Jones David Cpl 4454389 - Revision history

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	\|Source table=1TS		\|Source table=1TS
	\|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards. Received France and Germany Star as well as standard WW2 medals.		\|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards. Received France and Germany Star as well as standard WW2 medals.
	\|Date of birth=Born 5/3/1921.		\|Date of birth=Born 5/3/1921 according to Army records. Corporal Jones was actually born in 1922 - registered in Gateshead in Q2 1922. It would appear that he falsified his age on enlistment.
	\|Age=53 at the time of his death.		\|Age=52 at the time of his death.
	\|Company/Battery=Probably HQ Company.		\|Company/Battery=Probably HQ Company.
	\|Platoon or other Sub-Unit=Probably Motor Transport Platoon.		\|Platoon or other Sub-Unit=Probably Motor Transport Platoon.
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	\|Wounded=Yes - at Dunkirk May 1940 and in Holland - understood to be 19/2/1945.		\|Wounded=Yes - at Dunkirk May 1940 and in Holland - understood to be 19/2/1945.
	\|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.		\|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.
	\|Died/Killed in action=Died at Stepping Hill Hospital, Stockport 12/5/1974 aged 53.		\|Died/Killed in action=Died at Stepping Hill Hospital, Stockport 12/5/1974 aged 52.
	}}		}}

70bgadmin at 14:04, 20 December 2024

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	\|Surname and forenames=Jones David		\|Surname and forenames=Jones David
	\|Army number=4454389		\|Army number=4454389
	\|Rank=~~Corp0ral~~.		\|Rank=Corporal.
	\|Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry 4/4/1939 at Gateshead. Posted to the 9th Battalion DLI. Posted to the 12th Battalion DLI on its establishment. Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940 and posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish. Served in Northern France with the B.E.F. Wounded. Evacuated via Dunkirk. Served Iceland. Served Normandy. Posted to the 5th Battalion of the Black Watch on the disbandment of the Brigade. Posted to X(II) List 11/2/1945. Posted to Y List A 15/2/1945. Wounded in Holland 19/2/1945. Discharged under King's Regulations 1940 Para 390 (xvi) 5/1/46 as unfit for any form of military service - due to his wounds in action. On discharge Conduct described as exemplary.		\|Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry 4/4/1939 at Gateshead. Posted to the 9th Battalion DLI. Posted to the 12th Battalion DLI on its establishment. Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940 and posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish. Served in Northern France with the B.E.F. Wounded. Evacuated via Dunkirk. Served Iceland. Served Normandy. Posted to the 5th Battalion of the Black Watch on the disbandment of the Brigade. Posted to X(II) List 11/2/1945. Posted to Y List A 15/2/1945. Wounded in Holland 19/2/1945. Discharged under King's Regulations 1940 Para 390 (xvi) 5/1/46 as unfit for any form of military service - due to his wounds in action. On discharge Conduct described as exemplary.
	\|Home address=Lived with his mother (listed as his Next of Kin) at 96, Woodbine St. Gateshead. Worked as an Assistant Chef.		\|Home address=Lived with his mother (listed as his Next of Kin) at 96, Woodbine St. Gateshead. Worked as an Assistant Chef. Married Joan Alma Taylor at Oswestry on 13/8/1946.
	\|Source table=1TS		\|Source table=1TS
	\|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards. Received France and Germany Star as well as standard WW2 medals.		\|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards. Received France and Germany Star as well as standard WW2 medals.
	\|Date of birth=Born 5/3/1921.		\|Date of birth=Born 5/3/1921.
	\|Age=at the time of his death.		\|Age=53 at the time of his death.
	\|Company/Battery=~~Not yet known~~.		\|Company/Battery=Probably HQ Company.
	\|Platoon or other Sub-Unit=~~Not yet known~~.		\|Platoon or other Sub-Unit=Probably Motor Transport Platoon.
	\|Task or role=May have been a Battalion Cook in 1939, having attended a Cookery Course at Newcastle 24/10/1939. Subsequently attended a Driving and Maintenance Course at Keswick 13/8 - 8/9/1943. Probably served as a Driver Internal Combustion subsequently.		\|Task or role=May have been a Battalion Cook in 1939, having attended a Cookery Course at Newcastle 24/10/1939. Subsequently attended a Driving and Maintenance Course at Keswick 13/8 - 8/9/1943. Probably served as a Driver - Internal Combustion subsequently.
	\|Joined Brigade=1/9/1939.		\|Joined Brigade=1/9/1939.
	\|Promotions=Appointed Acting Unpaid Lance ~~Corporal30~~/9/1940. Acting Lance Corporal 25/11/1940. Promoted Acting Corporal 20/4/1941. Promoted War Substantive Corporal 22/7/1941.		\|Promotions=Appointed Acting Unpaid Lance Corporal 30/9/1940. Acting Lance Corporal 25/11/1940. Promoted Acting Corporal 20/4/1941. Promoted War Substantive Corporal 22/7/1941.
	Reverted to Private at his own request. Appointed Acting Unpaid Lance Corporal 25/6/1943. Appointed Acting Lance Corporal on the War Establishment 30/8/1943(paid). Promoted Acting Unpaid Corporal 20/4/1944. Paid Acting Corporal 20/4/1944. Promoted War Substantive Corporal 19/7/1944. ~~None~~ known beyond Corporal.		Reverted to Private at his own request. Appointed Acting Unpaid Lance Corporal 25/6/1943. Appointed Acting Lance Corporal on the War Establishment 30/8/1943(paid). Promoted Acting Unpaid Corporal 20/4/1944. Paid Acting Corporal 20/4/1944. Promoted War Substantive Corporal 19/7/1944. No promotions known beyond Corporal.
	\|Wounded=Yes - at Dunkirk May 1940 and in Holland - understood to be 19/2/1945.		\|Wounded=Yes - at Dunkirk May 1940 and in Holland - understood to be 19/2/1945.
	\|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.		\|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.
	\|Died/Killed in action=		\|Died/Killed in action=Died at Stepping Hill Hospital, Stockport 12/5/1974 aged 53.
	}}		}}

