Difference between revisions of "Reed Thomas Barnes Pte 4454342"
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|Surname and forenames=Reed Thomas Barnes | |Surname and forenames=Reed Thomas Barnes | ||
|Army number=4454342 | |Army number=4454342 | ||
| − | |Rank= | + | |Rank=Private. |
|Date of birth=Born 1918/19. | |Date of birth=Born 1918/19. | ||
| − | |Age=21 | + | |Age=21 at the time of his death. |
| − | |Unit= | + | |Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date as yet, but probably early 1939. Posted to the ? 9th Battalion DLI. Posted ? 12th Battalion DLI - 1/9/1939. Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940, and posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish. DIED 20/5/40, Authority L. Casualty. |
|Joined Brigade=Probably 1/9/1939. | |Joined Brigade=Probably 1/9/1939. | ||
| − | |Died/Killed in action=20-May-40 | + | |Died/Killed in action=DIED 20-May-40 - thought to have been KILLED in ACTION. Buried Plot 8. Row G. Grave 12. [[BUCQUOY ROAD CEMETERY]], Ficheux. His headstone inscription reads : IN MEMORY OF A GALLANT SON WHO GAVE HIS LIFE FOR KING AND COUNTRY. |
| − | + | |Home address=Son of John Young and Isabella Reed, Ryton. | |
|Image Name=Reed_T_B_4454342.JPG | |Image Name=Reed_T_B_4454342.JPG | ||
|Image Title=Pte T B Reed's CWGC headstone. | |Image Title=Pte T B Reed's CWGC headstone. | ||
|Source table=1TS | |Source table=1TS | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:02, 21 December 2021
Personnel Entry
Name Reed Thomas Barnes
Army number 4454342
Rank Private.
Decorations
Date of birth Born 1918/19.
Age 21 at the time of his death.
Unit Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date as yet, but probably early 1939. Posted to the ? 9th Battalion DLI. Posted ? 12th Battalion DLI - 1/9/1939. Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940, and posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish. DIED 20/5/40, Authority L. Casualty.
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 DIED 20-May-40 - thought to have been KILLED in ACTION. Buried Plot 8. Row G. Grave 12. BUCQUOY ROAD CEMETERY, Ficheux. His headstone inscription reads : IN MEMORY OF A GALLANT SON WHO GAVE HIS LIFE FOR KING AND COUNTRY.
Home address Son of John Young and Isabella Reed, Ryton.
Source table 1TS
