Difference between revisions of "Heathcote Ernest Pte 4456205"
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| − | |Surname and forenames=Heathcote Ernest | + | |Surname and forenames=Heathcote Ernest Redfern |
|Army number=4456205 | |Army number=4456205 | ||
|Rank=Pte | |Rank=Pte | ||
| − | |Date of birth=Born County Durham | + | |Date of birth=Born County Durham 1911. |
| − | |Age=29 | + | |Age=29 at the time of his death. |
|Unit=Durham Light Infantry, no enlistment date but probably Summer 1939. Posted ? 6th Bn DLI. Posted 10th Bn DLI - probably 1/9/1939. Served BEF. Posted Missing 10/5/40 - 31/5/40. Presumed KILLED in ACTION 20/5/40 with 10th Bn Durham Light Infantry. | |Unit=Durham Light Infantry, no enlistment date but probably Summer 1939. Posted ? 6th Bn DLI. Posted 10th Bn DLI - probably 1/9/1939. Served BEF. Posted Missing 10/5/40 - 31/5/40. Presumed KILLED in ACTION 20/5/40 with 10th Bn Durham Light Infantry. | ||
|Joined Brigade=Probably 1/9/1939. | |Joined Brigade=Probably 1/9/1939. | ||
| − | |Died/Killed in action=20-May-40 | + | |Died/Killed in action=20-May-40. Buried Sp. Mem. Plot 8. Row E. Grave 2. [[BUCQUOY ROAD CEMETERY]], Ficheux. Headstone inscription reads : FOR EVER IN OUR THOUGHTS. |
| − | + | |Home address=Resident of County Durham. Married Annie Marshall in 1937. Lived at Kirk Merrington. | |
|Image Name=Heathcote_E_4456205.JPG | |Image Name=Heathcote_E_4456205.JPG | ||
|Image Title=Pte E Heathcote's CWGC headstone. | |Image Title=Pte E Heathcote's CWGC headstone. | ||
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| − | DLI Roll of Honour has 1/5/1940 as the date of death - this is believed to be in error as the German invasion only began on 10/5/1940. War Office casualty list shows only 5/40 with no day. CWGC shows 20/5/1940 which was the date of the Battles of | + | DLI Roll of Honour has 1/5/1940 as the date of death - this is believed to be in error as the German invasion only began on 10/5/1940. War Office casualty list shows only 5/40 with no day. CWGC shows 20/5/1940 which was the date of the Battles of [[FICHEUX]] and [[MERCATEL]]. |
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| + | Further investigation will take place on the initial interment of Ernest utilising the papers passed to the Lead Researcher by the late Andre Coilliot. | ||
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| + | To read more about Ernest please click on here - https://www.newmp.org.uk/person/e-heathcote-1940/ - to read his "Every Name a Story" entry on the NEWMP Website. | ||
Latest revision as of 09:17, 28 November 2025
Personnel Entry
Name Heathcote Ernest Redfern
Army number 4456205
Rank Pte
Decorations
Date of birth Born County Durham 1911.
Age 29 at the time of his death.
Unit Durham Light Infantry, no enlistment date but probably Summer 1939. Posted ? 6th Bn DLI. Posted 10th Bn DLI - probably 1/9/1939. Served BEF. Posted Missing 10/5/40 - 31/5/40. Presumed KILLED in ACTION 20/5/40 with 10th Bn Durham Light Infantry.
Company/Battery
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role
Joined Brigade Probably 1/9/1939.
Promotions
Wounded
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action 20-May-40. Buried Sp. Mem. Plot 8. Row E. Grave 2. BUCQUOY ROAD CEMETERY, Ficheux. Headstone inscription reads : FOR EVER IN OUR THOUGHTS.
Home address Resident of County Durham. Married Annie Marshall in 1937. Lived at Kirk Merrington.
Source table 10DLI
DLI Roll of Honour has 1/5/1940 as the date of death - this is believed to be in error as the German invasion only began on 10/5/1940. War Office casualty list shows only 5/40 with no day. CWGC shows 20/5/1940 which was the date of the Battles of FICHEUX and MERCATEL.
Further investigation will take place on the initial interment of Ernest utilising the papers passed to the Lead Researcher by the late Andre Coilliot.
To read more about Ernest please click on here - https://www.newmp.org.uk/person/e-heathcote-1940/ - to read his "Every Name a Story" entry on the NEWMP Website.
