Difference between revisions of "Todd George Albert Pte 4463320"

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|Rank=Private
 
|Rank=Private
 
|Decorations=None known, beyond Service Awards.
 
|Decorations=None known, beyond Service Awards.
|Date of birth=Born 1911.
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|Date of birth=Born 4/6/1914 at Houghton-le-Spring, County Durham.
|Age=56 - 57 at the time of his death.
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|Age=82 at the time of his death.
|Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry.  Served Normandy.  Transferred to the Dorset Regiment 28/8/1944.
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|Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry 20/6/1940.  Underwent Basic Training - probably at Brancepeth.  Posted to the 11th Battalion DLI 8/2/1941.  Served IcelandReturned to the UK 23/12/1941.  Served Normandy from 9/6/1944. Transferred to the Dorset Regiment 28/8/1944 on the disbanding of the 11th Battalion.  Posted to Number 49 Reinforcement Holding Unit 8/12/1944 - 15/2/1945.  Posted elsewhere.  Transferred to Lincolnshire Regiment 16/4/1945 and posted to the 4th Battalion.  Returned to the UK 7/12/1945.  Granted Service Release 13/12/1945.  Demobilised.
|Company/Battery=Not yet confirmed.
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|Company/Battery=Probably C Company in 11th Battalion DLI.  May have been in Pioneer Platoon in view of his skills.
|Task or role=Not known.
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|Task or role=Pioneer.  Passed Army Trade Tests 14/12/1941 while serving in Iceland.
|Joined Brigade=Not yet known.
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|Joined Brigade=8/2/1941.
|Promotions=Not known.
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|Promotions=None known. Apparently refused appointment to Lance Corporal.
|Wounded=Not as far as is known.
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|Prisoner of War=No.
|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.
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|Died/Killed in action=Date of death 6/4/1997 at Newcastle upon Tyne aged 82.
|Died/Killed in action=Date of death thought to have been 28/2/1968 - funeral at Durham Crematorium.  (Data needs confirmation).
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|Home address=Worked pre-war as a Bricklayer and Mason, with relevant trade qualifications.  Married Annie Charlotta Paull 4/5/1940, Durham Northern.
|Home address=Thought to have married Annie C Paull Q2 1940, Durham Northern.
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|Wounded=Not as far as is known.  Understood to have been hit by a rifle round which was blocked by a Bible in his pocket.
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|Image Name=E28e4964-54e2-4656-b9a8-2b0eca900b25.jpg
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|Image Title=Private George Albert Todd
 
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The transfer to the Dorset Regiment suggests that Private Todd was a member of 11th DLI, but this needs to be confirmed.
 

Latest revision as of 12:41, 24 March 2026

Personnel Entry

Private George Albert Todd
Private George Albert Todd

Name Todd George Albert
Army number 4463320
Rank Private
Decorations None known, beyond Service Awards.
Date of birth Born 4/6/1914 at Houghton-le-Spring, County Durham.
Age 82 at the time of his death.
Unit Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry 20/6/1940. Underwent Basic Training - probably at Brancepeth. Posted to the 11th Battalion DLI 8/2/1941. Served Iceland. Returned to the UK 23/12/1941. Served Normandy from 9/6/1944. Transferred to the Dorset Regiment 28/8/1944 on the disbanding of the 11th Battalion. Posted to Number 49 Reinforcement Holding Unit 8/12/1944 - 15/2/1945. Posted elsewhere. Transferred to Lincolnshire Regiment 16/4/1945 and posted to the 4th Battalion. Returned to the UK 7/12/1945. Granted Service Release 13/12/1945. Demobilised.
Company/Battery Probably C Company in 11th Battalion DLI. May have been in Pioneer Platoon in view of his skills.
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role Pioneer. Passed Army Trade Tests 14/12/1941 while serving in Iceland.
Joined Brigade 8/2/1941.
Promotions None known. Apparently refused appointment to Lance Corporal.
Wounded Not as far as is known. Understood to have been hit by a rifle round which was blocked by a Bible in his pocket.
Prisoner of War No.
Died/Killed in action Date of death 6/4/1997 at Newcastle upon Tyne aged 82.
Home address Worked pre-war as a Bricklayer and Mason, with relevant trade qualifications. Married Annie Charlotta Paull 4/5/1940, Durham Northern.
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