Parry John Temple Private 4279838 - Revision history

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{{personnel
|Surname and forenames=Parry John Temple
|Army number=4279838
|Rank=Private.
|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.
|Date of birth=
|Age=(At time of death).
|Unit=Enlisted in the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry. Posted to the 11th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry. Served Normandy. Reported missing. Now known to have been captured 28/6/1944 near Rauray.
|Company/Battery=Support Company.
|Platoon or other Sub-Unit=Carrier Platoon.
|Task or role=Bren Carrier crew - Bren Gunner.
|Joined Brigade=Not yet confirmed.
|Promotions=None known.
|Wounded=Not as far as is known.
|Prisoner of War=Yes. PoW Camp PoW Number 81148.
|Died/Killed in action=
|Home address= (To include family and marital details where possible).
}}

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−	we are very grateful to John's family, particularly his daughter Vera, for collating so much information about his service.	+	We are very grateful to John's family, particularly his daughter Vera, for collating so much information about his service.

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 |Date of birth=11/6/1925  On enlistment he claimed that his date of birth was 1/5/1924 which is what appears in various records.
 |Age=66 at the time of his death.
-|Unit=Enlisted in the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers 11/6/1942.  Sent for training at the Machine Gun Training Centre 15/5/1942 and again on 13/9/1942.  Transferred to the West Yorkshire Regiment 28/10/1942.  Posted to the 70th Battalion. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry - date not yet available.  Posted to the 11th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry.  Served Normandy.  Reported missing.  Now known to have been captured 28/6/1944 near Rauray.  Repatriated to the UK.  Transferred to the Royal Army Service Corps 2/5/1946.
+|Unit=Enlisted in the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers 11/6/1942.  Sent for training at the Machine Gun Training Centre 15/5/1942 and again on 13/9/1942.  Transferred to the West Yorkshire Regiment 28/10/1942.  Posted to the 70th Battalion. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry - date not yet available.  Posted to the 11th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry.  Served Normandy.  Reported missing.  Now known to have been captured 28/6/1944 near Rauray.  Repatriated to the UK.  Transferred to the Royal Army Service Corps 2/5/1946.  Demobilised.  Re-enlisted June 1947.  Discharged 1950.
 |Company/Battery=Support Company.
 |Platoon or other Sub-Unit=Carrier Platoon.

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 |Unit=Enlisted in the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers 11/6/1942.  Sent for training at the Machine Gun Training Centre 15/5/1942 and again on 13/9/1942.  Transferred to the West Yorkshire Regiment 28/10/1942.  Posted to the 70th Battalion. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry - date not yet available.  Posted to the 11th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry.  Served Normandy.  Reported missing.  Now known to have been captured 28/6/1944 near Rauray.  Repatriated to the UK.  Transferred to the Royal Army Service Corps 2/5/1946.  Demobilised.  Re-enlisted June 1947.  Discharged 1950.
 |Company/Battery=Support Company.
-|Platoon or other Sub-Unit=Carrier Platoon.
+|Platoon or other sub-unit=Carrier Platoon.
 |Task or role=Bren Carrier crew - Bren Gunner.
 |Joined Brigade=Not yet confirmed.

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 |Rank=Private.
 |Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.
-|Date of birth=
+|Date of birth=11/6/1925  On enlistment he claimed that his date of birth was 1/5/1924 which is what appears in various records.
-|Age=(At time of death).
+|Age=66 at the time of his death.
-|Unit=Enlisted in the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers.  Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry.  Posted to the 11th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry.  Served Normandy.  Reported missing.  Now known to have been captured 28/6/1944 near Rauray.
+|Unit=Enlisted in the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers 11/6/1942.  Sent for training at the Machine Gun Training Centre 15/5/1942 and again on 13/9/1942.  Transferred to the West Yorkshire Regiment 28/10/1942.  Posted to the 70th Battalion. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry - date not yet available.  Posted to the 11th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry.  Served Normandy.  Reported missing.  Now known to have been captured 28/6/1944 near Rauray.  Repatriated to the UK.  Transferred to the Royal Army Service Corps 2/5/1946.
 |Company/Battery=Support Company.
 |Platoon or other Sub-Unit=Carrier Platoon.
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 |Joined Brigade=Not yet confirmed.
 |Promotions=None known.
-|Wounded=Not as far as is known.
+|Wounded=Yes - gunshot wounds to the right hand, right ankle and knee at the time of his capture.
-|Prisoner of War=Yes.  PoW Camp  PoW Number 81148.
+|Prisoner of War=Yes.  PoW Camps XIIA Limburg, VIIIA Gorlitz, VIIIC Sagan.  Worked at Sugar Factory at Klettendorf.  Took part in the Long March.  PoW Number 81148.
-|Died/Killed in action=
+|Died/Killed in action=Died 12/8/1991 in Hampshire.
 |Home address= (To include family and marital details where possible).
 }}