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|Surname and forenames=Iceton George Edward
 
|Surname and forenames=Iceton George Edward
 
|Army number=4457030
 
|Army number=4457030
|Date of birth=
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|Rank=Private.
|Age=0
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|Date of birth=Born 26/5/1920 at Whorlton, Barnard Castle, County Durham.
|Unit=Durham Light Infantry - dates not known, Posted ? Bn DLI, Trf REME 27/9/1944, R/E as 2255774 Dis EXE 1960.
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|Age=99 at the time of his death.
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|Decorations=Military Medal - gazetted 9/7/1940, together with Service Awards.
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|Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry - date not known, but probably mid-1939.  Posted ?6th Bn DLI.  Posted to the 10th Battalion DLI - probably on 1/9/1939.  Served with the B.E.F. in Northern France.  Served Iceland?  Served Normandy.  Transferred to the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers 27/9/1944 - probably on the disbandment of the Brigade.  Returned to the UK.  Posted to HQ Static Workshop, Northern Command 26/9/1944 under Part II Order 222/44.  Posted to No. 1 Base Workshop 8/5/1945.  Posted to the Static Workshop Group 3 on 22/6/1945.  Posted as attached to the 8th Battalion of the Queen's Regiment 5/10/1945.  Posted as attached to the 8th Battalion The DLI 6/10/1945.  Posted as attached to the 6th Battalion The DLI 12/11/1945.  Posted to 8 Central Workshop 8 Bn 29/1/1946.  Posted to HQ No. 2 Vehicle Group 30/1/1946.  Posted to Y List E 22/3/1946.  Demobilised.  Re-enlisted as 2255774 Dis EXE 1960.
|Task or role=
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|Company/Battery=Not yet known.
|Promotions=
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|Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known.
|Wounded=
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|Task or role=Not known - possibly Rifleman initially but almost certainly Vehicle Mechanic.
|Prisoner of War-
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|Promotions=None known.
|Died or Killed in action=
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|Wounded=Not as far as is known.
|Home address=
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|Prisoner of War-Not as far as is known.
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|Died or Killed in action=Died 14/1/2019 aged 99.
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|Home address=Father - Charles Iceton - worked as an "Odd Man" for Major Morritt at Rokeby Hall.  Mother - Janet Robson.  Married Mary Josephine Snowden (1916 - 2008) at Calder, Cumberland in July 1944.  Resided 2006 - 2009 in Hartlepool, County Durham.
 
|Source table=PBM
 
|Source table=PBM
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Grateful thanks are due to the REME Corps Archivist for tracing George's postings once he had transferred to REME.
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Latest revision as of 15:43, 16 June 2025

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Name Iceton George Edward
Army number 4457030
Rank Private.
Decorations Military Medal - gazetted 9/7/1940, together with Service Awards.
Date of birth Born 26/5/1920 at Whorlton, Barnard Castle, County Durham.
Age 99 at the time of his death.
Unit Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry - date not known, but probably mid-1939. Posted ?6th Bn DLI. Posted to the 10th Battalion DLI - probably on 1/9/1939. Served with the B.E.F. in Northern France. Served Iceland? Served Normandy. Transferred to the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers 27/9/1944 - probably on the disbandment of the Brigade. Returned to the UK. Posted to HQ Static Workshop, Northern Command 26/9/1944 under Part II Order 222/44. Posted to No. 1 Base Workshop 8/5/1945. Posted to the Static Workshop Group 3 on 22/6/1945. Posted as attached to the 8th Battalion of the Queen's Regiment 5/10/1945. Posted as attached to the 8th Battalion The DLI 6/10/1945. Posted as attached to the 6th Battalion The DLI 12/11/1945. Posted to 8 Central Workshop 8 Bn 29/1/1946. Posted to HQ No. 2 Vehicle Group 30/1/1946. Posted to Y List E 22/3/1946. Demobilised. Re-enlisted as 2255774 Dis EXE 1960.
Company/Battery Not yet known.
Platoon or other sub-unit Not yet known.
Task or role Not known - possibly Rifleman initially but almost certainly Vehicle Mechanic.
Joined Brigade
Promotions None known.
Wounded Not as far as is known.
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action
Home address Father - Charles Iceton - worked as an "Odd Man" for Major Morritt at Rokeby Hall. Mother - Janet Robson. Married Mary Josephine Snowden (1916 - 2008) at Calder, Cumberland in July 1944. Resided 2006 - 2009 in Hartlepool, County Durham.
Source table PBM

Grateful thanks are due to the REME Corps Archivist for tracing George's postings once he had transferred to REME.