Waistell William Hugh Capt 71199 - Revision history

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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		https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/1030044335

	Many thanks are due to researcher David Page for supplying this link.		Many thanks are due to researcher David Page for supplying this link.

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	\|Home address=Educated Pangbourne.		\|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:-
			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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	\|Army number=71199		\|Army number=71199
	\|Rank=Capt		\|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.
			\|Unit=Cadet - Royal Military Academy. Joined The Durham Light Infantry - Commissioned as a 2/Lt 28/1/1937 and posted to the 1st Battalion DLI overseas (China?). Disembarked in UK from 1st Battalion 11/10/1939. Posted to No 4 I.T.C. Brancepeth. Attached to the HQ of 42nd Division 22/10/1939. Attached to the 11th Battalion DLI 27/10/1939. Served B.E.F. Posted to the 11th Battalion DLI as Acting Captain 24/9/1940. Served Iceland. Posted to 166 OCTU, Douglas, Isle of Man as Instructor 25/3/1943. Attached to the Leicestershire Regiment and posted to the 1st Battalion. Served Normandy? Posted to Headquarters, 6th Air Landing Brigade - served Palestine 27/9/1945 to 13/2/1946. Retired as Major 12/8/1958. Ceased RARO liability 30/4/1967.
	\|Source table=11DLI		\|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.		\|Promotions=Captain 28/1/1945, W/S Captain and T/Major 15/4/1945, Major 28/1/1950.
			\|Wounded=Not so far as is known.
			\|Prisoner of War=Not so far as is known.
			\|Died/Killed in action=Died 16/5/2008 at Kingsbridge, Devon. Obituary notice click [http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/79455/waistell here]
	\|Home address=Educated Pangbourne.		\|Home address=Educated Pangbourne.
	}}		}}

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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.
}}