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	\|Joined Brigade=1/9/1939.		\|Joined Brigade=1/9/1939.
	\|Promotions=Appointed Acting Unpaid Lance Corporal30/9/1940. Acting Lance Corporal 25/11/1940. Promoted Acting Corporal 20/4/1941. Promoted War Substantive Corporal 22/7/1941.		\|Promotions=Appointed Acting Unpaid Lance Corporal30/9/1940. Acting Lance Corporal 25/11/1940. Promoted Acting Corporal 20/4/1941. Promoted War Substantive Corporal 22/7/1941.
	Reverted to Private at his own request. Appointed Acting Unpaid Lance Corporal 25/6/1943. Appointed Acting Lance Corporal on the War Establishment 30/8/1943(paid). Promoted Acting Unpaid Corporal 20/4/1944. Paid Acting Corporal 20/4/1944. Promoted War Substantive Corporal 19/7/1944. None known beyond Corporal.		Reverted to Private at his own request. Appointed Acting Unpaid Lance Corporal 25/6/1943. Appointed Acting Lance Corporal on the War Establishment 30/8/1943(paid). Promoted Acting Unpaid Corporal 20/4/1944. Paid Acting Corporal 20/4/1944. Promoted War Substantive Corporal 19/7/1944. None known beyond Corporal.
	\|Wounded=Yes - at Dunkirk May 1940 and in Holland - understood to be 19/2/1945.		\|Wounded=Yes - at Dunkirk May 1940 and in Holland - understood to be 19/2/1945.
	\|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.		\|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.
	\|Died/Killed in action=		\|Died/Killed in action=
	}}		}}

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	\|Army number=4454389		\|Army number=4454389
	\|Rank=Corp0ral.		\|Rank=Corp0ral.
	\|Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry 4/4/1939. Posted to the 9th Battalion DLI. Posted to the 12th Battalion DLI on its establishment. Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940 and posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish. Served Iceland. Served Normandy. Posted to the 5th Battalion of the Black Watch on the disbandment of the Brigade. Discharged under King's Regulations 1940 Para 390 (xvi) 5/1/46.		\|Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry 4/4/1939 at Gateshead. Posted to the 9th Battalion DLI. Posted to the 12th Battalion DLI on its establishment. Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940 and posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish. Served in Northern France with the B.E.F. Wounded. Evacuated via Dunkirk. Served Iceland. Served Normandy. Posted to the 5th Battalion of the Black Watch on the disbandment of the Brigade. Posted to X(II) List 11/2/1945. Posted to Y List A 15/2/1945. Wounded in Holland 19/2/1945. Discharged under King's Regulations 1940 Para 390 (xvi) 5/1/46 as unfit for any form of military service - due to his wounds in action. On discharge Conduct described as exemplary.
	\|Home address=96, Woodbine St. Gateshead		\|Home address=Lived with his mother (listed as his Next of Kin) at 96, Woodbine St. Gateshead. Worked as an Assistant Chef.
	\|Source table=1TS		\|Source table=1TS
	\|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.		\|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards. Received France and Germany Star as well as standard WW2 medals.
	\|Date of birth=~~Not yet known~~.		\|Date of birth=Born 5/3/1921.
	\|Age=at the time of his death.		\|Age=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.
	\|Task or role=Probably ~~Rifleman then Section Commander - yet to be confirmed~~.		\|Task or role=May have been a Battalion Cook in 1939, having attended a Cookery Course at Newcastle 24/10/1939. Subsequently attended a Driving and Maintenance Course at Keswick 13/8 - 8/9/1943. Probably served as a Driver Internal Combustion subsequently.
	\|Joined Brigade=1/9/1939.		\|Joined Brigade=1/9/1939.
	\|Promotions=None known beyond Corporal.		\|Promotions=Appointed Acting Unpaid Lance Corporal30/9/1940. Acting Lance Corporal 25/11/1940. Promoted Acting Corporal 20/4/1941. Promoted War Substantive Corporal 22/7/1941.
	\|Wounded=Yes - at Dunkirk May 1940 and in Holland.		Reverted to Private at his own request. Appointed Acting Unpaid Lance Corporal 25/6/1943. Appointed Acting Lance Corporal on the War Establishment 30/8/1943(paid). Promoted Acting Unpaid Corporal 20/4/1944. Paid Acting Corporal 20/4/1944. Promoted War Substantive Corporal 19/7/1944. None known beyond Corporal.
			\|Wounded=Yes - at Dunkirk May 1940 and in Holland - understood to be 19/2/1945.
	\|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.		\|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.
	\|Died/Killed in action=		\|Died/Killed in action=
	}}		}}

