Greer William Pte 4457196 - Revision history

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{{Personnel
|Surname and forenames=Greer William
|Army number=4457196
|Rank=Pte
|Age=0
|Unit=Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date, Trf Black Watch 1/2/1940, Posted 1 TS, Trf Somerset Light Infantry 2/9/44, Auth: AGX/124/44.
|Company/Battery=Bde HQ
|Task or role=Driver/Orderly IC
|Source table=1TS
}}

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 |Prisoner of War=No.
 |Date of birth=Not yet known.
-|Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date as yet, but his number suggests Spring/Summer 1939.  Posted to the 12th Battalion?  Posted to the 12th Battalion?  Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940, and posted to the 1st TS.  Served with the B.E.F. in Northern France.  Evacuated to the UK via Dunkirk.  Posted to 70th Brigade HQ.  Served Iceland.   Transferred to the Somerset Light Infantry 2/9/44, under Authority: AGX/124/44.
+|Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date as yet, but his number suggests Spring/Summer 1939.  Posted to the 9th Battalion?  Posted to the 12th Battalion 1/9/1939?  Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940, and posted to the 1st TS.  Served with the B.E.F. in Northern France.  Evacuated to the UK via Dunkirk.  Posted to 70th Brigade HQ.  Served Iceland.   Served Normandy.  Transferred to the Somerset Light Infantry 2/9/44, under Authority: AGX/124/44.
 |Company/Battery=Brigade HQ.
 |Task or role=Driver/Orderly (Internal Combustion).

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 |Surname and forenames=Greer William
 |Army number=4457196
-|Rank=Pte
+|Rank=Private.
 |Date of birth=Not yet known.
-|Age=0
+|Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date as yet, but his number suggests Spring/Summer 1939.  Posted to the 12th Battalion?  Posted to the 12th Battalion?  Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940, and posted to the 1st TS.  Served with the B.E.F. in Northern France.  Evacuated to the UK via Dunkirk.  Posted to 70th Brigade HQ.  Served Iceland.   Transferred to the Somerset Light Infantry 2/9/44, under Authority: AGX/124/44.
-|Unit=Joined The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date as yet.  Posted ? 12th Bn DLI.  Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940, Posted 1 TS.  Served BEF?  Posted 70th Brigade HQ.  Served Iceland.   Transferred to the Somerset Light Infantry 2/9/44, Auth: AGX/124/44.
 |Company/Battery=Brigade HQ.
 |Task or role=Driver/Orderly (Internal Combustion).
 |Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet known.
 |Home address=No family information as yet.
 |Source table=1TS
 }}

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 |Date of birth=Not yet known.
 |Age=0
-|Unit=Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date.  Posted ? 12th Bn DLI.  Trf Black Watch 1/2/1940, Posted 1 TS.  Posted 70th Brigade HQ.  Served Iceland.   Trf Somerset Light Infantry 2/9/44, Auth: AGX/124/44.
+|Unit=Joined The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date as yet.  Posted ? 12th Bn DLI.  Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940, Posted 1 TS.  Served BEF?  Posted 70th Brigade HQ.  Served Iceland.   Transferred to the Somerset Light Infantry 2/9/44, Auth: AGX/124/44.
-|Company/Battery=Brigade HQ
+|Company/Battery=Brigade HQ.
-|Task or role=Driver/Orderly IC
+|Task or role=Driver/Orderly (Internal Combustion).
 |Joined Brigade=Not yet known but probably 1/9/1939.
 |Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet known.