Wayman Robert Frederick Private 2756018 - Revision history

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{{personnel
|Surname and forenames=Wayman Robert Frederick
|Army number=2756018
|Rank=Private
|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.
|Date of birth=Born 1/7/1915. Birth registered Q3 1915 at West Ham, Essex. Mother's maiden surname Cooper. Baptised 16/7/1915 at St Mary the Virgin Church, Walthamstow.
|Age=74 at the time of his death.
|Unit=Enlisted in the Black Watch. Transferred to the East Surrey Regiment. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry 20/7/1944. Posted to the 10th Battalion DLI. Served Normandy. Transferred to the Somerset Light Infantry.
|Company/Battery=Not known.
|Platoon or other sub-unit=Not known.
|Task or role=Probably Rifleman.
|Joined Brigade=Not known.
|Promotions=None known.
|Wounded=Not so far as is known.
|Prisoner of War=Not so far as is known.
|Died/Killed in action=Died 30/10/1989. Death registered October 1989 at Waltham Forest. Cremated 7/11/1989 at Newham.
|Home address=Father Thomas Wayman. Mother Margaret Wayman. Married Winifred F Hawkins Q3 1944 in Essex.
}}

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 |Date of birth=Born 1/7/1915.  Birth registered Q3 1915 at West Ham, Essex.  Mother's maiden surname Cooper.  Baptised 16/7/1915 at St Mary the Virgin Church, Walthamstow.
 |Age=74 at the time of his death.
-|Unit=Enlisted in the Black Watch.  Transferred to the East Surrey Regiment. Served Normandy. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry 20/7/1944.  Posted to the 10th Battalion DLI.  Wounded 4/8/1944.  Transferred to the Somerset Light Infantry.
+|Unit=Enlisted in the Black Watch.  Transferred to the East Surrey Regiment. Served Normandy. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry 20/7/1944.  Posted to the 10th Battalion DLI.  Wounded 4/8/1944.  Transferred to the Somerset Light Infantry - unusually, the date of transfer was not shown in the Enlistment Book.
 |Company/Battery=Not known.
 |Platoon or other sub-unit=Not known.
 |Task or role=Probably Rifleman.
-|Joined Brigade=Not known.
+|Joined Brigade=20/7/1944.
 |Promotions=None known.
-|Wounded=Not so far as is known.
+|Wounded=Yes - in Normandy - 4/8/1944.
 |Prisoner of War=Not so far as is known.
 |Died/Killed in action=Died 30/10/1989. Death registered October 1989 at Waltham Forest.  Cremated 7/11/1989 at Newham.
 |Home address=Father Thomas Wayman.  Mother Margaret Wayman.  In the 1921 Census he is shown as 5 years 11 months old and living with his parents at 16 Kalbion Road, Walthamstow.  Married Winifred F Hawkins Q3 1944 in Essex.
 }}

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 {{personnel
-|Surname and forenames=Wayman Robert Frederick
+|Surname and forenames=Wayman Robert Frederick (Possibly Fredrick).
 |Army number=2756018
 |Rank=Private
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 |Prisoner of War=Not so far as is known.
 |Died/Killed in action=Died 30/10/1989. Death registered October 1989 at Waltham Forest.  Cremated 7/11/1989 at Newham.
-|Home address=Father Thomas Wayman.  Mother Margaret Wayman.  Married Winifred F Hawkins Q3 1944 in Essex.
+|Home address=Father Thomas Wayman.  Mother Margaret Wayman.  In the 1921 Census he is shown as 5 years 11 months old and living with his parents at 16 Kalbion Road, Walthamstow.  Married Winifred F Hawkins Q3 1944 in Essex.
 }}