Anson Alfred L /Cpl 4458056 - Revision history

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{{Personnel
|Surname and forenames=Anson Alfred
|Army number=4458056
|Rank=L /Cpl
|Unit=Durham Light Infantry, No enlistment date, Posted ? 6th Bn DLI, Posted 10th Bn DLI, Reported MISSING 20/6/1940, Now known to be Prisoner of War 4/8/1940, Repatriated 1/5/1945, Disch under King's Regulations 1940 Para 390 (xviii)A 10/11/1945, DIS DLI 1945.
|Promotions=L/Cpl
|Prisoner of War=8B and 344 76400
|Source table=10DLI
}}

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		+	Thanks to the work of Jim Tuckwell we are able to show L/Cpl Anson's Medal Card and also a press report of his return home from captivity. These are set out below:-
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		+	[[File:Alfred_anson_cutting.jpg\|600px\|thumb\|centre\|Local Press cutting regarding L/Cpl Anson]]
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		+	[[File:91096a55-d272-4499-b50e-0ed8e1cfb0a3.jpg\|600px\|thumb\|centre\|Medal Card]]
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	Family research information set out above was confirmed by historian Jim Tuckwell, who also supplied photographs. Family help with further details would be most welcome.		Family research information set out above was confirmed by historian Jim Tuckwell, who also supplied photographs. Family help with further details would be most welcome.

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 |Home address=Son of Mr and Mrs John Anson, who lived at 546 Upper Wortley Road, Thorpe Hesley.
 |Source table=10DLI
 |Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.
 |Company/Battery=Not yet known.

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 |Army number=4458056
 |Rank=Lance Corporal.
-|Date of birth=Research suggests birth on 1/4/1919, registered in Wortley, Yorkshire.
+|Date of birth=Research confirmed birth on 1/4/1919, registered in Wortley, Yorkshire.
 |Age=72 at the time of his death.
 |Unit=Joined The Durham Light Infantry, no enlistment date as yet.  Posted ? 6th Bn DLI.  Posted 10th Bn DLI - probably 1/9/1939.  Served with the B.E.F. in Northern France  Reported MISSING 20/6/1940, now known to have been taken Prisoner of War (probably on 20/5/1940 or shortly thereafter) - officially notified 4/8/1940.  Repatriated to the UK 1/5/1945.  Discharged under King's Regulations 1940 Para 390 (xviii)A  on 10/11/1945, DISCHARGED DLI 1945.
 |Joined Brigade=Probably 1/9/1939.
 |Promotions=Lance Corporal.
-|Prisoner of War=Stalag 8B and 344 (Lambinowice, Poland), PoW Number 76400.
+|Prisoner of War=Yes - held in Stalag 8B and 344 (Lambinowice, Poland), PoW Number 76400.
-|Died/Killed in action=Research suggests death registered in Barnsley in April 1991 at the age of 72.
+|Died/Killed in action=Research shows death registered in Barnsley in April 1991 at the age of 72.
-|Home address=No family information as yet.
+|Home address=Son of Mr and Mrs John Anson, who lived at 546 Upper Wortley Road, Thorpe Hesley.
 |Source table=10DLI
 }}
-Family research information set out above all requires confirmation.  Family help would be most welcome.
+Family research information set out above was confirmed by historian Jim Tuckwell, who also supplied photographs.  Family help with further details would be most welcome.

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 |Surname and forenames=Anson Alfred
 |Army number=4458056
-|Rank=L/Cpl
+|Rank=Lance Corporal.
 |Date of birth=Research suggests birth on 1/4/1919, registered in Wortley, Yorkshire.
-|Unit=Joined The Durham Light Infantry, no enlistment date as yet.  Posted ? 6th Bn DLI.  Posted 10th Bn DLI - probably 1/9/1939.  Served BEF.  Reported MISSING 20/6/1940, now known to have been taken Prisoner of War (probably on 20/5/1940 or shortly thereafter) - notified 4/8/1940.  Repatriated to the UK 1/5/1945.  Discharged under King's Regulations 1940 Para 390 (xviii)A  on 10/11/1945, DIS DLI 1945.
+|Age=72 at the time of his death.
 |Joined Brigade=Probably 1/9/1939.
-|Promotions=L/Cpl.
+|Promotions=Lance Corporal.
-|Prisoner of War=Stalag 8B and 344 (Lambinowice, Poland), Number 76400.
+|Prisoner of War=Stalag 8B and 344 (Lambinowice, Poland), PoW Number 76400.
 |Died/Killed in action=Research suggests death registered in Barnsley in April 1991 at the age of 72.
 |Home address=No family information as yet.
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 }}
-Family research information set out above all requires confirmation.
+Family research information set out above all requires confirmation.  Family help would be most welcome.