Grant Duncan MacPherson 2/Lt 138532 - Revision history

70bgadmin at 10:53, 6 November 2018

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	\|Date of birth=15/2/1916		\|Date of birth=15/2/1916
	\|Age=0		\|Age=0
	\|Unit=In 1939 ~~had~~ a Reserve commitment in the Scots Guards~~, so~~ presumably ~~had served in~~ the ~~ranks~~ of ~~that Regiment before 1939~~. Joined The Durham Light Infantry - granted an Emergency Commission as a 2/Lt 5/7/1940. Posted No 4 I.T.C. Brancepeth 6/7/1940. Posted 11th Bn DLI 9/7/1940 - joined 10/7/1940. Served Iceland. Served Normandy. Bayeux General Hospital 8/8/1944. Returned to Battalion 12/8/1944. With the Battalion on disbandment 26/8/1944. In 97 (British) General Hospital late 1944. Unemployed list 1945 as Hon Major.		\|Unit=Duncan M Grant had served in the ranks of the Scots Guards as 2695208 before 1939, and, in 1939, still retained a Reserve commitment to the Scots Guards. Scots Guards Regimental records show that he was discharged under the 1940 King's Regulations to a Commission on 3/7/1940. This was presumably at the conclusion of an OCTU Course where he would have been a Cadet. Joined The Durham Light Infantry - granted an Emergency Commission as a 2/Lt 5/7/1940. Posted No 4 I.T.C. Brancepeth 6/7/1940. Posted 11th Bn DLI 9/7/1940 - joined 10/7/1940. Served Iceland. Served Normandy. Bayeux General Hospital 8/8/1944. Returned to Battalion 12/8/1944. With the Battalion on disbandment 26/8/1944. In 97 (British) General Hospital late 1944. Unemployed list 1945 as Hon Major.
	\|Company/Battery=D Company, B Company, Support Company, C Company.		\|Company/Battery=D Company, B Company, Support Company, C Company.
	\|Platoon or other sub-unit=5th (Anti-Tank) Platoon.		\|Platoon or other sub-unit=5th (Anti-Tank) Platoon.
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	\|Promotions=W/S Lt 27/4/1941, A/Captain 1/10/1941, T/Captain 1/1/1942, W/S Captain and A/Major 2/10/1944.		\|Promotions=W/S Lt 27/4/1941, A/Captain 1/10/1941, T/Captain 1/1/1942, W/S Captain and A/Major 2/10/1944.
	\|Died/Killed in action=Died 1999 aged 83. Death registered 6/1999 in Northampton.		\|Died/Killed in action=Died 1999 aged 83. Death registered 6/1999 in Northampton.
	\|Home address=In the 1939 General Register he was a single man living with his mother at 27, St David's Road, Northampton and working as a Police Constable. Research indicates that he married Hazel Woods at Northampton in Q2 1953 (to be confirmed).		\|Home address=In the 1939 General Register he was a single man living with his mother at 27, St David's Road, Northampton and working as a Police Constable, presumably having left the Scots Guards. Research indicates that he married Hazel Woods at Northampton in Q2 1953 (to be confirmed).
	\|Source table=11DLI		\|Source table=11DLI
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70bgadmin at 16:40, 2 November 2018

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	\|Joined Brigade=09-Jul-40.		\|Joined Brigade=09-Jul-40.
	\|Promotions=W/S Lt 27/4/1941, A/Captain 1/10/1941, T/Captain 1/1/1942, W/S Captain and A/Major 2/10/1944.		\|Promotions=W/S Lt 27/4/1941, A/Captain 1/10/1941, T/Captain 1/1/1942, W/S Captain and A/Major 2/10/1944.
	\|Died/Killed in action=Died 1999, Death registered 6/1999 in Northampton.		\|Died/Killed in action=Died 1999 aged 83. Death registered 6/1999 in Northampton.
	\|Home address=In the 1939 General Register he was a single man living with his mother at 27, St David's Road, Northampton and working as a Police Constable.		\|Home address=In the 1939 General Register he was a single man living with his mother at 27, St David's Road, Northampton and working as a Police Constable. Research indicates that he married Hazel Woods at Northampton in Q2 1953 (to be confirmed).
	\|Source table=11DLI		\|Source table=11DLI
	}}		}}

