Renforth Walter 4456748 Pte - Revision history

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			Private Renforth's brother - William Ridley Renforth - also served in the 12th Battalion but. along with virtually the whole of the Battalion, was transferred to the Black Watch and posted to 1st Tyneside Scottish on 1/2/1940. His page can be found on the Page for that Battalion at [http://70brigade.newmp.org.uk/wiki/Renforth_William_Ridley_Pte_4456375].

	~~Private Renforth's brother - William Ridley Renforth - also served~~ in ~~the 12th Battalion but~~. ~~along with virtually the whole of the Battalion, was transferred~~ to ~~the Black Watch and posted to 1st Tyneside Scottish on 1/2/1940~~. ~~His page can be found on the Page for that Battalion at~~ [~~http~~:~~//70brigade~~.~~newmp.org.uk/wiki/Renforth_William_Ridley_Pte_4456375~~].		An article featuring the two brothers appeared in a local newspaper and is featured below. Thanks are due to Diana Trotter who kindly made these images available via Ancestry.co.uk.

			[[File:Newspaper_article.jpeg\|400px\|thumb\|centre\|Local Newspaper Report]]

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	\|Died/Killed in action=Killed in Action 30/5/1940. Son of the late Walter and MaryEllen Renforth. Buried Grave 2. D. 13 in Solferino Farm Cemetery. Inscription reads - "IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY DEAR SON. GOD TAKES THE ONES THAT HE LOVES BEST. R.I.P." No information available on initial interment.		\|Died/Killed in action=Killed in Action 30/5/1940. Son of the late Walter and MaryEllen Renforth. Buried Grave 2. D. 13 in Solferino Farm Cemetery. Inscription reads - "IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY DEAR SON. GOD TAKES THE ONES THAT HE LOVES BEST. R.I.P." No information available on initial interment.
	\|Home address=According to the 1939 General Register he lived with his family at 38 Leopold Street, Gateshead and worked as an Iron Moulder.		\|Home address=According to the 1939 General Register he lived with his family at 38 Leopold Street, Gateshead and worked as an Iron Moulder.
			\|Image Name=Walter_Renforth_12_DLI.jpeg
			\|Image Title=Private Walter Renforth
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	Private Renforth's brother - William Ridley Renforth - also served in the 12th Battalion but. along with virtually the whole of the Battalion, was transferred to the Black Watch and posted to 1st Tyneside Scottish on 1/2/1940. His page can be found on the Page for that Battalion at [http://70brigade.newmp.org.uk/wiki/Renforth_William_Ridley_Pte_4456375].		Private Renforth's brother - William Ridley Renforth - also served in the 12th Battalion but. along with virtually the whole of the Battalion, was transferred to the Black Watch and posted to 1st Tyneside Scottish on 1/2/1940. His page can be found on the Page for that Battalion at [http://70brigade.newmp.org.uk/wiki/Renforth_William_Ridley_Pte_4456375].

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	\|Rank=Private.		\|Rank=Private.
	\|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.		\|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.
	\|Date of birth=11/12/1916 - Gateshead.		\|Date of birth=11/12/1916 - registered January 1917, Gateshead.
	\|Age=23 at the time of his death.		\|Age=23 at the time of his death.
	\|Unit=Enlisted in the The Durham Light Infantry, Territorial Army, probably in Spring 1939, judging by his Regimental Number. Posted to ? 9th Battalion DLI. Posted to the 12th Battalion DLI 1/9/1939. Posted back to the 9th Battalion - date not known. Served in the B.E.F. in France. Killed in Action 30/5/1940 with 9th Durham Light Infantry.		\|Unit=Enlisted in the The Durham Light Infantry, Territorial Army, probably in Spring 1939, judging by his Regimental Number. Posted to ? 9th Battalion DLI. Posted to the 12th Battalion DLI 1/9/1939. Posted back to the 9th Battalion - date not known. Served in the B.E.F. in France. Killed in Action 30/5/1940 with 9th Durham Light Infantry.

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	Private Renforth's brother - William Ridley Renforth - also served in the 12th Battalion but. along with virtually the whole of the Battalion, was transferred to the Black Watch and posted to 1st Tyneside Scottish on 1/2/1940. His page can be found on the Page for that Battalion at http://70brigade.newmp.org.uk/wiki/Renforth_William_Ridley_Pte_4456375.		Private Renforth's brother - William Ridley Renforth - also served in the 12th Battalion but. along with virtually the whole of the Battalion, was transferred to the Black Watch and posted to 1st Tyneside Scottish on 1/2/1940. His page can be found on the Page for that Battalion at [http://70brigade.newmp.org.uk/wiki/Renforth_William_Ridley_Pte_4456375].

