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|Surname and forenames=Troupe Leslie Clement | |Surname and forenames=Troupe Leslie Clement | ||
|Army number=247059 | |Army number=247059 | ||
| − | |Rank= | + | |Rank=Private. 2nd Lieutenant |
|Decorations=O.B.E. - 1983 | |Decorations=O.B.E. - 1983 | ||
| − | |Date of birth=1923 | + | |Date of birth=23/1/1923 at Hartlepool, County Durham. Birth registered Q1 1923, mother's maiden name Bainbridge. |
| − | |Age= | + | |Age=68 at the time of his death. |
| − | |Unit=Durham Light Infantry - enlisted in the ranks aged 18. Posted 70th | + | |Unit=Joined The Durham Light Infantry - enlisted in the ranks aged 18 under Regimental Number 4468868. Posted 70th (Young Soldiers) Battalion DLI. Posted as Cadet to 164 OCTU 12/6/1942. Documents to Ashford 8/7/1942. Discharged under King's Regulations 1940 Para 390 (XVII) 2/10/1942. Granted an Emergency Commission as a 2nd Lieutenant in The Durham Light Infantry 3/10/1942. Posted to the 11th Battalion DLI 1942. Posted to 70th Brigade HQ 23/3/1943. Posted to 49th Division HQ. Posted Directorate of Military Training GHQ India 1/6/1946. |
| − | |Company/Battery=70th Brigade Headquarters. | + | |Company/Battery=11th Battalion - Company not yet known. 70th Brigade Headquarters. |
| − | |Task or role= | + | |Task or role=11th Battalion - Duty Officer? 70th Brigade HQ - Liaison Officer. 49th Division HQ - OC Defence and Employment Platoon. India - GSO3. |
| − | |Joined Brigade=3/10/1942 or shortly thereafter | + | |Joined Brigade=3/10/1942, or shortly thereafter. |
| − | |Promotions=W/S Lt 9/3/1943, T/Captain | + | |Promotions=W/S Lt 9/3/1943, T/Captain. |
| − | |Died/Killed in action=23/8/1991 aged 68 | + | |Wounded=Not so far as is known. |
| − | |Home address=Forestry Commission Conservator, Stoke Bishop, Bristol | + | |Prisoner of War=Not so far as is known. |
| + | |Died/Killed in action=Died 23/8/1991 aged 68. | ||
| + | |Home address=Worked as Forestry Commission Conservator, Stoke Bishop, Bristol. | ||
|Source table=11DLI | |Source table=11DLI | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:25, 30 May 2025
Personnel Entry
Name Troupe Leslie Clement
Army number 247059
Rank Private. 2nd Lieutenant
Decorations O.B.E. - 1983
Date of birth 23/1/1923 at Hartlepool, County Durham. Birth registered Q1 1923, mother's maiden name Bainbridge.
Age 68 at the time of his death.
Unit Joined The Durham Light Infantry - enlisted in the ranks aged 18 under Regimental Number 4468868. Posted 70th (Young Soldiers) Battalion DLI. Posted as Cadet to 164 OCTU 12/6/1942. Documents to Ashford 8/7/1942. Discharged under King's Regulations 1940 Para 390 (XVII) 2/10/1942. Granted an Emergency Commission as a 2nd Lieutenant in The Durham Light Infantry 3/10/1942. Posted to the 11th Battalion DLI 1942. Posted to 70th Brigade HQ 23/3/1943. Posted to 49th Division HQ. Posted Directorate of Military Training GHQ India 1/6/1946.
Company/Battery 11th Battalion - Company not yet known. 70th Brigade Headquarters.
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role 11th Battalion - Duty Officer? 70th Brigade HQ - Liaison Officer. 49th Division HQ - OC Defence and Employment Platoon. India - GSO3.
Joined Brigade 3/10/1942, or shortly thereafter.
Promotions W/S Lt 9/3/1943, T/Captain.
Wounded Not so far as is known.
Prisoner of War Not so far as is known.
Died/Killed in action Died 23/8/1991 aged 68.
Home address Worked as Forestry Commission Conservator, Stoke Bishop, Bristol.
Source table 11DLI
