth		\|Surname and forenames=Steele John Richard Kenneth.
	\|Army number=105611		\|Army number=105611
	\|Rank=~~2/Lt~~		\|Rank=2nd Lieutenant.
	\|Decorations=Territorial Efficiency Medal		\|Decorations=Territorial Efficiency Medal together with Service Awards.
	\|Date of birth=23/5/1917.		\|Date of birth=23/5/1917.
	\|Age=0		\|Age=80 at the time of his death
	\|Unit=Enlisted in the Artists Rifles. Posted to 163 OCTU as a Cadet. Joined The Durham Light Infantry - Emergency Commission as a 2/Lt 19/11/1939. Posted 10th Bn DLI 5/12/39. Attached to 70th Brigade HQ for temporary duty 22/12/1939. ? Served ~~BEF~~. Served Iceland. Injured in Carrier accident 29/8/1942. Attached to Anti-Tank Regiment for training Nov 1942. Posted 166 OCTU as Instructor. Transferred to RARO Class 2 16/1/1953. RARO Class 3 8/3/1955.		\|Unit=Enlisted in the Artists' Rifles. Posted to 163 OCTU as a Cadet. Joined The Durham Light Infantry - Emergency Commission as a 2/Lt 19/11/1939 - Gazetted 21/11/1939. Posted 10th Battalion DLI 5/12/39. Attached to 70th Brigade HQ for temporary duty 22/12/1939. ? Served in Northern France with the B.E.F. Served Iceland. Injured in Carrier accident 29/8/1942. Attached to Anti-Tank Regiment for training Nov 1942. Posted 166 OCTU as Instructor. Transferred to RARO Class 2 16/1/1953. RARO Class 3 8/3/1955.
	\|Company/Battery=A, HQ.		\|Company/Battery=A, HQ.
	\|Platoon or other sub-unit=Anti-Tank Platoon.		\|Platoon or other sub-unit=Anti-Tank Platoon.
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	\|Joined Brigade=05-Dec-1939.		\|Joined Brigade=05-Dec-1939.
	\|Promotions=W/S Lt 19/5/1941. T/Captain. W/S Captain. T/Major.		\|Promotions=W/S Lt 19/5/1941. T/Captain. W/S Captain. T/Major.
	\|Died/Killed in action=Died 27/12/1997 at Ashford, Kent.		\|Wounded=Yes - injured in a Carrier accident.
	\|Home address=Son of Edward William Stahlschmidt (Steele) and Hetty Sarah Murrell. No marriage ~~yet~~ traced.		\|Died/Killed in action=Died 27/12/1997 at Ashford, Kent aged 80.
			\|Home address=Son of Edward William Stahlschmidt (Steele) (1862 - 1928) and Hetty Sarah Murrell (1878 - 1947). No marriage traced for J R K Steele. No "McGregor Card" held in Durham County Archived in respect of this Officer.
	\|Source table=10DLI		\|Source table=10DLI
	}}		}}

			Research indicated that J R K Steele had served with Captain Dinnin in the 10th Battalion.