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	\|Joined Brigade=1/9/1939.		\|Joined Brigade=1/9/1939.
	\|Promotions=None known beyond Corporal.		\|Promotions=None known beyond Corporal.
	\|Wounded=Yes.		\|Wounded=Yes - at Dunkirk May 1940 and in Holland.
	\|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.		\|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.
	\|Died/Killed in action=		\|Died/Killed in action=
	}}		}}

70bgadmin at 11:00, 18 December 2024

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	\|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.		\|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.
	\|Date of birth=		\|Date of birth=Not yet known.
	\|Age=at the time of his death.		\|Age=at the time of his death.
	\|Company/Battery=Not yet known.		\|Company/Battery=Not yet known.
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	\|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.		\|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.
	\|Died/Killed in action=		\|Died/Killed in action=
	~~\|Home address= (To include family and marital details where possible).~~
	}}		}}

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	\|Army number=4454389		\|Army number=4454389
	\|Rank=Corp0ral.		\|Rank=Corp0ral.
	~~\|Age=0~~
	\|Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry 4/4/1939. Posted to the 9th Battalion DLI. Posted to the 12th Battalion DLI on its establishment. Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940 and posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish. Served Iceland. Served Normandy. Posted to the 5th Battalion of the Black Watch on the disbandment of the Brigade. Discharged under King's Regulations 1940 Para 390 (xvi) 5/1/46.		\|Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry 4/4/1939. Posted to the 9th Battalion DLI. Posted to the 12th Battalion DLI on its establishment. Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940 and posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish. Served Iceland. Served Normandy. Posted to the 5th Battalion of the Black Watch on the disbandment of the Brigade. Discharged under King's Regulations 1940 Para 390 (xvi) 5/1/46.
	\|Home address=96, Woodbine St. Gateshead		\|Home address=96, Woodbine St. Gateshead

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	\|Surname and forenames=Jones David		\|Surname and forenames=Jones David
	\|Army number=4454389		\|Army number=4454389
	\|Rank=~~Cpl~~		\|Rank=Corp0ral.
	\|Age=0		\|Age=0
	\|Unit=Durham Light Infantry~~, no enlistment date, Trf~~ Black Watch 1/2/1940~~, Posted 1 TS,~~ Posted ~~? Bn~~ Black Watch, Discharged ~~KRs~~ 1940 Para 390 (xvi) 5/1/46.		\|Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry 4/4/1939. Posted to the 9th Battalion DLI. Posted to the 12th Battalion DLI on its establishment. Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940 and posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish. Served Iceland. Served Normandy. Posted to the 5th Battalion of the Black Watch on the disbandment of the Brigade. Discharged under King's Regulations 1940 Para 390 (xvi) 5/1/46.
	\|Home address=96, Woodbine St. Gateshead		\|Home address=96, Woodbine St. Gateshead
	\|Source table=1TS		\|Source table=1TS
			\|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.
			\|Date of birth=
			\|Age=at the time of his death.
			\|Company/Battery=Not yet known.
			\|Platoon or other Sub-Unit=Not yet known.
			\|Task or role=Probably Rifleman then Section Commander - yet to be confirmed.
			\|Joined Brigade=1/9/1939.
			\|Promotions=None known beyond Corporal.
			\|Wounded=Yes.
			\|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.
			\|Died/Killed in action=
			\|Home address= (To include family and marital details where possible).
	}}		}}

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	\|Rank=Cpl		\|Rank=Cpl
	\|Age=0		\|Age=0
	\|Unit=~~DLI~~, 1 TS 1/~~2/40~~		\|Unit=Durham Light Infantry, no enlistment date, Trf Black Watch 1/2/1940, Posted 1 TS, Posted ? Bn Black Watch, Discharged KRs 1940 Para 390 (xvi) 5/1/46.
	\|Home address=96, Woodbine St. Gateshead		\|Home address=96, Woodbine St. Gateshead
	\|Source table=1TS		\|Source table=1TS
	}}		}}

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|id=1054
|Surname and forenames=Jones David
|Army number=4454389
|Rank=Cpl
|Age=0
|Unit=DLI, 1 TS 1/2/40
|Home address=96, Woodbine St. Gateshead
|Source table=1TS
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