View source for Spraggon Joseph Henry (J.V.) Pte 4457172

{{Personnel
|id=1423
|Surname and forenames=Spraggon Joseph Henry (J.V.)
|Army number=4457172
|Rank=Private.
|Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date as yet, but his number suggests Spring/Summer 1939.  Posted to the ? 9th Battalion.  Posted to the ? 12th Battalion 1/9/1939.  Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/40, and posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish.  Served with the B.E.F> in Northern France.  Taken Prisoner of War 20/5/1940.  Repatriated to the UK.  Posted ? Battalion Black Watch.  Relegated to the Class Z Army Res 20/6/46. Discharged from the Reserve under TA Regulations 1936 Para 204-6(a) on 14/8/47, IRO/Rels/142/47, on re-enlisting into Infantry "N" Corps - Black Watch - for 5/7 years on 15/8/47 as 21011025.
|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.
|Date of birth=Not yet known.
|Age=(At the time of his death).  Not yet known.
|Company/Battery=C 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.
|Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet known.
|Prisoner of War=Yes - Stalag 20B, PoW Number 10467.
|Home address=34, Bolam St. Byker.
|Source table=1TS
}}