Briscoe Francis Henry Pte 4036771 - Revision history

70bgadmin at 16:48, 20 March 2026

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	\|Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known.		\|Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known.
	\|Task or role=Probably Rifleman.		\|Task or role=Probably Rifleman.
	\|Promotions=.		\|Promotions=Appointed Unpaid Lance Corporal 19/9/1944. Appointed Paid Lance Corporal 19/9/1944.Relinquished appointment on posting to X List II 24/10/1944.
	\|Wounded=Not so far as is known.		\|Wounded=Not so far as is known.
	\|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.		\|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.

70bgadmin at 16:45, 20 March 2026

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	\|Army number=4036771		\|Army number=4036771
	\|Rank=Private.		\|Rank=Private.
	\|Unit=Attested 15/2/40 at Shrewsbury for the King's Shropshire Light Infantry. Posted to the King's Shropshire Light Infantry Infantry Training Centre. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry 27/6/40. Posted to the 10th Battalion DLI. Served Iceland 12/9/1940 - 4/1/1942. Served Normandy 11/6/1944 - 2/3/1945. Posted ~~? Bn~~ DLI, Posted to Y List 7 7/5/1946 - on release leave. Relegated to the Class Z Army Reserve 31/7/1946. Discharged from the Reserve 30/6/1959 .		\|Unit=Attested 15/2/40 at Shrewsbury for the King's Shropshire Light Infantry. Posted to the King's Shropshire Light Infantry Infantry Training Centre. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry 27/6/40. Posted to the 10th Battalion DLI. Served Iceland 12/9/1940 - 4/1/1942. Served Normandy 11/6/1944 - 2/3/1945. Posted 6th Battalion DLI 28/8/1944 on the disbanding of the 10th Battalion. Posted to X II List 24/10/1944. Posted to 46 Reinforcement Holding Unit 26/11/1944. Posted X II List 13/12/1944. Posted Y List A 3/3/1945. Posted to the 4th Holding Battalion DLI 19/5/1945. Posted Y List B 8/8/1945. Posted 4th Battalion DLI 22/10/1945. Posted to Draft RPAPG 5/12/1945. Posted to Y (H) A 7/12/1945. Posted to 1st Battalion DLI 23/12/1945. Served CHF 5/12/1945 - 31/3/1946. Served Middle East Forces 1/4/1945 to 6/5/1946. Posted to Y List 7 7/5/1946 - on release leave. Relegated to the Class Z Army Reserve 31/7/1946 and struck off Y List. Relegated to the Z(T) Reserve 1/8/1946. Demobilised. Discharged from the Reserve 30/6/1959 .
	\|Joined Brigade=27-Jun-40 on being posted to the 10th Battalion.		\|Joined Brigade=27-Jun-40 on being posted to the 10th Battalion.
	\|Source table=10DLI		\|Source table=10DLI

70bgadmin at 20:31, 13 March 2026

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	\|Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known.		\|Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known.
	\|Task or role=Probably Rifleman.		\|Task or role=Probably Rifleman.
	~~\|Joined Brigade=On being posted to the 10th Battalion.~~
	\|Promotions=.		\|Promotions=.
	\|Wounded=Not so far as is known.		\|Wounded=Not so far as is known.

70bgadmin at 20:29, 13 March 2026

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	\|Decorations=None known beyond standard Service Awards, including the France and Germany Star. was, however, awarded a Good Conduct Certificate by the Commander in Chief		\|Decorations=None known beyond standard Service Awards, including the France and Germany Star. was, however, awarded a Good Conduct Certificate by the Commander in Chief
	\|Date of birth=Born 26/11/1919 at Madeley, Wellington, Salop.		\|Date of birth=Born 26/11/1919 at Madeley, Wellington, Salop.
	\|Age=~~(At~~ time of death~~).Not yet known~~.		\|Age=Aged 68 at the time of his death.
	\|Company/Battery=Not yet known.		\|Company/Battery=Not yet known.
	\|Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known.		\|Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known.

70bgadmin at 20:27, 13 March 2026

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70bgadmin at 20:15, 13 March 2026

