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|Surname and forenames=Watson Fred | |Surname and forenames=Watson Fred | ||
|Army number= | |Army number=138541 | ||
|Rank= | |Rank=2/Lt | ||
|Date of birth= | |Decorations=T.E.M. 24/11/1953 | ||
|Date of birth=Not yet known. | |||
|Age=0 | |Age=0 | ||
|Unit=Durham Light Infantry - 2/Lt | |Unit=Joined The Durham Light Infantry - Emergency Commission as a 2/Lt 4/7/1940. Posted to No 4 ITC Brancepeth 6/7/1940. Posted and joined 10th Bn DLI 10/7/1940. Served Iceland. Left 10th Bn by January 1942. Posted 30th Bn DLI by May 1942. Transferred to the Royal Army Ordnance Corps (Admin) 27/10/1942. Unemployed list 1945 as Hon Captain | ||
|Joined Brigade= | |Company/Battery=Bn HQ. | ||
|Promotions-Lt | |Task or role=Signals Officer. | ||
|Home address= | |Joined Brigade=9/7/1940. | ||
|Promotions-W/S Lt 4/1/1942, T/Captain 17/12/1943. | |||
|Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet known. | |||
|Home address=No family information as yet. | |||
|Source table=10DLI | |Source table=10DLI | ||
}} | }} | ||
''It is believed that 2/Lt Watson was described as "L" Watson in the War Diary - and that this was a typing error.'' | |||
Latest revision as of 11:14, 5 October 2018
Personnel Entry

Name Watson Fred
Army number 138541
Rank 2/Lt
Decorations T.E.M. 24/11/1953
Date of birth Not yet known.
Age 0
Unit Joined The Durham Light Infantry - Emergency Commission as a 2/Lt 4/7/1940. Posted to No 4 ITC Brancepeth 6/7/1940. Posted and joined 10th Bn DLI 10/7/1940. Served Iceland. Left 10th Bn by January 1942. Posted 30th Bn DLI by May 1942. Transferred to the Royal Army Ordnance Corps (Admin) 27/10/1942. Unemployed list 1945 as Hon Captain
Company/Battery Bn HQ.
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role Signals Officer.
Joined Brigade 9/7/1940.
Promotions
Wounded
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action Date of death not yet known.
Home address No family information as yet.
Source table 10DLI
It is believed that 2/Lt Watson was described as "L" Watson in the War Diary - and that this was a typing error.