Leslie Albert Pte 4454731 - Revision history

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Created page with "{{personnel |Surname and forenames= |Army number=. |Rank= |Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards. |Date of birth=Not yet known. |Age=(At the time of his death). Not ye..."

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{{personnel
|Surname and forenames=
|Army number=.
|Rank=
|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.
|Date of birth=Not yet known.
|Age=(At the time of his death). Not yet known.
|Unit=
|Company/Battery=Company.
|Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known.
|Task or role=Not known but probably Rifleman.
|Joined Brigade=1/9/1939.
|Promotions=None known.
|Wounded=Not yet known.
|Prisoner of War=Not so far as is known.
|Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet known.
|Home address=
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 |Date of birth=Not yet known.
 |Age=(At the time of his death).  Not yet known.
-|Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry - no enlistment date yet, but his number suggests early 1939.  Posted to the ? 8th Battalion.  Posted to the 11th Battalion DLI - probably 1/9/1939.  Served in Northern France with the B.E.F.  Wounded.  Repatriated to the UK.  Posted to the 1st Battalion DLI.  Served Middle East.  Reported missing 28/4/1941.  Reported wounded and as having been captured 15/5/1941.  Repatriated to the UK.
+|Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry - no enlistment date yet, but his number suggests early 1939.  Posted to the ? 8th Battalion.  Posted to the 11th Battalion DLI - probably 1/9/1939.  Served in Northern France with the B.E.F.  Wounded.  Repatriated to the UK.   Posted to the 1st Battalion DLI.  Served Middle East.  Posted missing 28/4/1941.  Reported and as having been wounded and captured as a Prisoner of War 15/5/1941.  Repatriated to the UK.  Discharged under King's Regulations 1940 Para 390 (xvi) 27/6/1943.
 |Company/Battery=Company not yet known.
 |Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known.

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 {{personnel
-|Surname and forenames=
+|Surname and forenames=Leslie Albert
-|Army number=.
+|Army number=4454731.
-|Rank=
+|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=
+|Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry - no enlistment date yet, but his number suggests early 1939.  Posted to the ? 8th Battalion.  Posted to the 11th Battalion DLI - probably 1/9/1939.  Served in Northern France with the B.E.F.  Wounded.  Repatriated to the UK.  Posted to the 1st Battalion DLI.  Served Middle East.  Reported missing 28/4/1941.  Reported wounded and as having been captured 15/5/1941.  Repatriated to the UK.
-|Company/Battery=Company.
+|Company/Battery=Company not yet known.
 |Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known.
 |Task or role=Not known but probably Rifleman.
-|Joined Brigade=1/9/1939.
+|Joined Brigade=Probably 1/9/1939.
 |Promotions=None known.
-|Wounded=Not yet known.
+|Wounded=Yes - reported wounded with the B.E.F. 1940.  Reported wounded and captured Middle East 15/5/1941.
-|Prisoner of War=Not so far as is known.
+|Prisoner of War=Yes - reported PoW 15/5/1941 in the Middle East.  PoW Camp and Number details not yet available.
 |Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet known.
-|Home address=
+|Home address=No family details as yet.
 }}