Laidler Robert Fusilier 4273835 - Revision history

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Created page with "{{personnel |Surname and forenames=Laidler Robert |Army number=4273835 |Rank=Fusilier |Decorations= |Date of birth=Date not yet known. |Age=23 |Unit=Enlisted in the Royal Nort..."

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{{personnel
|Surname and forenames=Laidler Robert
|Army number=4273835
|Rank=Fusilier
|Decorations=
|Date of birth=Date not yet known.
|Age=23
|Unit=Enlisted in the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers. Posted to the 9th Battalion. DIED 5/10/1943 at Tamajo, Siam, whilst a prisoner of the Japanese.
|Company/Battery=W Company.
|Task or role=
|Promotions=
|Wounded=
|Prisoner of War=Yes - captured 15/2/1942 at Singapore.
|Died/Killed in action=DIED from Dysentery 5/10/1943.
|Home address=Mother lived at 13, Woodlands, Rothbury. Buried initially by Reverend J F Short, Chaplain to the Forces (subsequently deceased).
}}

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 |Army number=4273835
 |Rank=Fusilier
-|Decorations=
+|Decorations=None known.
-|Date of birth=12/10/1919, Rothbury.
+|Date of birth=12/10/1919, Rothbury, Northumberland.
-|Age=23
+|Age=23 at the time of his death.
-|Unit=Enlisted in the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers.  Posted to the 9th Battalion.  Served Malaya.  DIED 5/10/1943 at Tamajo, Siam, whilst a prisoner of the Japanese.
+|Unit=Enlisted in the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers.  Posted to the 9th Battalion.  Served B.E.F.?  Served Malaya.  DIED 5/10/1943 at Tamajo, Siam, whilst a prisoner of the Japanese.
 |Company/Battery=W Company.
-|Task or role=
+|Task or role=Not yet known.
-|Promotions=
+|Promotions=None known.
-|Wounded=
+|Wounded=Not so far as is known.
 |Prisoner of War=Yes - captured 15/2/1942 at Singapore.
-|Died/Killed in action=DIED from Dysentery 5/10/1943.
+|Died/Killed in action=DIED from Dysentery 5/10/1943.  His remains were buried initially in Grave 5 at Tamajo by Reverend J F Short, Chaplain to the Forces (subsequently deceased).  Re-interred 9/2/1946 in Grave 2.Q.30. Kanchanaburi War Cemetery.  No headstone inscription.
-|Home address=Family history research indicates that Fusilier Laidler's father was probably Richard Laidler, born 1877/8 and died in Newcastle in 1925.  His mother Mary was formerly Rouan and lived at 13, Woodlands, Rothbury.  He had siblings William, James, Sarah D and May Isabella.  His remains were buried initially by Reverend J F Short, Chaplain to the Forces (subsequently deceased).  Re-interred in grave 2.Q.30. Kanchanaburi War Cemetery.
+|Home address=Family history research indicates that Fusilier Laidler's father was probably Richard Laidler, born 1877/8 and died in Newcastle in 1925.  His mother Mary was formerly Rouan and lived at 13, Woodlands, Rothbury.  He had siblings William, James, Sarah D and May Isabella.
 }}
 Sincere thanks are due to Pat Laidler (who had visited Kanchanaburi and provided the family information) and to his friend, who forwarded the information to the author.  Their efforts are much appreciated and serve as an excellent example to other families.

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−	Sincere thanks are due to Pat Laidler (who had visited Kanchanaburi and provided the family information) and to ~~Joe Reale~~, who forwarded the information to the author. Their efforts are much appreciated and serve as an excellent example to other families.	+	Sincere thanks are due to Pat Laidler (who had visited Kanchanaburi and provided the family information) and to his friend, who forwarded the information to the author. Their efforts are much appreciated and serve as an excellent example to other families.

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 |Rank=Fusilier
 |Decorations=
-|Date of birth=Date not yet known.
+|Date of birth=12/10/1919, Rothbury.
 |Age=23
 |Unit=Enlisted in the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers.  Posted to the 9th Battalion.  Served Malaya.  DIED 5/10/1943 at Tamajo, Siam, whilst a prisoner of the Japanese.
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 |Prisoner of War=Yes - captured 15/2/1942 at Singapore.
 |Died/Killed in action=DIED from Dysentery 5/10/1943.
-|Home address=No family information available other than that mother lived at 13, Woodlands, Rothbury.  Buried initially by Reverend J F Short, Chaplain to the Forces (subsequently deceased).  Re-interred in grave 2.Q.30. Kanchanaburi War Cemetery.
+|Home address=Family history research indicates that Fusilier Laidler's father was probably Richard Laidler, born 1877/8 and died in Newcastle in 1925.  His mother Mary was formerly Rouan and lived at 13, Woodlands, Rothbury.  He had siblings William, James, Sarah D and May Isabella.  His remains were buried initially by Reverend J F Short, Chaplain to the Forces (subsequently deceased).  Re-interred in grave 2.Q.30. Kanchanaburi War Cemetery.
 }}