Hardwick R S Private 14566924 - Revision history

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{{personnel
|Surname and forenames=Hardwick R S
|Army number=14566924.
|Rank=Private.
|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.
|Date of birth=Not yet known.
|Age=(At the time of his death). Not yet known.
|Unit=Conscripted into the General Staff Corps - date not yet known. Underwent Basic Training at a Primary Training Centre - possible ITS No. 4 at Brancepeth. Transferred into The Durham Light Infantry. Posted to the 10th Battalion DLI. Served Iceland? Served Normandy. Wounded.
|Company/Battery=Company not yet known.
|Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known.
|Task or role=Not known but probably Rifleman.
|Joined Brigade=Date not yet ascertained.
|Promotions=None known.
|Wounded=Yes - reported wounded NWE 19/8/1944.
|Prisoner of War=Not so far as is known.
|Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet known.
|Home address=No family details as yet.
}}

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 |Wounded=Yes - reported wounded North West Europe 19/8/1944.
 |Prisoner of War=Not so far as is known.
-|Died/Killed in action=Date of death April 1994, registered in Cleveland.
+|Died/Killed in action=Date of death April 1994, registered in Cleveland, aged 69.
-|Home address=No family details as yet.
+|Home address=No family details as yet.  Parents and spouse not yet traced.
 }}

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 |Army number=14566924.
 |Rank=Private/Trooper.
-|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.
+|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards, which were the 1939/45 medal, France and Germany Star, Defence medal, War medal.  Medals issued 19/1/1990.
 |Date of birth=Born 28/10/1924 in Houghton le Spring.
 |Age=69 at the time of his death.
-|Unit=Conscripted into the General Staff Corps - date not yet known.  Underwent Basic Training at a Primary Training Centre - possible ITS No. 4 at Brancepeth.  Transferred into The Durham Light Infantry.  Posted to the 10th Battalion DLI.  Served Iceland?  Served Normandy.  Wounded.  Posted to ? Battalion DLI on the disbandment of the 10th Battalion ( note that he was wounded just before the Brigade was disbanded).  Transferred to the Royal Armoured Corps 11/6/1945.
+|Unit=Conscripted into the General Staff Corps - date not yet known.  Underwent Basic Training at a Primary Training Centre - possible ITS No. 4 at Brancepeth.  Transferred into The Durham Light Infantry.  Posted to the 10th Battalion DLI.  Served Iceland?  Served Normandy.  Wounded.  Posted to ? Battalion DLI on the disbandment of the 10th Battalion ( note that he was wounded just before the Brigade was disbanded).  Transferred to the Royal Armoured Corps 11/6/1945.  Discharged 19/8/1947.  Demobilised.
 |Company/Battery=Company not yet known.
 |Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known.
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 |Wounded=Yes - reported wounded North West Europe 19/8/1944.
 |Prisoner of War=Not so far as is known.
-|Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet known.
+|Died/Killed in action=Date of death April 1994, registered in Cleveland.
 |Home address=No family details as yet.
 }}