Difference between revisions of "Allen John George Alfred Piper 4456354"
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|Date of birth=Research indicates born Q1 1911 - registered at Tynemouth. | |Date of birth=Research indicates born Q1 1911 - registered at Tynemouth. | ||
|Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date as yet, but probably Spring 1939. Posted ? 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. Served with the B.E.F. in Northern France. Taken Prisoner of War - probably 20/5/1940. Repatriated to the UK. Posted ? Battalion Black Watch. Discharged under King's Regulations 1940 Para 390 (xvi) 19/12/45. | |Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date as yet, but probably Spring 1939. Posted ? 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. Served with the B.E.F. in Northern France. Taken Prisoner of War - probably 20/5/1940. Repatriated to the UK. Posted ? Battalion Black Watch. Discharged under King's Regulations 1940 Para 390 (xvi) 19/12/45. | ||
| − | |Decorations=None known beyond Service | + | |Decorations=None known beyond Service Award |
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|Age=(At the time of his death). 48. | |Age=(At the time of his death). 48. | ||
|Company/Battery=HQ Company. | |Company/Battery=HQ Company. | ||
Latest revision as of 18:25, 6 March 2022
Personnel Entry
Name Allen John George Alfred
Army number 4456354
Rank Piper
Decorations None known beyond Service Award
Date of birth Research indicates born Q1 1911 - registered at Tynemouth.
Age (At the time of his death). 48.
Unit Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date as yet, but probably Spring 1939. Posted ? 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. Served with the B.E.F. in Northern France. Taken Prisoner of War - probably 20/5/1940. Repatriated to the UK. Posted ? Battalion Black Watch. Discharged under King's Regulations 1940 Para 390 (xvi) 19/12/45.
Company/Battery HQ Company.
Platoon or other sub-unit Pipe Band.
Task or role Piper.
Joined Brigade 1/9/1939.
Promotions None known.
Wounded Not yet known.
Prisoner of War Yes - Stalag 20B, PoW Number 8487.
Died/Killed in action Death appears to have been registered in Newcastle in Q1 1960 at the age of 48.
Home address 55, Allendale Rd. Newcastle 6. Research indicates a marriage in Q3 1939 to Elizabeth J. Rutherford in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Source table 1TS
