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|Surname and forenames=Denholm Thomas
 
|Surname and forenames=Denholm Thomas
 
|Army number=4460999
 
|Army number=4460999
|Rank=Pte
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|Rank=Private.
 
|Date of birth=Not yet known.
 
|Date of birth=Not yet known.
|Age=0
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|Unit=Joined The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date.  Posted 11th Battalion DLI.  Served Iceland.  Served Normandy.  Wounded 14/6/1944.  Posted ? Bn DLI on the disbandment of 11th Battalion.  Discharged 29/8/45 under King's Regulations 1940 Para 390(xvi). Demobilised.
|Unit=Joined The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date.  Posted 11th Bn DLI.  Served Iceland.  Served Normandy.  Wounded 14/8/1944.  Posted ? Bn DLI on the disbandment of 11th Battalion.  Discharged 29/8/45 under KRs 1940 Para 390(xvi).
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|Promotions=Lance Sergeant.  None known beyond Lance Sergeant.
|Joined Brigade=Date not yet confirmed.
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|Promotions=Lance Sergeant.
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|Home address=Resident of Newtown, Newcastle upon Tyne in 1944.
 
|Home address=Resident of Newtown, Newcastle upon Tyne in 1944.
 
|Source table=11DLI
 
|Source table=11DLI
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|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.
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|Age=(At the time of his death).Not yet known.
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|Company/Battery=Not yet known.
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|Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known.
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|Task or role=Probably Rifleman and perhaps Platoon Sergeant.
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|Joined Brigade=On being posted to the 11th Battalion.
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|Wounded=Yes – in Normandy – 14/6/1944.  His injuries were serious enough for him to be discharged as unfit for any further military service.
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|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.
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|Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet ascertained.
 
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Name Denholm Thomas
Army number 4460999
Rank Private.
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards.
Date of birth Not yet known.
Age (At the time of his death).Not yet known.
Unit Joined The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date. Posted 11th Battalion DLI. Served Iceland. Served Normandy. Wounded 14/6/1944. Posted ? Bn DLI on the disbandment of 11th Battalion. Discharged 29/8/45 under King's Regulations 1940 Para 390(xvi). Demobilised.
Company/Battery Not yet known.
Platoon or other sub-unit Not yet known.
Task or role Probably Rifleman and perhaps Platoon Sergeant.
Joined Brigade On being posted to the 11th Battalion.
Promotions Lance Sergeant. None known beyond Lance Sergeant.
Wounded Yes – in Normandy – 14/6/1944. His injuries were serious enough for him to be discharged as unfit for any further military service.
Prisoner of War Not as far as is known.
Died/Killed in action Date of death not yet ascertained.
Home address Resident of Newtown, Newcastle upon Tyne in 1944.
Source table 11DLI