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{{Personnel
|id=2379
|Surname and forenames=Waggott Harry
|Army number=86523
|Rank=2/Lt
|Date of birth=April 1917
|Age=0
|Unit=Cadet - Durham School Contingent, Junior Division OTC, Durham Light Infantry - Commissioned 2nd Lt 8th Bn 5/4/1939, Embodied 24/8/1939, Posted 11th Bn DLI 1/9/39, Posted 169 OCTU Course No 4, May 1940, Iceland, Posted for Overseas Service 7/2/1943, Posted 8th Bn DLI, KILLED in ACTION 11/6/1944 with 8th Bn The Durham Light Infantry.
|Source table=11DLI
|Company/Battery=11th Bn - HQ Company, B Company, 8th Bn - A Company.
|Platoon or other sub-unit=11th Bn - Mortars
|Task or role=WTO 10/2/1940, Platoon Commander,
|Joined Brigade=01-Sep-39
|Promotions=W/S Lt 1/1/1941, A/Captain 1/6/1942, T/Captain 1/9/1942
|Died/Killed in action=11/6/1944
|Home address=Son of J. Waggott, 1, Holmelands Park, Chester-le-Street. Educated Durham School and Royal Grammar School, Newcastle. Husband of Marjory Mary Waggott, of Chester-le-Street, Co. Durham. Buried Grave II.B.13. Hottot-le-Bagues War Cemetery.
}}

To see Lt Waggott's commemorative record please click [http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2339370/WAGGOTT,%20HARRY here]

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 |Rank=2/Lt
 |Date of birth=Born County Durham April 1917
-|Age=27 ay the time of his death.
+|Age=27 at the time of his death.
 |Unit=Cadet - Durham School Contingent, Junior Division OTC.  Joined The Durham Light Infantry - Commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the 8th Battalion 5/4/1939.  Embodied 24/8/1939.  Posted to the 11th Battalion DLI 1/9/39.  Posted 169 OCTU Course No 4, May 1940 (Confirmed by Weekly Return of Officers as at 5/5/1940).  Served Iceland.  Posted for Overseas Service 7/2/1943.  Posted to the 8th Battalion DLI.  Served Middle East, Italy/Sicily and Normandy.  KILLED in ACTION 11/6/1944 with 8th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry.
 |Joined Brigade=1/9/1939.
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 |Task or role=Weapons Training Officer 10/2/1940, Platoon Commander.
 |Promotions=W/S Lt 1/1/1941, A/Captain 1/6/1942, T/Captain 1/9/1942.
-|Died/Killed in action=11/6/1944.  Buried Grave II.B.13. Hottot-le-Bagues War Cemetery.  Headstone inscription reads - "AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM".
+|Died/Killed in action=11/6/1944.  Interred initially at Le Haut Audrieu, 14 A.O.D. map reference 861716.  Re-buried 23/9/1944 in Grave II.B.13. Hottot-le-Bagues War Cemetery.  Headstone inscription reads - "AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM".
 |Home address=Resident of County Durham.  Son of J. Waggott, 1, Holmelands Park, Chester-le-Street.  Educated Durham School and Royal Grammar School, Newcastle.  Husband of Marjory Mary Waggott, of Chester-le-Street, Co. Durham.
 |Source table=11DLI

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 |Task or role=Weapons Training Officer 10/2/1940, Platoon Commander.
 |Promotions=W/S Lt 1/1/1941, A/Captain 1/6/1942, T/Captain 1/9/1942.
-|Died/Killed in action=11/6/1944.  Buried Grave II.B.13. Hottot-le-Bagues War Cemetery.
+|Died/Killed in action=11/6/1944.  Buried Grave II.B.13. Hottot-le-Bagues War Cemetery.  Headstone inscription reads - "AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM".
 |Home address=Resident of County Durham.  Son of J. Waggott, 1, Holmelands Park, Chester-le-Street.  Educated Durham School and Royal Grammar School, Newcastle.  Husband of Marjory Mary Waggott, of Chester-le-Street, Co. Durham.
 |Source table=11DLI

