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|Surname and forenames= | |Surname and forenames=Armstrong Ernest William | ||
|Army number= | |Army number=258053 | ||
|Rank= | |Rank=T/Captain. | ||
|Decorations= | |Decorations= | ||
|Date of birth= | |Date of birth=Research suggests that he was born in Durham, but event not yet able to be traced. Date not yet known. | ||
|Age=0 | |Age=0 | ||
|Unit= | |Unit=Enlisted in the Highland Light Infantry (City of Glasgow Regiment). Emergency Commission as a 2/Lt in the Wiltshire Regiment 24/12/1942. Attached to The Black Watch, posted 1 TS 2/7/1944. | ||
|Company/Battery= | |Company/Battery=HQ or Support Company. | ||
|Platoon or other sub-unit= | |Platoon or other sub-unit=No 4 Platoon. | ||
|Task or role= | |Task or role=Platoon Commander. | ||
|Joined Brigade= | |Joined Brigade=2/7/1944. | ||
|Promotions= | |Promotions=W/S Lt. T/Captain. | ||
|Wounded= | |Wounded=Yes, and evacuated. | ||
|Died/Killed in action= | |Died/Killed in action=29/8/1944. | ||
|Home address= | |Home address=Resident Perthshire at the time of his death. Buried Grave V C 15 Bayeux War Cemetery. | ||
|Source table=1TS | |Source table=1TS | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:34, 23 January 2015
Personnel Entry
Name Armstrong Ernest William
Army number 258053
Rank T/Captain.
Decorations
Date of birth Research suggests that he was born in Durham, but event not yet able to be traced. Date not yet known.
Age 0
Unit Enlisted in the Highland Light Infantry (City of Glasgow Regiment). Emergency Commission as a 2/Lt in the Wiltshire Regiment 24/12/1942. Attached to The Black Watch, posted 1 TS 2/7/1944.
Company/Battery HQ or Support Company.
Platoon or other sub-unit No 4 Platoon.
Task or role Platoon Commander.
Joined Brigade 2/7/1944.
Promotions W/S Lt. T/Captain.
Wounded Yes, and evacuated.
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action 29/8/1944.
Home address Resident Perthshire at the time of his death. Buried Grave V C 15 Bayeux War Cemetery.
Source table 1TS