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	\|Army number=4036771		\|Army number=4036771
	\|Rank=Private.		\|Rank=Private.
	\|Unit=Attested 15/2/40 at Shrewsbury for the King's Shropshire Light Infantry. Posted to the King's Shropshire Light Infantry Infantry Training Centre. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry 27/6/40. Posted to the 10th Battalion DLI. Served Iceland 12/9/1940 - 4/1/1942. Served Normandy 11/6/1944 - 2/3/1945. Posted ~~? Bn~~ DLI, Posted to Y List 7 7/5/1946 - on release leave. Relegated to the Class Z Army Reserve 31/7/1946. Discharged from the Reserve 30/6/1959 .		\|Unit=Attested 15/2/40 at Shrewsbury for the King's Shropshire Light Infantry. Posted to the King's Shropshire Light Infantry Infantry Training Centre. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry 27/6/40. Posted to the 10th Battalion DLI. Served Iceland 12/9/1940 - 4/1/1942. Served Normandy 11/6/1944 - 2/3/1945. Posted to the 6th Battalion DLI 28/8/1944. Posted to the X II List 24/10/1944. Posted to 46 Reinforcement Holding Unit 26/11/1944. Posted to X II List 13/12/1944. Posted to Y List A 3/3/1945. Returned to the UK 3/3/1945. Posted to the 4th Holding Battalion DLI 19/5/1945. Posted to Y List B 3/8/1945. Posted to the 4th Battalion DLI 22/10/1945. Posted to Draft RPAPG 5/12/1945. Posted List X (II) A 7/12/1945. Posted to the 1st Battalion DLI 23/12/1945. Posted to Middle East Forces 1/4/1946 - 6/5/1946. Medically examined prior to return to the UK. Returned to the UK 7/5/1946 - 31/7/1946. Posted to Y List 7 7/5/1946 - on release leave. Granted Class A Release. Relegated to the Class Z Army Reserve 31/7/1946. Discharged from the Reserve 30/6/1959 .
	\|Joined Brigade=27-Jun-40 on being posted to the 10th Battalion.		\|Joined Brigade=27-Jun-40 on being posted to the 10th Battalion.
	\|Source table=10DLI		\|Source table=10DLI
	\|Decorations=None known beyond standard Service Awards, including the France and Germany Star. was, however, awarded a Good Conduct Certificate by the Commander in Chief		\|Decorations=None known beyond standard Service Awards, including the France and Germany Star. He was, however, awarded a Good Conduct Certificate by the Commander in Chief.
	\|Date of birth=Born 26/11/1919 at Madeley, Wellington, Salop.		\|Date of birth=Born 26/11/1919 at Madeley, Wellington, Salop.
	\|Age=~~(At~~ time of death~~).Not yet known~~.		\|Age=Aged 68 at the time of his death.
	\|Company/Battery=Not yet known.		\|Company/Battery=Not yet known.
	\|Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known.		\|Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known.
	\|Task or role=Probably Rifleman.		\|Task or role=Probably Rifleman.
	\|Joined Brigade=On being posted to the 10th Battalion.		\|Joined Brigade=On being posted to the 10th Battalion.
	\|Promotions=.		\|Promotions=Appointed Unpaid Lance Corporal 19/9/1944. Paid Lance Corporal 19/9/1944. Rank relinquished on posting to X List II 24/10/1944.

	\|Wounded=Not so far as is known.		\|Wounded=Not so far as is known.
	\|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.		\|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.

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	\|Surname and forenames=Briscoe Francis Henry		\|Surname and forenames=Briscoe Francis Henry
	\|Army number=4036771		\|Army number=4036771
	\|Rank=~~Pte~~		\|Rank=Private.
	~~\|Age=0~~		\|Unit=Attested 15/2/40 at Shrewsbury for the King's Shropshire Light Infantry. Posted to the King's Shropshire Light Infantry Infantry Training Centre. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry 27/6/40. Posted to the 10th Battalion DLI. Served Iceland 12/9/1940 - 4/1/1942. Served Normandy 11/6/1944 - 2/3/1945. Posted ? Bn DLI, Posted to Y List 7 7/5/1946 - on release leave. Relegated to the Class Z Army Reserve 31/7/1946. Discharged from the Reserve 30/6/1959 .
	\|Unit=~~Att'd~~ 15/2/40 King's Shropshire Light Infantry~~, Trf~~ Durham Light Infantry 27/6/40, Posted 10th Bn DLI, Iceland?, Posted ? Bn DLI, Class Z Army Reserve 31/7/1946.		\|Joined Brigade=27-Jun-40 on being posted to the 10th Battalion.
	\|Joined Brigade=27-Jun-40
	\|Source table=10DLI		\|Source table=10DLI
			\|Decorations=None known beyond standard Service Awards, including the France and Germany Star. was, however, awarded a Good Conduct Certificate by the Commander in Chief
			\|Date of birth=Born 26/11/1919 at Madeley, Wellington, Salop.
			\|Age=(At time of death).Not yet known.
			\|Company/Battery=Not yet known.
			\|Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known.
			\|Task or role=Probably Rifleman.
			\|Joined Brigade=On being posted to the 10th Battalion.
			\|Promotions=.
			\|Wounded=Not so far as is known.
			\|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.
			\|Died/Killed in action=Died 5/10/1988 - aged 68. Buried in Drove Road Cemetery, Biggleswade.
			\|Home address=Worked as a Sanitary Pipe Maker before enlistment. Father Francis Briscoe. Mother Kate Arthur Rickers. Address on enlistment 35, Portley Road, Dawley, Salop.
	}}		}}

			Thanks are due to researcher Tom Tunney for supplying much of the information for this Page.

