Witherspoon John William Cpl 4454653 - Revision history

70bgadmin at 14:34, 15 November 2025

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	\|Army number=4454653		\|Army number=4454653
	\|Rank=Corporal.		\|Rank=Corporal.
	\|Date of birth=13/8/1920		\|Date of birth=13/8/1920 according to Army Records.
	\|Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry 20/4/1939. Posted ? 8th Bn DLI. Embodied 1/9/1939. Posted 11th Battalion DLI (probably 1/9/1939). Served B.E.F.? Served Iceland. Served Normandy. Posted ? Bn DLI on Brigade disbandment. Transferred to the Royal Army Service Corps 28/9/44, documents to Hastings 24/10/44. Relegated to the Class Z Army Reserve 16/6/1946. Demobilised.		\|Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry 20/4/1939. Posted ? 8th Bn DLI. Embodied 1/9/1939. Posted 11th Battalion DLI (probably 1/9/1939). Served B.E.F.? Served Iceland. Served Normandy. Wounded. Posted ? Bn DLI on Brigade disbandment. Transferred to the Royal Army Service Corps 28/9/44, documents to Hastings 24/10/44. Relegated to the Class Z Army Reserve 16/6/1946. Demobilised.
	\|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.		\|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.
	\|Age=(At the time of his death). Not yet known.		\|Age=(At the time of his death). Not yet known.
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	\|Wounded=Yes - reported wounded N W Europe June 1944.		\|Wounded=Yes - reported wounded N W Europe June 1944.
	\|Prisoner of War=Not so far as is known.		\|Prisoner of War=Not so far as is known.
	~~\|Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet known.~~
	\|Joined Brigade=Probably 1/9/1939.		\|Joined Brigade=Probably 1/9/1939.
	\|Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet known.		\|Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet known.

70bgadmin at 14:30, 15 November 2025

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	\|Rank=Corporal.		\|Rank=Corporal.
	\|Date of birth=13/8/1920		\|Date of birth=13/8/1920
	\|Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry 20/4/1939. Posted ? 8th Bn DLI. Embodied 1/9/1939. Posted 11th Battalion DLI (probably 1/9/1939). Served B.E.F.? Served Iceland. Served Normandy. Posted ? Bn DLI on Brigade disbandment. Transferred to the Royal Army Service Corps 28/9/44, documents to Hastings 24/10/44. Relegated to the Class Z Army Reserve 16/6/1946.		\|Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry 20/4/1939. Posted ? 8th Bn DLI. Embodied 1/9/1939. Posted 11th Battalion DLI (probably 1/9/1939). Served B.E.F.? Served Iceland. Served Normandy. Posted ? Bn DLI on Brigade disbandment. Transferred to the Royal Army Service Corps 28/9/44, documents to Hastings 24/10/44. Relegated to the Class Z Army Reserve 16/6/1946. Demobilised.
	\|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.		\|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.
	\|Age=(At the time of his death). Not yet known.		\|Age=(At the time of his death). Not yet known.
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	\|Task or role=Not known but probably Rifle Section Commander.		\|Task or role=Not known but probably Rifle Section Commander.
	\|Promotions=None known beyond Corporal.		\|Promotions=None known beyond Corporal.
	\|Wounded=Yes - reported wounded N W Europe ~~JUne~~ 1944.		\|Wounded=Yes - reported wounded N W Europe June 1944.
	\|Prisoner of War=Not so far as is known.		\|Prisoner of War=Not so far as is known.
	\|Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet known.		\|Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet known.