70bgadmin at 16:26, 2 November 2018

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	\|Army number=138532		\|Army number=138532
	\|Rank=2/Lt		\|Rank=2/Lt
	\|Date of birth=1916		\|Decorations=None known so far.
			\|Date of birth=15/2/1916
	\|Age=0		\|Age=0
	\|Unit=The Durham Light Infantry - Emergency Commission as 2/Lt 5/7/1940. Posted No 4 I.T.C. Brancepeth 6/7/1940. Posted 11th Bn DLI 9/7/1940 - joined 10/7/1940. Served Iceland. Served Normandy. Bayeux General Hospital 8/8/1944. Returned to Battalion 12/8/1944. With the Battalion on disbandment 26/8/1944. In 97 (British) General Hospital late 1944. Unemployed list 1945 as Hon Major.		\|Unit=In 1939 had a Reserve commitment in the Scots Guards, so presumably had served in the ranks of that Regiment before 1939. Joined The Durham Light Infantry - granted an Emergency Commission as a 2/Lt 5/7/1940. Posted No 4 I.T.C. Brancepeth 6/7/1940. Posted 11th Bn DLI 9/7/1940 - joined 10/7/1940. Served Iceland. Served Normandy. Bayeux General Hospital 8/8/1944. Returned to Battalion 12/8/1944. With the Battalion on disbandment 26/8/1944. In 97 (British) General Hospital late 1944. Unemployed list 1945 as Hon Major.
	\|Company/Battery=D Company, B Company, Support Company, C Company.		\|Company/Battery=D Company, B Company, Support Company, C Company.
	\|Platoon or other sub-unit=5th (Anti-Tank) Platoon.		\|Platoon or other sub-unit=5th (Anti-Tank) Platoon.
	\|Task or role=Company Commander 24/9/1942, and April 1943, Platoon Commander 28/7/1943,Company Commander 2/7/1944.		\|Task or role=Company Commander 24/9/1942, and April 1943. Platoon Commander 28/7/1943, Company Commander 2/7/1944.
	\|Joined Brigade=09-Jul-40.		\|Joined Brigade=09-Jul-40.
	\|Promotions=W/S Lt 27/4/1941, A/Captain 1/10/1941, T/Captain 1/1/1942, W/S Captain and A/Major 2/10/1944.		\|Promotions=W/S Lt 27/4/1941, A/Captain 1/10/1941, T/Captain 1/1/1942, W/S Captain and A/Major 2/10/1944.
	\|Died/Killed in action=1999, Northampton.		\|Died/Killed in action=Died 1999, Death registered 6/1999 in Northampton.
			\|Home address=In the 1939 General Register he was a single man living with his mother at 27, St David's Road, Northampton and working as a Police Constable.
	\|Source table=11DLI		\|Source table=11DLI
	}}		}}

70bgadmin at 10:16, 1 July 2018

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	\|Date of birth=1916		\|Date of birth=1916
	\|Age=0		\|Age=0
	\|Unit=Durham Light Infantry - Emergency Commission as 2/Lt 5/7/1940, Posted No 4 I.T.C. Brancepeth 6/7/1940, Posted 11th Bn DLI 9/7/1940 - joined 10/7/1940, Iceland, Bayeux General Hospital 8/8/1944, Returned to Battalion 12/8/1944, With the Battalion on disbandment 26/8/1944, In 97 (British) General Hospital late 1944, Unemployed list 1945 as Hon Major.		\|Unit=The Durham Light Infantry - Emergency Commission as 2/Lt 5/7/1940. Posted No 4 I.T.C. Brancepeth 6/7/1940. Posted 11th Bn DLI 9/7/1940 - joined 10/7/1940. Served Iceland. Served Normandy. Bayeux General Hospital 8/8/1944. Returned to Battalion 12/8/1944. With the Battalion on disbandment 26/8/1944. In 97 (British) General Hospital late 1944. Unemployed list 1945 as Hon Major.
	\|Company/Battery=D Company, B Company, S Company, C Company		\|Company/Battery=D Company, B Company, Support Company, C Company.
	\|Platoon or other sub-unit=Anti-Tank Platoon		\|Platoon or other sub-unit=5th (Anti-Tank) Platoon.
	\|Task or role=Company Commander 24/9/1942, and April 1943, Platoon Commander 28/7/1943,Company Commander 2/7/1944,		\|Task or role=Company Commander 24/9/1942, and April 1943, Platoon Commander 28/7/1943,Company Commander 2/7/1944.
	\|Joined Brigade=09-Jul-40		\|Joined Brigade=09-Jul-40.
	\|Promotions=W/S Lt 27/4/1941, A/Captain 1/10/1941, T/Captain 1/1/1942, W/S Captain and A/Major 2/10/1944		\|Promotions=W/S Lt 27/4/1941, A/Captain 1/10/1941, T/Captain 1/1/1942, W/S Captain and A/Major 2/10/1944.
	\|Died/Killed in action=1999, Northampton.		\|Died/Killed in action=1999, Northampton.
	\|Source table=11DLI		\|Source table=11DLI
	}}		}}