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{{Personnel
|Surname and forenames=Briscoe Francis Henry
|Army number=4036771
|Rank=Pte
|Age=0
|Unit=Att'd 15/2/40 King's Shropshire Light Infantry, Trf Durham Light Infantry 27/6/40, Posted 10th Bn DLI, Iceland?, Posted ? Bn DLI, Class Z Army Reserve 31/7/1946.
|Joined Brigade=27-Jun-40
|Source table=10DLI
}}

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	\|Army number=4036771		\|Army number=4036771
	\|Rank=Private.		\|Rank=Private.
	\|Unit=Attested 15/2/40 at Shrewsbury for the King's Shropshire Light Infantry. Posted to the King's Shropshire Light Infantry Infantry Training Centre. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry 27/6/40. Posted to the 10th Battalion DLI. Served Iceland 12/9/1940 - 4/1/1942. Served Normandy 11/6/1944 - 2/3/1945. Posted ~~to the 6th Battalion~~ DLI 28/8/1944. Posted to the X II List 24/10/1944. Posted to 46 Reinforcement Holding Unit 26/11/1944. Posted to X II List 13/12/1944. Posted to Y List A 3/3/1945. Returned to the UK 3/3/1945. Posted to the 4th Holding Battalion DLI 19/5/1945. Posted to Y List B 3/8/1945. Posted to the 4th Battalion DLI 22/10/1945. Posted to Draft RPAPG 5/12/1945. Posted List X (II) A 7/12/1945. Posted to the 1st Battalion DLI 23/12/1945. Posted to Middle East Forces 1/4/1946 - 6/5/1946. Medically examined prior to return to the UK. Returned to the UK 7/5/1946 - 31/7/1946. Posted to Y List 7 7/5/1946 - on release leave~~. Granted Class A Release~~. Relegated to the Class Z Army Reserve 31/7/1946. Discharged from the Reserve 30/6/1959 .		\|Unit=Attested 15/2/40 at Shrewsbury for the King's Shropshire Light Infantry. Posted to the King's Shropshire Light Infantry Infantry Training Centre. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry 27/6/40. Posted to the 10th Battalion DLI. Served Iceland 12/9/1940 - 4/1/1942. Served Normandy 11/6/1944 - 2/3/1945. Posted ? Bn DLI, Posted to Y List 7 7/5/1946 - on release leave. Relegated to the Class Z Army Reserve 31/7/1946. Discharged from the Reserve 30/6/1959 .
	\|Joined Brigade=27-Jun-40 on being posted to the 10th Battalion.		\|Joined Brigade=27-Jun-40 on being posted to the 10th Battalion.
	\|Source table=10DLI		\|Source table=10DLI
	\|Decorations=None known beyond standard Service Awards, including the France and Germany Star. He was, however, awarded a Good Conduct Certificate by the Commander in Chief.		\|Decorations=None known beyond standard Service Awards, including the France and Germany Star. was, however, awarded a Good Conduct Certificate by the Commander in Chief
	\|Date of birth=Born 26/11/1919 at Madeley, Wellington, Salop.		\|Date of birth=Born 26/11/1919 at Madeley, Wellington, Salop.
	\|Age=~~Aged 68 at the~~ time of ~~his~~ death.		\|Age=(At time of death).Not yet known.
	\|Company/Battery=Not yet known.		\|Company/Battery=Not yet known.
	\|Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known.		\|Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known.
	\|Task or role=Probably Rifleman.		\|Task or role=Probably Rifleman.
	\|Joined Brigade=On being posted to the 10th Battalion.		\|Joined Brigade=On being posted to the 10th Battalion.
	\|Promotions=~~Appointed Unpaid Lance Corporal 19/9/1944~~. ~~Paid Lance Corporal 19/9/1944. Rank relinquished on posting to X List II 24/10/1944.~~		\|Promotions=.

	\|Wounded=Not so far as is known.		\|Wounded=Not so 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=Died 5/10/1988 - aged 68. Buried in Drove Road Cemetery, Biggleswade.		\|Died/Killed in action=Died 5/10/1988 - aged 68. Buried in Drove Road Cemetery, Biggleswade.
	\|Home address=Worked as a Sanitary Pipe Maker before enlistment. Father Francis Briscoe. Mother Kate Arthur Rickers. Address on enlistment 35, Portley Road, Dawley, Salop.		\|Home address=Worked as a Sanitary Pipe Maker before enlistment. Father - Francis Briscoe (1896 - 1976). Mother - Kate Arthur Rickers (1895 - 1978). Address on enlistment 35, Portley Road, Dawley, Salop. Married Betty Doreen Carter 26/2/1944 at Biggleswade, Bedfordshire. Lived at 125 Hitchin Street, Biggleswade.
	}}		}}

	Thanks are due to researcher Tom Tunney for supplying much of the information for this Page.		Thanks are due to researcher Tom Tunney for supplying much of the information for this Page.