Difference between revisions of "Taylor Peter Henry Riley Lt 255747"
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|Army number=255747 | |Army number=255747 | ||
|Rank=Lt | |Rank=Lt | ||
| − | |Age= | + | |Age=56 at the time of his death. |
| − | |Unit=Lincolnshire Regiment - Emergency Commission as 2/Lt 12/2/1942 | + | |Date of birth=31/1/1924 at Basford, Nottinghamshire. Mother's maiden surname Greenwood. |
| − | |Company/Battery=S | + | |Unit=Joined the Lincolnshire Regiment - granted an Emergency Commission as a 2/Lt 12/2/1942. Attached to The Durham Light Infantry 30/6/1944 and posted to the 11th Battalion DLI. With the Battalion on disbandment 26/8/1944. Attached to the Green Howards and posted to the 7th Battalion. Wounded. |
| − | |Platoon or other sub-unit=Anti-Tank | + | |Company/Battery=S Company. |
| + | |Platoon or other sub-unit=Anti-Tank Platoon. | ||
|Task or role=Platoon 2 i/c 30/6/1944, Platoon Commander. | |Task or role=Platoon 2 i/c 30/6/1944, Platoon Commander. | ||
| − | |Joined Brigade=30-Jun-44 | + | |Joined Brigade=30-Jun-44. |
| − | |Promotions=W/S Lt 12/6/1943 | + | |Promotions=W/S Lt 12/6/1943. |
| − | |Wounded=Sometime after disbandment and before 1/11/1944 | + | |Wounded=Yes. Sometime after disbandment and before 1/11/1944. |
| + | |Died/Killed in action=Died 16/11/1980 at Sherwood, Nottinghamshire. Probate granted 22/5/1981 at Nottingham Registry. | ||
|Home address=Regimental Newsletter (? of 1st November 1944) indicated that he had been wounded - probably with 7th Green Howards. | |Home address=Regimental Newsletter (? of 1st November 1944) indicated that he had been wounded - probably with 7th Green Howards. | ||
|Source table=11DLI | |Source table=11DLI | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:17, 7 August 2019
Personnel Entry
Name Taylor Peter Henry Riley
Army number 255747
Rank Lt
Decorations
Date of birth 31/1/1924 at Basford, Nottinghamshire. Mother's maiden surname Greenwood.
Age 56 at the time of his death.
Unit Joined the Lincolnshire Regiment - granted an Emergency Commission as a 2/Lt 12/2/1942. Attached to The Durham Light Infantry 30/6/1944 and posted to the 11th Battalion DLI. With the Battalion on disbandment 26/8/1944. Attached to the Green Howards and posted to the 7th Battalion. Wounded.
Company/Battery S Company.
Platoon or other sub-unit Anti-Tank Platoon.
Task or role Platoon 2 i/c 30/6/1944, Platoon Commander.
Joined Brigade 30-Jun-44.
Promotions W/S Lt 12/6/1943.
Wounded Yes. Sometime after disbandment and before 1/11/1944.
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action Died 16/11/1980 at Sherwood, Nottinghamshire. Probate granted 22/5/1981 at Nottingham Registry.
Home address Regimental Newsletter (? of 1st November 1944) indicated that he had been wounded - probably with 7th Green Howards.
Source table 11DLI