70bgadmin at 08:01, 5 September 2014

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	\|Army number=138532		\|Army number=138532
	\|Rank=2/Lt		\|Rank=2/Lt
			\|Date of birth=1916
	\|Age=0		\|Age=0
	\|Unit=Durham Light Infantry - Emergency Commission as 2/Lt 5/7/1940, Posted No 4 I.T.C. Brancepeth 6/7/1940, Posted 11th Bn DLI 9/7/1940 - joined 10/7/1940, Iceland, Bayeux General Hospital 8/8/1944, Returned to Battalion 12/8/1944, With the Battalion on disbandment 26/8/1944, In 97 (British) General Hospital late 1944, Unemployed list 1945 as Hon Major.		\|Unit=Durham Light Infantry - Emergency Commission as 2/Lt 5/7/1940, Posted No 4 I.T.C. Brancepeth 6/7/1940, Posted 11th Bn DLI 9/7/1940 - joined 10/7/1940, Iceland, Bayeux General Hospital 8/8/1944, Returned to Battalion 12/8/1944, With the Battalion on disbandment 26/8/1944, In 97 (British) General Hospital late 1944, Unemployed list 1945 as Hon Major.
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	\|Joined Brigade=09-Jul-40		\|Joined Brigade=09-Jul-40
	\|Promotions=W/S Lt 27/4/1941, A/Captain 1/10/1941, T/Captain 1/1/1942, W/S Captain and A/Major 2/10/1944		\|Promotions=W/S Lt 27/4/1941, A/Captain 1/10/1941, T/Captain 1/1/1942, W/S Captain and A/Major 2/10/1944
			\|Died/Killed in action=1999, Northampton.
	\|Source table=11DLI		\|Source table=11DLI
	}}		}}

70bgadmin at 12:57, 28 July 2014

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	\|Rank=2/Lt		\|Rank=2/Lt
	\|Age=0		\|Age=0
	\|Unit=Durham Light Infantry~~, Regular Army~~ Emergency Commission ~~into Durham Light Infantry - Gazetted~~ 5/7/1940, Posted No 4 I.T.C. Brancepeth, Posted 11th Bn DLI 9/7/1940, Iceland, With the Battalion on disbandment 26/8/1944,		\|Unit=Durham Light Infantry - Emergency Commission as 2/Lt 5/7/1940, Posted No 4 I.T.C. Brancepeth 6/7/1940, Posted 11th Bn DLI 9/7/1940 - joined 10/7/1940, Iceland, Bayeux General Hospital 8/8/1944, Returned to Battalion 12/8/1944, With the Battalion on disbandment 26/8/1944, In 97 (British) General Hospital late 1944, Unemployed list 1945 as Hon Major.
	\|Company/Battery=D, B, S,		\|Company/Battery=D Company, B Company, S Company, C Company
	\|Platoon or other sub-unit=Anti-Tank		\|Platoon or other sub-unit=Anti-Tank Platoon
	\|Task or role=~~Pl Cdr~~ 28/7/1943, ~~Coy Cdr 1943, Coy Cdr~~ 2/7/1944,		\|Task or role=Company Commander 24/9/1942, and April 1943, Platoon Commander 28/7/1943,Company Commander 2/7/1944,
	\|Joined Brigade=09-Jul-40		\|Joined Brigade=09-Jul-40
	\|Promotions=T/Captain, A/Major		\|Promotions=W/S Lt 27/4/1941, A/Captain 1/10/1941, T/Captain 1/1/1942, W/S Captain and A/Major 2/10/1944
	\|Source table=11DLI		\|Source table=11DLI
	}}		}}

70bgadmin at 19:34, 9 July 2014

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	\|Age=0		\|Age=0
	\|Unit=Durham Light Infantry, Regular Army Emergency Commission into Durham Light Infantry - Gazetted 5/7/1940, Posted No 4 I.T.C. Brancepeth, Posted 11th Bn DLI 9/7/1940, Iceland, With the Battalion on disbandment 26/8/1944,		\|Unit=Durham Light Infantry, Regular Army Emergency Commission into Durham Light Infantry - Gazetted 5/7/1940, Posted No 4 I.T.C. Brancepeth, Posted 11th Bn DLI 9/7/1940, Iceland, With the Battalion on disbandment 26/8/1944,
	\|Company/Battery=D, S,		\|Company/Battery=D, B, S,
	\|Platoon or other sub-unit=Anti-Tank		\|Platoon or other sub-unit=Anti-Tank
	\|Task or role=Pl Cdr 28/7/1943, Coy Cdr 2/7/1944, ~~Coy Cdr.~~		\|Task or role=Pl Cdr 28/7/1943, Coy Cdr 1943, Coy Cdr 2/7/1944,
	\|Joined Brigade=09-Jul-40		\|Joined Brigade=09-Jul-40
	\|Promotions=T/Captain, A/Major		\|Promotions=T/Captain, A/Major
	\|Source table=11DLI		\|Source table=11DLI
	}}		}}

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{{Personnel
|Surname and forenames=Grant Duncan MacPherson
|Army number=138532
|Rank=2/Lt
|Age=0
|Unit=Durham Light Infantry, Regular Army Emergency Commission into Durham Light Infantry - Gazetted 5/7/1940, Posted No 4 I.T.C. Brancepeth, Posted 11th Bn DLI 9/7/1940, Iceland, With the Battalion on disbandment 26/8/1944,
|Company/Battery=D, S,
|Platoon or other sub-unit=Anti-Tank
|Task or role=Pl Cdr 28/7/1943, Coy Cdr 2/7/1944, Coy Cdr.
|Joined Brigade=09-Jul-40
|Promotions=T/Captain, A/Major
|Source table=11DLI
}}