Difference between revisions of "Shield John George 2/Lt 138949"
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|Rank=2/Lt | |Rank=2/Lt | ||
| − | |Date of birth=3/4/1906 | + | |Date of birth=3/4/1906, Chester-le-Street, County Durham. |
|Age=0 | |Age=0 | ||
| − | |Unit=Durham Light Infantry - Emergency Commission as 2/Lt 29/6/1940 | + | |Unit=The Durham Light Infantry - Emergency Commission as a 2/Lt 29/6/1940. Posted No 4 I.T.C. Brancepeth 4/7/1940. Posted to the 10th Bn DLI 9/7/1940 - joined 10/7/1940. Served Iceland. Posted to the 70th Bn DLI 9/4/1942. Posted overseas on 70th Battalion disbandment. Posted to the 16th Bn DLI. Wounded and evacuated 30/1/1944. Unemployed list as Hon Captain 1946. |
| − | |Company/Battery=10th Bn A Company, 70th Bn HQ Company | + | |Company/Battery=10th Bn A Company, 70th Bn HQ Company. |
|Platoon or other sub-unit=70th Bn Mortars, Carriers. | |Platoon or other sub-unit=70th Bn Mortars, Carriers. | ||
| − | |Task or role=Platoon Commander | + | |Task or role=Platoon Commander. |
| − | |Joined Brigade=9-Jul-40 | + | |Joined Brigade=9-Jul-40. |
| − | |Died/Killed in action=Death recorded December 1974, Durham. | + | |Wounded=Yes - while with 16th Battalion in Italy. |
| + | |Died/Killed in action=Died 6/12/1974. Death recorded December 1974, Durham Central. | ||
| + | |Home address=Son of Walter Lawrence Shield (1880 - 1954) and Annie Gray Temple (1884 - 1970). Lived at 2, Prospect Cottages, Chester-le-Street. Married Lily Brown June 1930 at Chester-le-Street. | ||
|Source table=10DLI | |Source table=10DLI | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:56, 1 October 2018
Personnel Entry
Name Shield John George
Army number 138949
Rank 2/Lt
Decorations
Date of birth 3/4/1906, Chester-le-Street, County Durham.
Age 0
Unit The Durham Light Infantry - Emergency Commission as a 2/Lt 29/6/1940. Posted No 4 I.T.C. Brancepeth 4/7/1940. Posted to the 10th Bn DLI 9/7/1940 - joined 10/7/1940. Served Iceland. Posted to the 70th Bn DLI 9/4/1942. Posted overseas on 70th Battalion disbandment. Posted to the 16th Bn DLI. Wounded and evacuated 30/1/1944. Unemployed list as Hon Captain 1946.
Company/Battery 10th Bn A Company, 70th Bn HQ Company.
Platoon or other sub-unit 70th Bn Mortars, Carriers.
Task or role Platoon Commander.
Joined Brigade 9-Jul-40.
Promotions
Wounded Yes - while with 16th Battalion in Italy.
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action Died 6/12/1974. Death recorded December 1974, Durham Central.
Home address Son of Walter Lawrence Shield (1880 - 1954) and Annie Gray Temple (1884 - 1970). Lived at 2, Prospect Cottages, Chester-le-Street. Married Lily Brown June 1930 at Chester-le-Street.
Source table 10DLI
