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|Surname and forenames=Scott William Joseph | |Surname and forenames=Scott William Joseph | ||
|Army number=4456750 | |Army number=4456750 | ||
| − | |Rank= | + | |Rank=Private. |
|Date of birth=Born 1919/20. | |Date of birth=Born 1919/20. | ||
| − | |Age=20 | + | |Age=20 at the time of his death. |
| − | |Unit= | + | |Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date, but probably Spring/Summer 1939. Posted to the ? 9th Battalion DLI. Posted ? 12th Battalion DLI - probably 1/9/1939. Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940, and posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish. Served with the B.E.F. in Northern France. DIED 20/5/40. Annotations to the file for the War Office "missing" exercise in 1942/3 suggest he was KILLED in ACTION. |
| + | |Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards. | ||
| + | |Company/Battery=C Company. | ||
| + | |Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known. | ||
| + | |Task or role=Not known but probably Rifleman. | ||
| + | |Promotions=None known. | ||
| + | |Wounded=Not yet known. | ||
| + | |Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known. | ||
| + | |Died/Killed in action=DIED on 20/5/1940 - possibly KILLED in ACTION. No known grave. Commemorated Column 91, [[DUNKIRK MEMORIAL]]. | ||
|Joined Brigade=Probably 1/9/1939. | |Joined Brigade=Probably 1/9/1939. | ||
| − | + | |Home address=Son of Robert and Catherine Scott. | |
| − | |Home address=Son of Robert and Catherine Scott. | + | |
|Source table=1TS | |Source table=1TS | ||
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[[File:Dunkirk_Memorial.jpg|400px/thumb|centre|Dunkirk Memorial]] | [[File:Dunkirk_Memorial.jpg|400px/thumb|centre|Dunkirk Memorial]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:43, 11 March 2022
Personnel Entry
Name Scott William Joseph
Army number 4456750
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 probably Spring/Summer 1939. Posted to the ? 9th Battalion DLI. Posted ? 12th Battalion DLI - probably 1/9/1939. Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940, and posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish. Served with the B.E.F. in Northern France. DIED 20/5/40. Annotations to the file for the War Office "missing" exercise in 1942/3 suggest he was KILLED in ACTION.
Company/Battery C Company.
Platoon or other sub-unit Not yet known.
Task or role Not known but probably Rifleman.
Joined Brigade Probably 1/9/1939.
Promotions None known.
Wounded Not yet known.
Prisoner of War Not as far as is known.
Died/Killed in action DIED on 20/5/1940 - possibly KILLED in ACTION. No known grave. Commemorated Column 91, DUNKIRK MEMORIAL.
Home address Son of Robert and Catherine Scott.
Source table 1TS
