Davidson John Henry Forster Pte 4457171 - Revision history

70bgadmin at 15:52, 23 July 2026

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	\|Army number=4457171		\|Army number=4457171
	\|Rank=Private.		\|Rank=Private.
	\|Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, Territorial Army, no exact enlistment date known, but his Regimental Number suggests Spring 1939. Posted ? 9th Battalion DLI. Posted ? 12th Battalion DLI 1/9/1939. Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940, and posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish. Servied with the B.E.F. in France. ~~Taken~~ Prisoner of War - on 20/5/1940. Repatriated to the UK. Transferred to the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders and posted to the 11th Battalion. Transferred to the Royal Engineers 21/6/45, Authority: Part II Order 11 A & S H/41/45. Royal Engineers Enlistment Books destroyed, so not yet able to determine date of release from Army Service.		\|Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, Territorial Army, no exact enlistment date known, but his Regimental Number suggests Spring 1939. Posted ? 9th Battalion DLI. Posted ? 12th Battalion DLI 1/9/1939. Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940, and posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish. Servied with the B.E.F. in France. POsted Missing in Action. Now known to have been taken Prisoner of War - on 20/5/1940. Repatriated to the UK. Transferred to the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders and posted to the 11th Battalion. Transferred to the Royal Engineers 21/6/45, Authority: Part II Order 11 A & S H/41/45. Royal Engineers Enlistment Books destroyed, so not yet able to determine date of release from Army Service.
	\|Prisoner of War=Yes - Stalag 20B, PoW Number 6960.		\|Prisoner of War=Yes - Stalag 20B, PoW Number 6960.
	\|Home address=Mother - Mrs Martha Davidson. Lived at 851, Walker Rd. Newcastle upon Tyne. Marriage not yet definitively identified - due to this being a common name locally.		\|Home address=Mother - Mrs Martha Davidson. Lived at 851, Walker Rd. Newcastle upon Tyne. Marriage not yet definitively identified - due to this being a common name locally.

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	\|Wounded=Not as far as is known.		\|Wounded=Not as far as is known.
	\|Died/Killed in action=Died 11/9/2005 in North Tyneside - registered September 2005.		\|Died/Killed in action=Died 11/9/2005 in North Tyneside - registered September 2005.
			\|Image Name=Fedb7c67-b189-4f7c-b913-04efc4118e18_(1).png
			\|Image Title=Private john Henry Foster Davidson 1st Tyneside Scottish.
	\|Source table=1TS		\|Source table=1TS
	}}		}}

70bgadmin at 14:12, 27 December 2021

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	\|Surname and forenames=Davidson John Henry Forster		\|Surname and forenames=Davidson John Henry Forster
	\|Army number=4457171		\|Army number=4457171
	\|Rank=~~Pte~~		\|Rank=Private.
	\|Unit=~~Joined~~ The Durham Light Infantry, Territorial Army, no exact enlistment date known, but his Regimental Number suggests ~~May~~ 1939. Posted ? 9th Battalion DLI. Posted 12th Battalion DLI 1/9/1939. Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940, and posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish. Servied with the B.E.F. in France. Taken Prisoner of War - ~~probably~~ on ~~or around~~ 20/5/1940. Repatriated. ? Transferred to the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders and posted to the 11th Battalion. Transferred to the Royal Engineers 21/6/45, Authority: Part II Order 11 A & S H/41/45. Royal Engineers Enlistment Books destroyed, so not yet able to determine date of release from Army Service.		\|Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, Territorial Army, no exact enlistment date known, but his Regimental Number suggests Spring 1939. Posted ? 9th Battalion DLI. Posted ? 12th Battalion DLI 1/9/1939. Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940, and posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish. Servied with the B.E.F. in France. Taken Prisoner of War - on 20/5/1940. Repatriated to the UK. Transferred to the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders and posted to the 11th Battalion. Transferred to the Royal Engineers 21/6/45, Authority: Part II Order 11 A & S H/41/45. Royal Engineers Enlistment Books destroyed, so not yet able to determine date of release from Army Service.
	\|Prisoner of War=Yes - Stalag 20B, PoW Number 6960.		\|Prisoner of War=Yes - Stalag 20B, PoW Number 6960.
	\|Home address=Mother - Mrs Martha Davidson. Lived at 851, Walker Rd. Newcastle upon Tyne. Marriage not yet definitively identified - due to this being a common name locally.		\|Home address=Mother - Mrs Martha Davidson. Lived at 851, Walker Rd. Newcastle upon Tyne. Marriage not yet definitively identified - due to this being a common name locally.
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	\|Date of birth=8/2/1919.		\|Date of birth=8/2/1919.
	\|Age=86 at the time of his death.		\|Age=86 at the time of his death.
	\|Company/Battery=~~Not yet known~~.		\|Company/Battery=HQ Company.
	\|Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known.		\|Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known.
	\|Task or role=Not yet known.		\|Task or role=Not yet known but possibly Rifleman.
	\|Joined Brigade=1/9/1939.		\|Joined Brigade=1/9/1939.
	\|Promotions=None known.		\|Promotions=None known.

