Difference between revisions of "Whaley Leslie Pte 4455904"
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|Date of birth=Born 1915/16. | |Date of birth=Born 1915/16. | ||
|Age=24 | |Age=24 | ||
| − | |Unit=Joined The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date, but almost certainly early May 1939. Posted ? 9th Bn DLI. Posted ? 12th Bn DLI - probably 1/9/1939. Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940, posted | + | |Unit=Joined The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date, but almost certainly early May 1939. Posted ? 9th Bn DLI. Posted ? 12th Bn DLI - probably 1/9/1939. Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940, posted 1st Tyneside Scottish. Served BEF. Presumed to have DIED of WOUNDS 20/5/40 while with 1st Tyneside Scottish. |
|Joined Brigade=Probably 1/9/1939. | |Joined Brigade=Probably 1/9/1939. | ||
|Wounded=Yes - probably 20/5/1940. | |Wounded=Yes - probably 20/5/1940. | ||
| − | |Died/Killed in action=20-May-40. | + | |Died/Killed in action=20-May-40. Commemorated Column 91, [[DUNKIRK MEMORIAL]]. |
| − | |Home address=Son of Jane Anne Whaley, Gateshead. | + | |Home address=Son of Jane Anne Whaley, Gateshead. Lived at 3, Upperhill Street, Gateshead. |
|Source table=1TS | |Source table=1TS | ||
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[[File:Dunkirk_Memorial.jpg|400px/thumb|centre|Dunkirk Memorial]] | [[File:Dunkirk_Memorial.jpg|400px/thumb|centre|Dunkirk Memorial]] | ||
Revision as of 15:19, 20 June 2019
Personnel Entry
Name Whaley Leslie
Army number 4455904
Rank Pte
Decorations
Date of birth Born 1915/16.
Age 24
Unit Joined The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date, but almost certainly early May 1939. Posted ? 9th Bn DLI. Posted ? 12th Bn DLI - probably 1/9/1939. Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940, posted 1st Tyneside Scottish. Served BEF. Presumed to have DIED of WOUNDS 20/5/40 while with 1st Tyneside Scottish.
Company/Battery
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role
Joined Brigade Probably 1/9/1939.
Promotions
Wounded Yes - probably 20/5/1940.
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action 20-May-40. Commemorated Column 91, DUNKIRK MEMORIAL.
Home address Son of Jane Anne Whaley, Gateshead. Lived at 3, Upperhill Street, Gateshead.
Source table 1TS