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	Private Renforth's brother - William Ridley Renforth - also served in the 12th Battalion but. along with virtually the whole of the Battalion, was transferred to the Black Watch and posted to 1st Tyneside Scottish on 1/2/1940. His page can be found on the Page for that Battalion at .		Private Renforth's brother - William Ridley Renforth - also served in the 12th Battalion but. along with virtually the whole of the Battalion, was transferred to the Black Watch and posted to 1st Tyneside Scottish on 1/2/1940. His page can be found on the Page for that Battalion at http://70brigade.newmp.org.uk/wiki/Renforth_William_Ridley_Pte_4456375.

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	\|Date of birth=11/12/1916 - Gateshead.		\|Date of birth=11/12/1916 - Gateshead.
	\|Age=23 at the time of his death.		\|Age=23 at the time of his death.
	\|Unit=Enlisted in the The Durham Light Infantry, Territorial Army, probably in Spring 1939, judging by his Regimental Number. Posted to 9th Battalion DLI. Posted to the 12th Battalion DLI 1/9/1939. Posted back to the 9th Battalion - date not ~~know~~. Served in the B.E.F. in France. Killed in Action 30/5/1940 with 9th Durham Light Infantry.		\|Unit=Enlisted in the The Durham Light Infantry, Territorial Army, probably in Spring 1939, judging by his Regimental Number. Posted to ? 9th Battalion DLI. Posted to the 12th Battalion DLI 1/9/1939. Posted back to the 9th Battalion - date not known. Served in the B.E.F. in France. Killed in Action 30/5/1940 with 9th Durham Light Infantry.
	\|Company/Battery=Not yet known.		\|Company/Battery=Not yet known.
	\|Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known.		\|Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known.
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	\|Wounded=Not as far as is known.		\|Wounded=Not as far as is known.
	\|Prisoner of War=No.		\|Prisoner of War=No.
	\|Died/Killed in action=~~KIlled~~ in Action 30/5/1940. Buried ~~in Solferino Farm Cemetery - grave~~ 2. D. 13. Inscription reads - "IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY DEAR SON. GOD TAKES THE ONES THAT HE LOVES BEST. R.I.P."		\|Died/Killed in action=Killed in Action 30/5/1940. Son of the late Walter and MaryEllen Renforth. Buried Grave 2. D. 13 in Solferino Farm Cemetery. Inscription reads - "IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY DEAR SON. GOD TAKES THE ONES THAT HE LOVES BEST. R.I.P." No information available on initial interment.
	\|Home address=According to the 1939 General Register he lived with his family at 38 Leopold Street, Gateshead and worked as an Iron Moulder.		\|Home address=According to the 1939 General Register he lived with his family at 38 Leopold Street, Gateshead and worked as an Iron Moulder.
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	Private Renforth's brother - William Ridley Renforth - also served in the 12th Battalion but. along with virtually the whole of the Battalion, was transferred to the Black Watch and posted to 1st Tyneside Scottish on 1/2/1940. His page can be found on the Page for that Battalion.		Private Renforth's brother - William Ridley Renforth - also served in the 12th Battalion but. along with virtually the whole of the Battalion, was transferred to the Black Watch and posted to 1st Tyneside Scottish on 1/2/1940. His page can be found on the Page for that Battalion at .

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|Surname and forenames=Renforth Walter
|Army number=4456748
|Rank=Private.
|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.
|Date of birth=11/12/1916 - Gateshead.
|Age=23 at the time of his death.
|Unit=Enlisted in the The Durham Light Infantry, Territorial Army, probably in Spring 1939, judging by his Regimental Number. Posted to 9th Battalion DLI. Posted to the 12th Battalion DLI 1/9/1939. Posted back to the 9th Battalion - date not know. Served in the B.E.F. in France. Killed in Action 30/5/1940 with 9th Durham Light Infantry.
|Company/Battery=Not yet known.
|Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known.
|Task or role=Not yet known.
|Joined Brigade=1/9/1939.
|Promotions=None known.
|Wounded=Not as far as is known.
|Prisoner of War=No.
|Died/Killed in action=KIlled in Action 30/5/1940. Buried in Solferino Farm Cemetery - grave 2. D. 13. Inscription reads - "IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY DEAR SON. GOD TAKES THE ONES THAT HE LOVES BEST. R.I.P."
|Home address=According to the 1939 General Register he lived with his family at 38 Leopold Street, Gateshead and worked as an Iron Moulder.
}}

Private Renforth's brother - William Ridley Renforth - also served in the 12th Battalion but. along with virtually the whole of the Battalion, was transferred to the Black Watch and posted to 1st Tyneside Scottish on 1/2/1940. His page can be found on the Page for that Battalion.