Franklin A. W. Corporal - Revision history

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{{personnel
|Surname and forenames=Franklin A. W.
|Army number=Not yet known.
|Rank=Corporal.
|Decorations=Awarded the Military Medal
|Date of birth=Not yet ascertained.
|Age=(At time of death). Not yet known.
|Unit=Posted to 294th Field Company, Royal Engineers. Served Normandy.
|Platoon or other sub-unit=Served in No. 2 Platoon.
|Task or role=Details awaited.
|Joined Brigade=Not yet known.
|Promotions=Sergeant.
|Wounded=Not so far as is known.
|Prisoner of War=Not so far as is known.
|Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet ascertained.
|Home address=13, Brixham Gardens, Ilford, Essex.
}}

Some information on this Page has been extracted from the Commemorative Booklet, prepared by Major Langley, covering the period from D-Day to VE Day in addition to that extracted from the War Diaries. There are issues around the possible duplication of names which remain to be clarified.

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 {{personnel
 |Surname and forenames=Franklin A. W.
-|Army number=Not yet known.
+|Army number=2007690.
 |Rank=Corporal.
-|Decorations=Awarded the Military Medal
+|Decorations=Awarded the Military Medal - gazetted 12/7/1945.  For Citation - see below.
 |Date of birth=Not yet ascertained.
 |Age=(At time of death).  Not yet known.
-|Unit=Posted to 294th Field Company, Royal Engineers.   Served Normandy.
+|Unit=Enlisted in the Royal Engineers.  Underwent Basic Training.  Posted to 294th Field Company, Royal Engineers.   Served Normandy.
 |Platoon or other sub-unit=Served in No. 2 Platoon.
-|Task or role=Details awaited.
+|Task or role=Section Commander.
 |Joined Brigade=Not yet known.
 |Promotions=Lance Sergeant.  Sergeant.
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 |Home address=13, Brixham Gardens, Ilford, Essex.
 }}
 Some information on this Page has been extracted from the Commemorative Booklet, prepared by Major Langley, covering the period from D-Day to VE Day in addition to that extracted from the War Diaries.  There are issues around the possible duplication of names which remain to be clarified.

@@ Line 10: / Line 10: @@
 |Task or role=Details awaited.
 |Joined Brigade=Not yet known.
-|Promotions=Sergeant.
+|Promotions=Lance Sergeant.  Sergeant.
 |Wounded=Not so far as is known.
 |Prisoner of War=Not so far as is known.