Waistell William Hugh Capt 71199 - Revision history

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{{Personnel
|id=2374
|Surname and forenames=Waistell William Hugh
|Army number=71199
|Rank=Capt
|Date of birth=30/4/1917
|Age=0
|Unit=Cadet - Royal Military Academy, Durham Light Infantry - Commissioned as 2/Lt 28/1/1937, Posted 1st Bn DLI, Disembarked from 1st Bn 11/10/1939, Posted No 4 I.T.C. Brancepeth, Attached HQ 42nd Division 22/10/1939, Attached 11th Bn DLI 27/10/1939, B.E.F., Posted 11th Bn DLI as A/Captain 24/9/1940, Iceland, Posted to 166 OCTU, Douglas, Isle of Man as Instructor 25/3/1943, Attached Leicestershire Regiment, Posted 1st Bn, Retired as Major 12/8/1958. Ceased RARO liability 30/4/1967.
|Source table=11DLI
|Company/Battery=11th Bn - B Company, HQ Company
|Task or role=O.C.
|Joined Brigade=27/10/1939
|Promotions=Captain 28/1/1945, W/S Captain and T/Major 15/4/1945, Major 28/1/1950.
|Home address=Educated Pangbourne.
}}

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-The Imperial War Museum holds a lengthy account of Major Waistell's service and this can be found here:-
+The Imperial War Museum holds a lengthy account of Major Waistell's service and access to a summary of this document can be found here:-
 https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/1030044335
 Many thanks are due to researcher David Page for supplying this link.

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		+	The Imperial War Museum holds a lengthy account of Major Waistell's service and this can be found here:-
		+	https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/1030044335
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		+	Many thanks are due to researcher David Page for supplying this link.

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 |Army number=71199
 |Rank=Capt
-|Date of birth=30/4/1917
+|Date of birth=30/4/1917 at Epsom, Surrey.
-|Age=0
+|Decorations=Awarded the General Service Medal with the Palestine Clasp for service in an operational area between 1945 and 1948.
-|Unit=Cadet - Royal Military Academy, Durham Light Infantry - Commissioned as 2/Lt 28/1/1937, Posted 1st Bn DLI, Disembarked from 1st Bn 11/10/1939, Posted No 4 I.T.C. Brancepeth, Attached HQ 42nd Division 22/10/1939, Attached 11th Bn DLI 27/10/1939, B.E.F., Posted 11th Bn DLI as A/Captain 24/9/1940, Iceland, Posted to 166 OCTU, Douglas, Isle of Man as Instructor 25/3/1943, Attached Leicestershire Regiment, Posted 1st Bn, Retired as Major 12/8/1958. Ceased RARO liability 30/4/1967.
+|Age=91 at the time of his death.
 |Source table=11DLI
-|Company/Battery=11th Bn - B Company, HQ Company
+|Company/Battery=11th Battalion - B Company, HQ Company.
-|Task or role=O.C.
+|Task or role=Officer Commanding the Company.
-|Joined Brigade=27/10/1939
+|Joined Brigade=27/10/1939.
 |Promotions=Captain 28/1/1945, W/S Captain and T/Major 15/4/1945, Major 28/1/1950.
 |Home address=Educated Pangbourne.
 }}