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 |Rank=2/Lt
 |Date of birth=Born County Durham April 1917
-|Age=0
+|Age=27 ay the time of his death.
-|Unit=Cadet - Durham School Contingent, Junior Division OTC.  Durham Light Infantry - Commissioned 2nd Lt 8th Bn 5/4/1939.  Embodied 24/8/1939.  Posted 11th Bn DLI 1/9/39.  Posted 169 OCTU Course No 4, May 1940 (Confirmed by Weekly Return of Officers as at 5/5/1940).  Served Iceland.  Posted for Overseas Service 7/2/1943.  Posted 8th Bn DLI.  Served Middle East, Italy/Sicily and Normandy.  KILLED in ACTION 11/6/1944 with 8th Bn The Durham Light Infantry.
+|Unit=Cadet - Durham School Contingent, Junior Division OTC.  Joined The Durham Light Infantry - Commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the 8th Battalion 5/4/1939.  Embodied 24/8/1939.  Posted to the 11th Battalion DLI 1/9/39.  Posted 169 OCTU Course No 4, May 1940 (Confirmed by Weekly Return of Officers as at 5/5/1940).  Served Iceland.  Posted for Overseas Service 7/2/1943.  Posted to the 8th Battalion DLI.  Served Middle East, Italy/Sicily and Normandy.  KILLED in ACTION 11/6/1944 with 8th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry.
 |Joined Brigade=1/9/1939.
-|Company/Battery=11th Bn - HQ Company, B Company, 8th Bn - A Company.
+|Company/Battery=11th Battalion - HQ Company, B Company.  8th Battalion - A Company.
-|Platoon or other sub-unit=11th Bn - Mortars.
+|Platoon or other sub-unit=11th Battalion - Mortars.
-|Task or role=WTO 10/2/1940, Platoon Commander.
+|Task or role=Weapons Training Officer 10/2/1940, Platoon Commander.
-|Promotions=W/S Lt 1/1/1941, A/Captain 1/6/1942, T/Captain 1/9/1942
+|Promotions=W/S Lt 1/1/1941, A/Captain 1/6/1942, T/Captain 1/9/1942.
-|Died/Killed in action=11/6/1944
+|Died/Killed in action=11/6/1944.  Buried Grave II.B.13. Hottot-le-Bagues War Cemetery.
-|Home address=Resident of County Durham.  Son of J. Waggott, 1, Holmelands Park, Chester-le-Street.  Educated Durham School and Royal Grammar School, Newcastle.  Husband of Marjory Mary Waggott, of Chester-le-Street, Co. Durham.  Buried Grave II.B.13. Hottot-le-Bagues War Cemetery.
+|Home address=Resident of County Durham.  Son of J. Waggott, 1, Holmelands Park, Chester-le-Street.  Educated Durham School and Royal Grammar School, Newcastle.  Husband of Marjory Mary Waggott, of Chester-le-Street, Co. Durham.
 |Source table=11DLI
 }}
 To see Lt Waggott's commemorative record please click [http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2339370/WAGGOTT,%20HARRY here]

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 |Date of birth=April 1917
 |Age=0
-|Unit=Cadet - Durham School Contingent, Junior Division OTC, Durham Light Infantry - Commissioned 2nd Lt 8th Bn 5/4/1939, Embodied 24/8/1939, Posted 11th Bn DLI 1/9/39, Posted 169 OCTU Course No 4, May 1940, Iceland, Posted for Overseas Service 7/2/1943, Posted 8th Bn DLI, KILLED in ACTION 11/6/1944 with 8th Bn The Durham Light Infantry.
+|Unit=Cadet - Durham School Contingent, Junior Division OTC, Durham Light Infantry - Commissioned 2nd Lt 8th Bn 5/4/1939, Embodied 24/8/1939, Posted 11th Bn DLI 1/9/39, Posted 169 OCTU Course No 4, May 1940 (Confirmed by Weekly Return of Officers as at 5/5/1940), Iceland, Posted for Overseas Service 7/2/1943, Posted 8th Bn DLI, KILLED in ACTION 11/6/1944 with 8th Bn The Durham Light Infantry.
 |Source table=11DLI
 |Company/Battery=11th Bn - HQ Company, B Company, 8th Bn - A Company.