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<p></p> <table class='diff diff-contentalign-left'> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <tr style='vertical-align: top;' lang='en'> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black; text-align: center;">Revision as of 10:28, 8 May 2020</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l2" >Line 2:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 2:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>|Surname and forenames=Pexton David Lowell</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>|Surname and forenames=Pexton David Lowell</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>|Army number=4443103</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>|Army number=4443103</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>|Rank=<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Sgt</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>|Rank=<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Sergeant</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>|Unit=Durham Light Infantry, <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Enl </del>27/11/1923<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">, R, </del>7<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">/</del>5, Aged 18<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">, </del>Hull<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">, </del>Posted ? <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Bn </del>DLI<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">, </del>Posted 11th <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Bn </del>DLI<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">, </del> Prisoner of War 12/7/1940<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">, </del>Class Z Army Reserve 5/12/1945 as Sergeant.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>|Unit=<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Joined The </ins>Durham Light Infantry, <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">enlisted </ins>27/11/1923 <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">as a Regular Soldier for </ins>7 <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">years with the Colours and </ins>5 <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">years on the Reserve</ins>, Aged 18<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">.&#160; Native of </ins>Hull<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">. </ins>Posted ? <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Battalion </ins>DLI<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">.&#160; </ins>Posted 11th <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Battalion </ins>DLI<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">.&#160; Served in France with the B.E.F. </ins> <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Taken </ins>Prisoner of War <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">- probably around 20/5/1940 - notification via the Red Cross </ins>12/7/1940<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">.&#160; Repatriated. 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<p>CSV import</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Personnel<br /> |Surname and forenames=Pexton David Lowell<br /> |Army number=4443103<br /> |Rank=Sgt<br /> |Unit=Durham Light Infantry, Enl 27/11/1923, R, 7/5, Aged 18, Hull, Posted ? Bn DLI, Posted 11th Bn DLI, Prisoner of War 12/7/1940, Class Z Army Reserve 5/12/1945 as Sergeant.<br /> |Promotions=Sergeant<br /> |Prisoner of War=20B 383 8806<br /> |Home address=Born Drypool, Hull. Farm Labourer. Father was next of kin at enlistment - D L Pexton.<br /> |Source table=11DLI<br /> }}</div>

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