Bradshaw George Pte 4455852

70bgadmin — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 14:21:56 GMT

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	\|Army number=4455852		\|Army number=4455852
	\|Rank=Private.		\|Rank=Private.
	\|Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, T, 11th May 1939. Posted to the 9th Battalion DLI 11/5/1939. 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. Reported Missing 21/5/1940 . Now known to have been taken Prisoner of War - probably at Ficheux - 21/5/1940. Returned to the UK. Posted to the Y List (PoW) 19/4/1945. Permanently Attached to the 11th Battalion Argyll and sutherland Highlanders 14/6/1945. Attached to the Bedfordshire Regiment 12/7/1945. ~~ADMONISHED FOR PERIODS OF ABSENCE WITHOUT LEAVE~~. Attached to the 1/7th Battalion Queen's Regiment 28/8/1945. Posted 10th Battalion Black Watch R P 7/1/1946. Posted to Y/Y List 13/4/1946. Relegated to the Class Z Army Reserve 6/8/46.		\|Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, T, 11th May 1939. Posted to the 9th Battalion DLI 11/5/1939. 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. Reported Missing 21/5/1940 . Now known to have been taken Prisoner of War - probably at Ficheux - 21/5/1940. Returned to the UK. Posted to the Y List (PoW) 19/4/1945. Permanently Attached to the 11th Battalion Argyll and sutherland Highlanders 14/6/1945. Attached to the Bedfordshire Regiment 12/7/1945. Admonished for periods of Absence Without Leave. Attached to the 1/7th Battalion Queen's Regiment 28/8/1945. Transferred back to the Black Watch. Posted 10th Battalion Black Watch R P 7/1/1946. Posted to Y/Y List 13/4/1946. Relegated to the Class Z Army Reserve 6/8/46. Demobilised.
	\|Prisoner of War=Yes - held in Stalag 20A, PoW Number 10550.		\|Prisoner of War=Yes - held in Stalag 20A, PoW Number 10550.
	\|Home address=George lived 7, Miller St. Bensham, Gateshead with his family. At the time of the 1939 General Register he was working as a Meat Distributor and was single. Father - George (Butcher) - mother Maggie. Married Jane E. Fulthorpe in Gateshead January 1947.		\|Home address=George lived at 7, Miller St. Bensham, Gateshead with his family. At the time of the 1939 General Register he was working as a Meat Distributor and was single. Father - George (Butcher) - mother Maggie. Married Jane (Jenny) E. Fulthorpe in Gateshead January 1947.
	\|Decorations=None yet known beyond Service Awards.		\|Decorations=None yet known beyond Service Awards.
	\|Date of birth=Born 9/3/1920, St Cuthbert's, Gateshead.		\|Date of birth=Born 9/3/1920, St Cuthbert's, Gateshead.
	\|Age at the time of his death=~~Not yet known~~.		\|Age at the time of his death=89 years old.
	\|Company/Battery=Not yet ascertained.		\|Company/Battery=Not yet ascertained.
	\|Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet confirmed.		\|Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet confirmed.
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	\|Promotions=None known as yet.		\|Promotions=None known as yet.
	\|Wounded=Not as far as is known.		\|Wounded=Not as far as is known.
	\|Died/Killed in action=Date of death ~~not yet known~~.		\|Died/Killed in action=Date of death researched to be 7/5/2009 in Newcastle upon Tyne.
	\|Source table=1TS		\|Source table=1TS
	}}		}}

Hilburn Martin Ronald Sergeant 6207032

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	\|Joined Brigade=Not yet known		\|Joined Brigade=Not yet known
	\|Promotions=~~Not~~ known		\|Promotions=None known beyond Sergeant.
	\|Wounded=Not as far as is known.		\|Wounded=Not as far as is known.
	\|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.		\|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.
	\|Died/Killed in action=Killed in Action 6/9/1944. Buried in Fontenay Churchyard (the only casualty interred there) on the South side of the Church, opposite the tower. (The village is some eight miles from Le Havre and not to be confused with Fontenay le Pesnel). Inscription - "DEARLY LOVED AND SADLY MISSED. CALLED HOME BY GOD, HIS DUTY DONE".		\|Died/Killed in action=Killed in Action 6/9/1944. Buried in Fontenay Churchyard (the only casualty interred there) on the South side of the Church, opposite the tower. (The village is some eight miles from Le Havre and not to be confused with Fontenay le Pesnel). Inscription - "DEARLY LOVED AND SADLY MISSED. CALLED HOME BY GOD, HIS DUTY DONE". The Graves Registration report which confirms his burial in the Churchyard is dated 20/1/1955. No mention on his CWGC record is made of an initial interment so it is assumed his grave is in its original location.
	\|Home address=Son of Ronald Martin Hilburn and Annie Louise Hilburn; husband of Betty Eileen Hilburn, of Felpham, Sussex.		\|Home address=Son of Ronald Martin Hilburn and Annie Louise Hilburn; husband of Betty Eileen Hilburn, of Felpham, Sussex.
	\|Image Name=Martin_Ronald_HILBURN.jpg		\|Image Name=Martin_Ronald_HILBURN.jpg

Ray Charles Pte 14598167

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 |Died/Killed in action=KILLED in ACTION 25-Jun-44.  Charles was initially interred at Map reference 885.658 on the Rauray 1/50,000 map.  He was re-buried in Grave II. A. 11. St Manvieu War Cemetery, Cheux.  The headstone inscription reads:- FREE FROM SORROW, FREE FROM PAIN, SAFE IN GOD'S KEEPING. TILL WE MEET AGAIN.
 |Home address=Resident of Sunderland.  Son of William Henry and Eleanor Emily Ray, Hendon, Sunderland.  In the 1939 General Register he is shown as an Apprentice Pneumatic Driller (Shipbuilders).
 |Source table=11DLI
 }}