Myers John Private 4456240 - Revision history

70bgadmin at 10:29, 26 September 2026

2026-09-26T10:29:49Z

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	\|Date of birth=Born 19/1/1911 at Belmont, Durham. Mother's maiden surname Clarkson.		\|Date of birth=Born 19/1/1911 at Belmont, Durham. Mother's maiden surname Clarkson.
	\|Age at the time of his death=75 years.		\|Age at the time of his death=75 years.
	\|Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry - no date as yet but probably Spring/Summer 1939. Served with the B.E.F. in Northern France. ~~Taken~~ Prisoner of War at Calais 28/5/1940. Returned to the UK.		\|Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry - no date as yet but probably Spring/Summer 1939. Posted to the 8th Battalion? Posted to the 11th Battalion. Served with the B.E.F. in Northern France. Posted Missing 10/5/1940. Formally notified as having been taken Prisoner of War at Calais 28/5/1940. Returned to the UK. Posted to ? Battalion DLI or to the Regimental Depot. Relegated to the Class Z (T) Reserve 14/2/1946.
	\|Company/Battery=HQ Company, D Company.		\|Company/Battery=HQ Company, D Company.
	\|Platoon or other Sub-Unit=Company HQ.		\|Platoon or other Sub-Unit=Company HQ.
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	\|Wounded=Not as far as is known.		\|Wounded=Not as far as is known.
	\|Prisoner of War=Yes - held at Stalag XXIB Schuben. PoW Number 4777.		\|Prisoner of War=Yes - held at Stalag XXIB Schuben. PoW Number 4777.
	\|Died/Killed in action=Date of death 4/10/1986 at 1 Mersey Street, ~~Leadgat~~, Consett, County Durham, aged 75.		\|Died/Killed in action=Date of death 4/10/1986 at 1 Mersey Street, Leadgate, Consett, County Durham, aged 75.
	\|Home address=Father - Thomas William Myers - Blacksmith - (1884 - 1974). Mother - Lucy Myers - nee Clarkson - (1886 - 1947). At the 1911 Census the family werte living at 4, Providence ~~Pance~~, Gilesgate, Durham, but at the 1921 Census John's mother and her three children were living with her parents at 1, Providence Place and his father was not present - at least at the time of the Census. Married Jennie Bates (1914 - 2004) at Lanchester in January 1937 and had four children.		\|Home address=Father - Thomas William Myers - Blacksmith - (1884 - 1974). Mother - Lucy Myers - nee Clarkson - (1886 - 1947). At the 1911 Census the family werte living at 4, Providence Place, Gilesgate, Durham, but at the 1921 Census John's mother and her three children were living with her parents at 1, Providence Place and his father was not present - at least at the time of the Census. Married Jennie Bates (1914 - 2004) at Lanchester in January 1937 and they had four children.
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			We are indebted to Richard Martin for his research which identified Private Myers as part of the 11th Battalion.

70bgadmin at 15:49, 23 September 2026

2026-09-23T15:49:51Z

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	\|Age at the time of his death=75 years.		\|Age at the time of his death=75 years.
	\|Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry - no date as yet but probably Spring/Summer 1939. Served with the B.E.F. in Northern France. Taken Prisoner of War at Calais 28/5/1940. Returned to the UK.		\|Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry - no date as yet but probably Spring/Summer 1939. Served with the B.E.F. in Northern France. Taken Prisoner of War at Calais 28/5/1940. Returned to the UK.
	\|Company/Battery=~~Not yet confirmed~~.		\|Company/Battery=HQ Company, D Company.
	\|Platoon or other Sub-Unit=Company HQ.		\|Platoon or other Sub-Unit=Company HQ.
	\|Task or role=Based on information contained in a private diary it would appear that he served as Batman to Captain F R M Martin.		\|Task or role=Based on information contained in a private diary it would appear that he served as Batman to Captain F R M Martin.

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{{personnel
|Surname and forenames=Myers John
|Army number=4456250
|Rank=Private.
|Decorations=None yet known beyond Service Awards.
|Date of birth=Born 19/1/1911 at Belmont, Durham. Mother's maiden surname Clarkson.
|Age at the time of his death=75 years.
|Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry - no date as yet but probably Spring/Summer 1939. Served with the B.E.F. in Northern France. Taken Prisoner of War at Calais 28/5/1940. Returned to the UK.
|Company/Battery=Not yet confirmed.
|Platoon or other Sub-Unit=Company HQ.
|Task or role=Based on information contained in a private diary it would appear that he served as Batman to Captain F R M Martin.
|Joined Brigade= Probably 1/9/1939.
|Promotions=None known.
|Wounded=Not as far as is known.
|Prisoner of War=Yes - held at Stalag XXIB Schuben. PoW Number 4777.
|Died/Killed in action=Date of death 4/10/1986 at 1 Mersey Street, Leadgat, Consett, County Durham, aged 75.
|Home address=Father - Thomas William Myers - Blacksmith - (1884 - 1974). Mother - Lucy Myers - nee Clarkson - (1886 - 1947). At the 1911 Census the family werte living at 4, Providence Pance, Gilesgate, Durham, but at the 1921 Census John's mother and her three children were living with her parents at 1, Providence Place and his father was not present - at least at the time of the Census. Married Jennie Bates (1914 - 2004) at Lanchester in January 1937 and had four children.
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