Difference between revisions of "Lamb John Douglas Cfmn 10571260"
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|Surname and forenames=Lamb John Douglas | |Surname and forenames=Lamb John Douglas | ||
|Army number=10571260 | |Army number=10571260 | ||
| − | |Rank=Craftsman | + | |Rank=Private/Craftsman. |
| − | |Decorations=Belgian Croix de Guerre with | + | |Decorations=Mentioned in Despatches - gazetted 4/4/1946. Belgian Croix de Guerre with Palms 1940 - Gazetted 17/10/1946. 1939/45 Star. France and Germany Star. Defence Medal. War Medal 1939/45. |
|Date of birth=Not yet known. | |Date of birth=Not yet known. | ||
| − | |Age= | + | |Age= at the time of his death. |
| − | |Unit= | + | |Unit=Enlisted into the Royal Army Ordnance Corps - Territorial Army - 4/11/1941 in Dumfries. Posted to No. 3 Training Battalion 4/11/1941. Posted to 68th Section 16/2/1942 (presumably after initial Basic Training). Posted to Workshops - Bradford - 18/2/1942. Attached to No.11 Technical Training Centre 28/4/1942. Attachment to No. 11 Technical Training Centre ceased 28/5/1942. Attached to 68th Section 28/6/1942. Posted to 70 Brigade Base Ordnance Depot. Transferred to the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers 17/3/1943. Posted to 70th Infantry Brigade Workshops 17/3/1943. (REME Tracer Card not found). Served in Normandy and North Western Europe. Posted to No. 3 Light Workshops Company 1/1/1946. Permanently attached to 1/7th Middlesex Regiment 21/9/1946. Returned to the UK 1/11/1946. Relegated to Royal Army Reserve 25/1/1947. Demoobilised - Conduct Exemplary. Discharged from Reserve Liability 30/6/1959 under the Navy, Army and Air Forces Reserve Act 1959. |
| − | |Company/Battery=Brigade Workshop. | + | |Company/Battery=Brigade R.E.M.E. Workshop. |
|Task or role=Vehicle recovery and repair. | |Task or role=Vehicle recovery and repair. | ||
| − | |Promotions=Acting Sergeant. | + | |Promotions=Appointed Lance Corporal 4/5/1942. Reverted to Private 28/5/1942. Appointed Lance Corporal 12/8/1942. Passed Standard Trade Test as Vehicle Mechanic Group "A" Class III 21/12/1945. War Substantive Corporal 21/3/1946. Passed Standard Trade Test as Vehicle Mechanic Class II 22/3/1946. Appointed Acting Sergeant 13/6/1946. |
| − | |Joined Brigade= | + | |Joined Brigade=17/3/1943 (although may have worked in the Brigade Ordnance Company before his transfer to R.E.M.E.). |
|Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet known. | |Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet known. | ||
|Home address=No family information as yet. | |Home address=No family information as yet. | ||
|Source table=70BG | |Source table=70BG | ||
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| + | We are indeed grateful to Sgt Lamb's son for the information above, which supplemented that extracted from the Manpower Returns. | ||
Revision as of 16:59, 21 March 2021
Personnel Entry
Name Lamb John Douglas
Army number 10571260
Rank Private/Craftsman.
Decorations Mentioned in Despatches - gazetted 4/4/1946. Belgian Croix de Guerre with Palms 1940 - Gazetted 17/10/1946. 1939/45 Star. France and Germany Star. Defence Medal. War Medal 1939/45.
Date of birth Not yet known.
Age at the time of his death.
Unit Enlisted into the Royal Army Ordnance Corps - Territorial Army - 4/11/1941 in Dumfries. Posted to No. 3 Training Battalion 4/11/1941. Posted to 68th Section 16/2/1942 (presumably after initial Basic Training). Posted to Workshops - Bradford - 18/2/1942. Attached to No.11 Technical Training Centre 28/4/1942. Attachment to No. 11 Technical Training Centre ceased 28/5/1942. Attached to 68th Section 28/6/1942. Posted to 70 Brigade Base Ordnance Depot. Transferred to the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers 17/3/1943. Posted to 70th Infantry Brigade Workshops 17/3/1943. (REME Tracer Card not found). Served in Normandy and North Western Europe. Posted to No. 3 Light Workshops Company 1/1/1946. Permanently attached to 1/7th Middlesex Regiment 21/9/1946. Returned to the UK 1/11/1946. Relegated to Royal Army Reserve 25/1/1947. Demoobilised - Conduct Exemplary. Discharged from Reserve Liability 30/6/1959 under the Navy, Army and Air Forces Reserve Act 1959.
Company/Battery Brigade R.E.M.E. Workshop.
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role Vehicle recovery and repair.
Joined Brigade 17/3/1943 (although may have worked in the Brigade Ordnance Company before his transfer to R.E.M.E.).
Promotions Appointed Lance Corporal 4/5/1942. Reverted to Private 28/5/1942. Appointed Lance Corporal 12/8/1942. Passed Standard Trade Test as Vehicle Mechanic Group "A" Class III 21/12/1945. War Substantive Corporal 21/3/1946. Passed Standard Trade Test as Vehicle Mechanic Class II 22/3/1946. Appointed Acting Sergeant 13/6/1946.
Wounded
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action Date of death not yet known.
Home address No family information as yet.
Source table 70BG
We are indeed grateful to Sgt Lamb's son for the information above, which supplemented that extracted from the Manpower Returns.