70bgadmin at 12:02, 23 February 2022

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	\|Surname and forenames=Witherspoon John William		\|Surname and forenames=Witherspoon John William
	\|Army number=4454653		\|Army number=4454653
	\|Rank=~~Cpl~~		\|Rank=Corporal.
	\|Date of birth=13/8/1920		\|Date of birth=13/8/1920
	~~\|Age=0~~		\|Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry 20/4/1939. Posted ? 8th Bn DLI. Embodied 1/9/1939. Posted 11th Battalion DLI (probably 1/9/1939). Served B.E.F.? Served Iceland. Served Normandy. Posted ? Bn DLI on Brigade disbandment. Transferred to the Royal Army Service Corps 28/9/44, documents to Hastings 24/10/44. Relegated to the Class Z Army Reserve 16/6/1946.
	\|Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry 20/4/1939. Posted ? 8th Bn DLI. Embodied 1/9/1939. Posted 11th Bn DLI (probably 1/9/1939). ? ~~BEF.~~ Served Iceland. ? Served Normandy. Posted ? Bn DLI on Brigade disbandment. ~~Trf~~ Royal Army Service Corps 28/9/44, ~~docs~~ to Hastings 24/10/44. Class Z Army Reserve 16/6/1946.		\|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.
			\|Age=(At the time of his death). Not yet known.
			\|Company/Battery=Company not yet known.
			\|Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known.
			\|Task or role=Not known but probably Rifle Section Commander.
			\|Promotions=None known beyond Corporal.
			\|Wounded=Yes - reported wounded N W Europe JUne 1944.
			\|Prisoner of War=Not so far as is known.
			\|Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet known.
	\|Joined Brigade=Probably 1/9/1939.		\|Joined Brigade=Probably 1/9/1939.
	\|Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet known.		\|Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet known.
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	Genealogical research has not yet been able to definitively identify this man - no trace yet of a birth date which matches that included on Army records, which prevents specific identification of death or marriage - for which there are several with the same name in the area.		Genealogical research has not yet been able to definitively identify this man - no trace yet of a birth date which matches that included on Army records, which prevents specific identification of death or marriage - for which there are several examples with the same name in the area.

70bgadmin at 10:14, 19 April 2015

2015-04-19T10:14:21Z

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	\|Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry 20/4/1939. Posted ? 8th Bn DLI. Embodied 1/9/1939. Posted 11th Bn DLI (probably 1/9/1939). ? BEF. Served Iceland. ? Served Normandy. Posted ? Bn DLI on Brigade disbandment. Trf Royal Army Service Corps 28/9/44, docs to Hastings 24/10/44. Class Z Army Reserve 16/6/1946.		\|Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry 20/4/1939. Posted ? 8th Bn DLI. Embodied 1/9/1939. Posted 11th Bn DLI (probably 1/9/1939). ? BEF. Served Iceland. ? Served Normandy. Posted ? Bn DLI on Brigade disbandment. Trf Royal Army Service Corps 28/9/44, docs to Hastings 24/10/44. Class Z Army Reserve 16/6/1946.
	\|Joined Brigade=Probably 1/9/1939.		\|Joined Brigade=Probably 1/9/1939.
	\|Died/Killed in action=		\|Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet known.
	\|Home address=		\|Home address=No family information as yet.
	\|Source table=11DLI		\|Source table=11DLI
	}}		}}


			Genealogical research has not yet been able to definitively identify this man - no trace yet of a birth date which matches that included on Army records, which prevents specific identification of death or marriage - for which there are several with the same name in the area.

70bgadmin at 10:05, 19 April 2015

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	\|Army number=4454653		\|Army number=4454653
	\|Rank=Cpl		\|Rank=Cpl
			\|Date of birth=13/8/1920
	\|Age=0		\|Age=0
	\|Unit=Durham Light Infantry~~, no enlistment date,~~ Posted 11th Bn DLI, Iceland, Trf Royal Army Service Corps 28/9/44, docs to Hastings 24/10/44		\|Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry 20/4/1939. Posted ? 8th Bn DLI. Embodied 1/9/1939. Posted 11th Bn DLI (probably 1/9/1939). ? BEF. Served Iceland. ? Served Normandy. Posted ? Bn DLI on Brigade disbandment. Trf Royal Army Service Corps 28/9/44, docs to Hastings 24/10/44. Class Z Army Reserve 16/6/1946.
			\|Joined Brigade=Probably 1/9/1939.
			\|Died/Killed in action=
			\|Home address=
	\|Source table=11DLI		\|Source table=11DLI
	}}		}}

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{{Personnel
|Surname and forenames=Witherspoon John William
|Army number=4454653
|Rank=Cpl
|Age=0
|Unit=Durham Light Infantry, no enlistment date, Posted 11th Bn DLI, Iceland, Trf Royal Army Service Corps 28/9/44, docs to Hastings 24/10/44
|Source table=11DLI
}}