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|Army number=4457197 | |Army number=4457197 | ||
|Rank=Pte | |Rank=Pte | ||
|Date of birth=Born 1919/20. | |||
|Age=20 | |Age=20 | ||
|Unit=Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date, | |Unit=Joined The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date, but possibly Summer 1939. Posted ? 9th Bn DLI. Posted ? 12th Bn DLI - probably 1/9/1939. Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940, posted 1 TS. Served BEF. KILLED in ACTION on or after 20/5/40, Authority:- Casualty L. B.E.F, while with 1st Tyneside Scottish. | ||
|Died/Killed in action=20-May-40 | |Joined Brigade=Probably 1/9/1939. | ||
|Died/Killed in action=20-May-40. | |||
|Home address=Son of William and Jane Wigham, St Anthony's, Newcastle-on-Tyne. Commemorated Column 91, Dunkirk Memorial. | |Home address=Son of William and Jane Wigham, St Anthony's, Newcastle-on-Tyne. Commemorated Column 91, Dunkirk Memorial. | ||
|Source table=1TS | |Source table=1TS | ||
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[[File:Dunkirk_Memorial.jpg|400px/thumb|centre|Dunkirk Memorial]] | |||
Revision as of 16:57, 1 December 2016
Personnel Entry
Name Wigham William
Army number 4457197
Rank Pte
Decorations
Date of birth Born 1919/20.
Age 20
Unit Joined The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date, but possibly Summer 1939. Posted ? 9th Bn DLI. Posted ? 12th Bn DLI - probably 1/9/1939. Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940, posted 1 TS. Served BEF. KILLED in ACTION on or after 20/5/40, Authority:- Casualty L. B.E.F, while with 1st Tyneside Scottish.
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.
Home address Son of William and Jane Wigham, St Anthony's, Newcastle-on-Tyne. Commemorated Column 91, Dunkirk Memorial.
Source table 1TS
