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Personnel Entry
Name Wilson Ernest Cowling
Army number 855663
Rank Corporal.
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards.
Date of birth Not yet known.
Age (At time of death).Not yet known.
Unit Enlisted in the Royal Artillery - attested 23/11/1938 - enlisted 27/3/1939. Underwent Basic Training. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry – date not yet available – and posted to the 10th Battalion. Served Iceland? Served Normandy. Wounded. Transferred to the East Yorkshire Regiment 3/9/1944 on the disbanding of the 10th Battalion.
Company/Battery Not yet known.
Platoon or other sub-unit Not yet known.
Task or role Probably Rifle Section Commander.
Joined Brigade On being posted to the 10th Battalion.
Promotions None known beyond Corporal.
Wounded Yes – in Normandy – 19/8/1944.
Prisoner of War Not as far as is known.
Died/Killed in action Date of death not yet ascertained.
Home address (To include family and marital details where possible). No details available as yet.
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