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{{Personnel
|Surname and forenames=Aaron Jack
|Army number=4457224
|Rank=Pte.
|Unit=Durham Light Infantry, No enlistment date, Posted ? 6th Bn DLI, Posted 10th Bn DLI, Prisoner of War 12/7/1940, A Release 7/2/1946, AGR.P On Roll.
|Prisoner of War=BAB 21 D1 636
|Source table=10DLI
}}

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 |Army number=4457224
 |Rank=Private.
-|Age=80 at the time of his death.
+|Age=93 at the time of his death.
-|Date of birth=1/6/1919 according to his ex-PoW Questionnaire.
+|Date of birth=1/6/1919 according to his ex-PoW Questionnaire, at the Rising Sun Public House, Knottingley.  Mother - Ethel Johnson.  Baptised 8/7/1919 St Botolph's Church, Knottingley.
 |Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry 23/11/1939.  Posted ? 6th Bn DLI.  Posted 10th Bn DLI - probably 1/9/1939.  Served in Northern France with the B.E.F.  Confirmed as having been taken Prisoner of War on 20/5/1940 at Arras.  Repatriated to the UK.  Granted Class A Release 7/2/1946, AGR.P On Roll.  Demobilised.
 |Joined Brigade=Probably 1/9/1939.
 |Prisoner of War=Camp XXIB Schaken (12/6/1940 - 28/6/1940, Posen (28/6/1940 - 20/8/1940) - a work camp where he was a labourer, Schofin (20/8/1940 - 16/9/1940), Barnau 17/9/1940, Blechhammer 23/4/1942 - 22/1/1945) - also a work camp.  PoW Number 636.
-|Died/Killed in action=Research indicates death registered July 1997, aged 80, in Pontefract, Yorkshire (to be confirmed).
+|Died/Killed in action=Died 10/3/2013 aged 93.
-|Home address=Lived at 16, England Way, Knottingley, Yorkshire.  Married '''either''' Barbara E Waterson Q2 1947 or Kathleen Austerberry Q3 1947 in Pontefract - requires further family information to be sure of which is the correct marriage.
+|Home address=Father - Joseph Aaron.  Lived at 16, England Way, Knottingley, Yorkshire and other addresses locally.  Worked in 1939 as a Glass Machine Hand.  Married Kathleen Austerberry (1926 - 2014) Q3 1947 in Pontefract.
 |Source table=10DLI
-|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.
+|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards, including 1939-45 Star.
 |Company/Battery=Not yet known.
 |Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known.

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 |Surname and forenames=Aaron Jack
 |Army number=4457224
-|Rank=Pte.
+|Rank=Private.
 |Age=80 at the time of his death.
 |Date of birth=1/6/1919 according to his ex-PoW Questionnaire.
-|Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry 23/11/1939.  Posted ? 6th Bn DLI.  Posted 10th Bn DLI - probably 1/9/1939.  Served in Northern France with the B.E.F.  Confirmed as having been taken Prisoner of War on 20/5/1940 at Arras.  Granted Class A Release 7/2/1946, AGR.P On Roll.  Demobilised.
+|Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry 23/11/1939.  Posted ? 6th Bn DLI.  Posted 10th Bn DLI - probably 1/9/1939.  Served in Northern France with the B.E.F.  Confirmed as having been taken Prisoner of War on 20/5/1940 at Arras.  Repatriated to the UK.  Granted Class A Release 7/2/1946, AGR.P On Roll.  Demobilised.
 |Joined Brigade=Probably 1/9/1939.
 |Prisoner of War=Camp XXIB Schaken (12/6/1940 - 28/6/1940, Posen (28/6/1940 - 20/8/1940) - a work camp where he was a labourer, Schofin (20/8/1940 - 16/9/1940), Barnau 17/9/1940, Blechhammer 23/4/1942 - 22/1/1945) - also a work camp.  PoW Number 636.
 |Died/Killed in action=Research indicates death registered July 1997, aged 80, in Pontefract, Yorkshire (to be confirmed).
-|Home address=Married '''either''' Barbara E Waterson Q2 1947 or Kathleen Austerberry Q3 1947 in Pontefract - requires further family information to be sure of which is the correct marriage.
+|Home address=Lived at 16, England Way, Knottingley, Yorkshire.  Married '''either''' Barbara E Waterson Q2 1947 or Kathleen Austerberry Q3 1947 in Pontefract - requires further family information to be sure of which is the correct marriage.
 |Source table=10DLI
 }}

