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|Surname and forenames=Wigham William | |Surname and forenames=Wigham William | ||
|Army number=4457197 | |Army number=4457197 | ||
|Rank= | |Rank=Private. | ||
|Age=20 | |Date of birth=Born 1919/20. | ||
|Unit=DLI | |Age=20 at the time of his death. | ||
|Died/Killed in action=20 | |Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date, but possibly Summer 1939. Posted ? 9th Bn DLI. Posted ? 12th Bn DLI - probably 1/9/1939. Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940, and posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish. Served in Northern France with the B.E.F. KILLED in ACTION on or after 20/5/40, Authority:- Casualty L. B.E.F, while with 1st Tyneside Scottish. | ||
|Home address=Son of William and Jane Wigham, St Anthony's, Newcastle-on-Tyne. | |Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards. | ||
|Company/Battery=HQ Company. | |||
|Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known. | |||
|Task or role=Not known but probably Rifleman. | |||
|Joined Brigade=1/9/1939. | |||
|Promotions=None known. | |||
|Wounded=Not yet known. | |||
|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known. | |||
|Died/Killed in action=KILLED in ACTION 20-May-40. No known grave. Commemorated Column 91, [[DUNKIRK MEMORIAL]]. | |||
|Home address=Son of William and Jane Wigham, St Anthony's, Newcastle-on-Tyne. | |||
|Source table=1TS | |Source table=1TS | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:09, 31 December 2021
Personnel Entry
Name Wigham William
Army number 4457197
Rank Private.
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards.
Date of birth Born 1919/20.
Age 20 at the time of his death.
Unit Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date, but possibly Summer 1939. Posted ? 9th Bn DLI. Posted ? 12th Bn DLI - probably 1/9/1939. Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940, and posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish. Served in Northern France with the B.E.F. KILLED in ACTION on or after 20/5/40, Authority:- Casualty L. B.E.F, while with 1st Tyneside Scottish.
Company/Battery HQ Company.
Platoon or other sub-unit Not yet known.
Task or role Not known but probably Rifleman.
Joined Brigade 1/9/1939.
Promotions None known.
Wounded Not yet known.
Prisoner of War Not as far as is known.
Died/Killed in action KILLED in ACTION 20-May-40. No known grave. Commemorated Column 91, DUNKIRK MEMORIAL.
Home address Son of William and Jane Wigham, St Anthony's, Newcastle-on-Tyne.
Source table 1TS
