Bastable 2/Lieutenant - Revision history

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70bgadmin: Created page with "{{personnel |Surname and forenames=Bastable |Army number= |Rank=2nd Lieutenant |Decorations= |Date of birth= |Age= |Unit=9th Bn RNF. |Company/Battery=W Company, No.1 Platoon. ..."

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Created page with "{{personnel |Surname and forenames=Bastable |Army number= |Rank=2nd Lieutenant |Decorations= |Date of birth= |Age= |Unit=9th Bn RNF. |Company/Battery=W Company, No.1 Platoon. ..."

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{{personnel
|Surname and forenames=Bastable
|Army number=
|Rank=2nd Lieutenant
|Decorations=
|Date of birth=
|Age=
|Unit=9th Bn RNF.
|Company/Battery=W Company, No.1 Platoon.
|Task or role=Platoon Commander.
|Promotions=
|Wounded=Yes.
|Prisoner of War=
|Died/Killed in action=
|Home address=No family information as yet.
}}

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 |Rank=2nd Lieutenant
 |Decorations=
-|Date of birth=
+|Date of birth=4/6/1916 Carlisle.
 |Age=
-|Unit=Enlisted in the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers.  Served in the ranks - 5th Battalion (Search Light Regiment).  Commissioned as 2nd Lieutenant 1/6/1939 and posted to 7th Battalion.  Posted to 9th Bn RNF.  Relinquished Commission 24/1/1942 on being appointed to a Commission in the Royal Air Force Voluntary Reserve.
+|Unit=Cadet Lance-Corporal, St Bees School Contingent, Junior Division OTC.  Enlisted in the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers.  Commissioned as 2nd Lieutenant in the 5th Battalion (Search Light Regiment) 1/1/1938.   London Gazette refers to Commission 1/6/1939 and posting to 7th Battalion.  Posted to 9th Bn RNF.  Mobilised 24/8/1939.  Served B.E.F.  Dunkirk.  Relinquished Commission 24/1/1942 on being appointed to a Commission in the Royal Air Force Voluntary Reserve.
 |Company/Battery=W Company, No.1 Platoon.
 |Task or role=Platoon Commander.
-|Promotions=War Substantive Lieutenant.  Probationary Pilot Officer, General Duties Branch 21/2/1942.  Promoted probationary Flying Officer 1/10/1942.  Appointment confirmed as War Substantive 21/2/1944.
+|Promotions=War Substantive Lieutenant 1/1/1941.  Emergency Commission as Probationary Pilot Officer, General Duties Branch RAFVR 21/2/1942 as 117669.  Promoted probationary Flying Officer 1/10/1942.  Appointment confirmed as War Substantive 21/2/1944.  Flight Lieutenant.
-|Wounded=Yes.
+|Wounded=Yes, while with B.E.F.
 |Prisoner of War=
 |Died/Killed in action=
-|Home address=No family information as yet.  From entries traced in the London Gazette he appeared to be working as a Solicitor in Newcastle-upon-Tyne post-war.
+|Home address=Son of John Daniel Bastable and Amy Augusta Haxby.  From entries traced in the London Gazette he appeared to be working as a Solicitor in Newcastle-upon-Tyne post-war.
 }}

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 {{personnel
-|Surname and forenames=Bastable
+|Surname and forenames=Bastable John Daniel Langford
-|Army number=
+|Army number=73866
 |Rank=2nd Lieutenant
 |Decorations=