Niles Joseph Edward Pte 4546443 - Revision history

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	~~[[File:~~		We are grateful to historian Jim Tuckwell who researched the newspaper article and kindly forwarded a copy for inclusion on the Website.

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	Private Niles was the rider of a motorcycle involved in an accident on 7/5/1944. His pillion passenger, who was injured, was Private Robert Hopkins, also of the 10th Battalion. A relevant newspaper report is set out below:-		Private Niles was the rider of a motorcycle involved in an accident on 7/5/1944. His pillion passenger, who was injured, was Private Robert Hopkins, also of the 10th Battalion. A relevant newspaper report is set out below:-


			[[File:A78da748-ebf5-499c-9e1d-8ce0d895ab2d.jpg\|800px\|thumb\|centre\|Local Press Cutting reporting fatal road accident.]]


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	\|Source table=10DLI		\|Source table=10DLI
	\|Joined Brigade=13-Jul-42		\|Joined Brigade=13-Jul-42
	}}
	\|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.		\|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.
	\|Company/Battery=Not yet known.		\|Company/Battery=Not yet known.
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	\|Wounded=Not as far as is known.		\|Wounded=Not as far as is known.
	\|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.		\|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.
			}}

	Private Niles was the rider of a motorcycle involved in an accident on 7/5/1944. His pillion passenger, who was injured, was Private Robert Hopkins, also of the 10th Battalion. A relevant newspaper report is set out below:-		Private Niles was the rider of a motorcycle involved in an accident on 7/5/1944. His pillion passenger, who was injured, was Private Robert Hopkins, also of the 10th Battalion. A relevant newspaper report is set out below:-

70bgadmin at 08:34, 23 May 2026

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	\|Surname and forenames=Niles Joseph Edward		\|Surname and forenames=Niles Joseph Edward
	\|Army number=4546443		\|Army number=4546443
	\|Rank=~~Pte~~		\|Rank=Private.
	\|Date of birth=Born Yorkshire 1921/22.		\|Date of birth=Born Yorkshire 1921/22.
	\|Age=22		\|Age=22 at the time of his death.
	\|Unit=Enlisted in the West Yorkshire Regiment. ~~Trf~~ to The Durham Light Infantry 13/7/1942, ~~Posted~~ 10th Bn DLI. DIED 7/5/1944 with 10th Bn Durham Light Infantry.		\|Unit=Enlisted in the West Yorkshire Regiment. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry 13/7/1942, and posted to the 10th Battalion DLI. DIED 7/5/1944 while serving with 10th Battalion Durham Light Infantry in a motorcycle accident - see below for newspaper report.
	\|Died/Killed in action=07-May-44 in the UK.		\|Died/Killed in action=Died as a result of road accident 07-May-44 in the UK. Buried Grave 1414, Section N, Pontefract Cemetery.
	\|Home address=Resident of Yorkshire. Son of Joseph James and Elizabeth Allen Niles, Pontefract. ~~Buried Grave 1414, Section N, Pontefract Cemetery.~~		\|Home address=Resident of Yorkshire. Son of Joseph James and Elizabeth Allen Niles, Pontefract.
	\|Source table=10DLI		\|Source table=10DLI
	\|Joined Brigade=13-Jul-42		\|Joined Brigade=13-Jul-42
	}}		}}
			\|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.
			\|Company/Battery=Not yet known.
			\|Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known.
			\|Task or role=Probably Rifleman.
			\|Promotions=None known.
			\|Wounded=Not as far as is known.
			\|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.


			Private Niles was the rider of a motorcycle involved in an accident on 7/5/1944. His pillion passenger, who was injured, was Private Robert Hopkins, also of the 10th Battalion. A relevant newspaper report is set out below:-

70bgadmin at 16:45, 26 October 2016

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	\|Army number=4546443		\|Army number=4546443
	\|Rank=Pte		\|Rank=Pte
			\|Date of birth=Born Yorkshire 1921/22.
	\|Age=22		\|Age=22
	\|Unit=West Yorkshire Regiment, Trf Durham Light Infantry 13/7/1942, Posted 10th Bn DLI, DIED 7/5/1944 with 10th Bn Durham Light Infantry.		\|Unit=Enlisted in the West Yorkshire Regiment. Trf to The Durham Light Infantry 13/7/1942, Posted 10th Bn DLI. DIED 7/5/1944 with 10th Bn Durham Light Infantry.
	\|Died/Killed in action=07-May-44		\|Died/Killed in action=07-May-44 in the UK.
	\|Home address=Son of Joseph James and Elizabeth Allen Niles, Pontefract. Buried Grave 1414, Section N, Pontefract Cemetery.		\|Home address=Resident of Yorkshire. Son of Joseph James and Elizabeth Allen Niles, Pontefract. Buried Grave 1414, Section N, Pontefract Cemetery.
	\|Source table=10DLI		\|Source table=10DLI
	\|Joined Brigade=13-Jul-42		\|Joined Brigade=13-Jul-42
	}}		}}

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	\|Rank=Pte		\|Rank=Pte
	\|Age=22		\|Age=22
	\|Unit=West ~~Yorks~~, 10 DLI		\|Unit=West Yorkshire Regiment, Trf Durham Light Infantry 13/7/1942, Posted 10th Bn DLI, DIED 7/5/1944 with 10th Bn Durham Light Infantry.
	\|Died/Killed in action=~~7/5/1944 00:00:00~~		\|Died/Killed in action=07-May-44
	\|Home address=Son of Joseph James and Elizabeth Allen Niles, Pontefract.		\|Home address=Son of Joseph James and Elizabeth Allen Niles, Pontefract. Buried Grave 1414, Section N, Pontefract Cemetery.
	\|Source table=10DLI		\|Source table=10DLI
			\|Joined Brigade=13-Jul-42
	}}		}}

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|id=2249
|Surname and forenames=Niles Joseph Edward
|Army number=4546443
|Rank=Pte
|Age=22
|Unit=West Yorks, 10 DLI
|Died/Killed in action=7/5/1944 00:00:00
|Home address=Son of Joseph James and Elizabeth Allen Niles, Pontefract.
|Source table=10DLI
}}