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 |Rank=Pte.
 |Age=80 at the time of his death.
-|Date of birth=Research indicates 4/5/1917, Pontefract, Yorkshire - mother's maiden name Martin (to be confirmed).
+|Date of birth=1/6/1919 according to his ex-PoW Questionnaire.
-|Unit=Joined The Durham Light Infantry, no enlistment date yet, but Regimental Number suggests Summer 1939.  Posted ? 6th Bn DLI.  Posted 10th Bn DLI - probably 1/9/1939.  Served in Northern France with the B.E.F.  Confirmed as having been taken Prisoner of War (probably 20/5/1940 or shortly thereafter) on 12/7/1940.  Granted Class A Release 7/2/1946, AGR.P On Roll.  Demobilised.
+|Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry 23/11/1939.  Posted ? 6th Bn DLI.  Posted 10th Bn DLI - probably 1/9/1939.  Served in Northern France with the B.E.F.  Confirmed as having been taken Prisoner of War on 20/5/1940 at Arras.  Granted Class A Release 7/2/1946, AGR.P On Roll.  Demobilised.
 |Joined Brigade=Probably 1/9/1939.
-|Prisoner of War=Camp BAB 21 D1  PoW Number 636.
+|Prisoner of War=Camp XXIB Schaken (12/6/1940 - 28/6/1940, Posen (28/6/1940 - 20/8/1940) - a work camp where he was a labourer, Schofin (20/8/1940 - 16/9/1940), Barnau 17/9/1940, Blechhammer 23/4/1942 - 22/1/1945) - also a work camp.  PoW Number 636.
 |Died/Killed in action=Research indicates death registered July 1997, aged 80, in Pontefract, Yorkshire (to be confirmed).
 |Home address=Married '''either''' Barbara E Waterson Q2 1947 or Kathleen Austerberry Q3 1947 in Pontefract - requires further family information to be sure of which is the correct marriage.
 |Source table=10DLI
 }}

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 |Army number=4457224
 |Rank=Pte.
 |Date of birth=Research indicates 4/5/1917, Pontefract, Yorkshire - mother's maiden name Martin (to be confirmed).
-|Unit=Joined The Durham Light Infantry, no enlistment date yet.  Posted ? 6th Bn DLI.  Posted 10th Bn DLI - probably 1/9/1939.  Served BEF.  Confirmed as having been taken Prisoner of War (probably 20/5/1940 or shortly thereafter) on 12/7/1940.  A Release 7/2/1946, AGR.P On Roll.
+|Unit=Joined The Durham Light Infantry, no enlistment date yet, but Regimental Number suggests Summer 1939.  Posted ? 6th Bn DLI.  Posted 10th Bn DLI - probably 1/9/1939.  Served in Northern France with the B.E.F.  Confirmed as having been taken Prisoner of War (probably 20/5/1940 or shortly thereafter) on 12/7/1940.  Granted Class A Release 7/2/1946, AGR.P On Roll.  Demobilised.
 |Joined Brigade=Probably 1/9/1939.
-|Prisoner of War=BAB 21 D1  636
+|Prisoner of War=Camp BAB 21 D1  PoW Number 636.
 |Died/Killed in action=Research indicates death registered July 1997, aged 80, in Pontefract, Yorkshire (to be confirmed).
 |Home address=Married '''either''' Barbara E Waterson Q2 1947 or Kathleen Austerberry Q3 1947 in Pontefract - requires further family information to be sure of which is the correct marriage.
 |Source table=10DLI
 }}