Westray Reginald Arthur 2/Lt 93168 - Revision history

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{{Personnel
|id=2350
|Surname and forenames=Westray Reginald Arthur
|Army number=93168
|Rank=2/Lt
|Decorations=M.C. - 11/7/1940, Territorial Efficiency Decoration
|Date of birth=June 1914, mother's maiden name Davidson.
|Unit=Durham Light Infantry - Commissioned 2/Lt 8th Bn 22/7/1939, Embodied 24/8/1939, Posted 11th Bn DLI 1/9/39, B.E.F., Trf Corps of Military Police 9/7/1940, Posted No 50 Traffic Control Wing, Prisoner of War as at November 1942, Released from service as Hon Major 1946. Trf Sherwood Foresters as Captain TA 1/5/1947, From Active List to be Captain 24/5/1948 retaining seniority, granted rank of Hon Major, TARO 1/9/1948, Ceased TARO liability 16/6/1964.
|Source table=11DLI
|Company/Battery=D Coy
|Task or role=WTO to 10/2/1940
|Joined Brigade=01-Sep-39
|Promotions=W/S Lt 28/1/1941, A/Captain 15/5/1942, W/S Captain and T/Major 12/11/1945
|Prisoner of War=Oflag 0.79 Braunschweig Number 1113
|Died/Killed in action=Date not yet known.
|Home address=Educated in High Schools, Detroit, USA. Osteopath and Nature Cure Practitioner, 40 Causeway, Darley Abbey, Denby.
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 |Rank=2/Lt
 |Decorations=M.C. - gazetted 11/7/1940, Territorial Efficiency Decoration
-|Date of birth=June 1914, mother's maiden name Davidson.
+|Date of birth=16 June 1914, mother's maiden name Davidson.
-|Unit=Joined The Durham Light Infantry - Commissioned as a 2/Lt 8th Bn 22/7/1939, Embodied 24/8/1939, Posted 11th Bn DLI 1/9/39, B.E.F., Trf Corps of Military Police 9/7/1940, Posted No 50 Traffic Control Wing, Prisoner of War as at November 1942, Released from service as Hon Major 1946.  Trf Sherwood Foresters as Captain TA 1/5/1947, From Active List to be Captain 24/5/1948 retaining seniority, granted rank of Hon Major, TARO 1/9/1948, Ceased TARO liability 16/6/1964.
+|Unit=Joined The Durham Light Infantry - Commissioned as a 2/Lt 8th Bn 22/7/1939, Embodied 24/8/1939, Posted 11th Bn DLI 1/9/39.  Served B.E.F.  Served Iceland?  Transferred to the Corps of Military Police 9/7/1940, and posted No 50 Traffic Control Wing.  Posted overseas (?Middle East).  Taken Prisoner of War as at November 1942.  Released from service as Hon Major 1946.  Transferred to the Sherwood Foresters as Captain TA 1/5/1947.  From Active List to be Captain 24/5/1948 retaining seniority.  Granted rank of Honorary Major, TARO 1/9/1948. Ceased TARO liability 16/6/1964.
 |Source table=11DLI
-|Company/Battery=D Coy
+|Company/Battery=D Company.
-|Task or role=WTO to 10/2/1940
+|Task or role=Weapons Training Officer to 10/2/1940.
-|Joined Brigade=01-Sep-39
+|Joined Brigade=01-Sep-39.
-|Promotions=W/S Lt 28/1/1941, A/Captain 15/5/1942, W/S Captain and T/Major 12/11/1945
+|Promotions=W/S Lt 28/1/1941, A/Captain 15/5/1942, W/S Captain and T/Major 12/11/1945.
-|Prisoner of War=Oflag 0.79 Braunschweig  Number 1113
+|Prisoner of War=Held in Oflag 0.79 Braunschweig.  PoW Number 1113.
-|Died/Killed in action=Date not yet known.
+|Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet known.
-|Home address=Educated in High Schools, Detroit, USA.  Osteopath and Nature Cure Practitioner, 40 Causeway, Darley Abbey, Denby.
+|Home address=As a child he travelled by Cunard Liner "Samaria" from Liverpool to Boston aged 9.  Educated in High Schools, Detroit, USA.  He returned to the UK, travelling from New Yrok to Liverpool on the White Star ship "Georgic", landing on 27/9/1934.  Married Constance Lee in July 1939 at Sunderland.  At the time of the 1939 General Register (29/9/1939) Lt Westray was married and living at 62, Mount Road West, Sunderland.  He was listed as a member of the 11th Battalion on that Register.  He worked as an Osteopath and Nature Cure Practitioner and later lived at 40 Causeway, Darley Abbey, Denby.
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