70bgadmin at 14:00, 29 March 2020

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	\|Army number=4457171		\|Army number=4457171
	\|Rank=Pte		\|Rank=Pte
	\|Unit=Joined The Durham Light Infantry, Territorial Army, no exact enlistment date known, but his Regimental Number suggests May 1939. Posted ? 9th Battalion DLI. Posted 12th Battalion DLI 1/9/1939. Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940, and posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish. Servied with the B.E.F. in France. Taken Prisoner of War - probably on or around 20/5/1940. Repatriated. ? Transferred to the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders and posted to the 11th Battalion. ~~Transferredto~~ the Royal Engineers 21/6/45, Authority: Part II Order 11 A & S H/41/45. Royal Engineers Enlistment Books destroyed.		\|Unit=Joined The Durham Light Infantry, Territorial Army, no exact enlistment date known, but his Regimental Number suggests May 1939. Posted ? 9th Battalion DLI. Posted 12th Battalion DLI 1/9/1939. Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940, and posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish. Servied with the B.E.F. in France. Taken Prisoner of War - probably on or around 20/5/1940. Repatriated. ? Transferred to the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders and posted to the 11th Battalion. Transferred to the Royal Engineers 21/6/45, Authority: Part II Order 11 A & S H/41/45. Royal Engineers Enlistment Books destroyed, so not yet able to determine date of release from Army Service.
	\|Prisoner of War=Yes - Stalag 20B, PoW Number 6960.		\|Prisoner of War=Yes - Stalag 20B, PoW Number 6960.
	\|Home address=Mother - Mrs Martha Davidson. Lived at 851, Walker Rd. Newcastle upon Tyne.		\|Home address=Mother - Mrs Martha Davidson. Lived at 851, Walker Rd. Newcastle upon Tyne. Marriage not yet definitively identified - due to this being a common name locally.
	\|Decorations=None known other than Service Awards.		\|Decorations=None known other than Service Awards.
	\|Date of birth=		\|Date of birth=8/2/1919.
	\|Age=~~(At~~ time of death).		\|Age=86 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.
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	\|Promotions=None known.		\|Promotions=None known.
	\|Wounded=Not as far as is known.		\|Wounded=Not as far as is known.
	\|Died/Killed in action=		\|Died/Killed in action=Died 11/9/2005 in North Tyneside - registered September 2005.
	\|Source table=1TS		\|Source table=1TS
	}}		}}

70bgadmin at 13:49, 29 March 2020

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	\|Army number=4457171		\|Army number=4457171
	\|Rank=Pte		\|Rank=Pte
	~~\|Age=0~~		\|Unit=Joined The Durham Light Infantry, Territorial Army, no exact enlistment date known, but his Regimental Number suggests May 1939. Posted ? 9th Battalion DLI. Posted 12th Battalion DLI 1/9/1939. Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940, and posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish. Servied with the B.E.F. in France. Taken Prisoner of War - probably on or around 20/5/1940. Repatriated. ? Transferred to the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders and posted to the 11th Battalion. Transferredto the Royal Engineers 21/6/45, Authority: Part II Order 11 A & S H/41/45. Royal Engineers Enlistment Books destroyed.
	\|Unit=Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date, ~~Trf~~ Black Watch 1/2/1940, ~~Posted 1 TS,~~ ? ~~Trf~~ Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders~~, ? Posted~~ 11th ~~Bn, Trf~~ Royal Engineers 21/6/45, ~~Auth~~: Part II Order 11 A & S H/41/45.		\|Prisoner of War=Yes - Stalag 20B, PoW Number 6960.
	\|Prisoner of War=20B, 6960		\|Home address=Mother - Mrs Martha Davidson. Lived at 851, Walker Rd. Newcastle upon Tyne.
	\|Home address=851, Walker Rd. Newcastle		\|Decorations=None known other than Service Awards.
			\|Date of birth=
			\|Age=(At time of death).
			\|Company/Battery=Not yet known.
			\|Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known.
			\|Task or role=Not yet known.
			\|Joined Brigade=1/9/1939.
			\|Promotions=None known.
			\|Wounded=Not as far as is known.
			\|Died/Killed in action=
	\|Source table=1TS		\|Source table=1TS
	}}		}}

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{{Personnel
|Surname and forenames=Davidson John Henry Forster
|Army number=4457171
|Rank=Pte
|Age=0
|Unit=Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date, Trf Black Watch 1/2/1940, Posted 1 TS, ? Trf Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders, ? Posted 11th Bn, Trf Royal Engineers 21/6/45, Auth: Part II Order 11 A & S H/41/45.
|Prisoner of War=20B, 6960
|Home address=851, Walker Rd. Newcastle
|Source table=1TS
}}