Difference between revisions of "Sopwith Ivan Gerald 2/Lt 117084"
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| + | |Date of birth=Born Tynemouth - date not yet known. | ||
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| − | |Unit=Durham Light Infantry - served in the ranks as Pte - Regimental Number | + | |Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry - served in the ranks as Pte - Regimental Number not yet traced. Commissioned as Lt 17/2/1940. Posted 11th Bn DLI 11/3/1940. Served B.E.F. Served Iceland. Posted OCTU as an Instructor. Posted Highland Fieldcraft School 20/5/1943. Posted back to 11th Bn DLI 17/2/1944. Served Normandy. Hospitalised 8-12/8/1944. With the Battalion on disbandment 26/8/1944 as 2 i/c B Company. Transferred to the Devonshire Regiment September 1944, Posted 2nd Bn. KILLED in ACTION 17/9/1944 with 2nd Bn Devonshire Regiment. |
| − | | | + | |Joined Brigade=11-Mar-40. |
| − | |Company/Battery=HQ Company, B Company | + | |Company/Battery=HQ Company, B Company. |
| − | |Task or role=Signals Officer, Company 2 i/c 1943 and as at 18/4/1944 | + | |Task or role=Signals Officer, Company 2 i/c in 1943 and as at 18/4/1944. |
| − | + | |Promotions=W/S Lt 17/8/1941, T/Captain 4/11/1942. | |
| − | |Promotions=W/S Lt 17/8/1941, T/Captain 4/11/1942 | + | |
|Died/Killed in action=17/9/1944 | |Died/Killed in action=17/9/1944 | ||
| − | |Home address=Son of Major Gerald Sopwith (late DLI) and his wife Stella, 37, Percy Gardens, Tynemouth. Educated Durham School. Buried Grave 11.A.11 Valkenswaard War Cemetery. | + | |Home address=Resident of Tynemouth. Son of Major Gerald Sopwith (late DLI) and his wife Stella, 37, Percy Gardens, Tynemouth. Educated Durham School. Buried Grave 11.A.11 Valkenswaard War Cemetery. |
| + | |Source table=11DLI | ||
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| + | Unlike other men who became casualties after the disbandment of the Brigade in late August 1944, and while serving with other Regiments, Captain Sopwith is included on the DLI Roll of Honour in Durham Cathedral and shown as serving with the 11th Battalion, which had, of course, ceased to exist by the time of his death. | ||
Revision as of 20:12, 16 November 2016
Personnel Entry
Name Sopwith Ivan Gerald
Army number 117084
Rank Lt
Decorations
Date of birth Born Tynemouth - date not yet known.
Age 0
Unit Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry - served in the ranks as Pte - Regimental Number not yet traced. Commissioned as Lt 17/2/1940. Posted 11th Bn DLI 11/3/1940. Served B.E.F. Served Iceland. Posted OCTU as an Instructor. Posted Highland Fieldcraft School 20/5/1943. Posted back to 11th Bn DLI 17/2/1944. Served Normandy. Hospitalised 8-12/8/1944. With the Battalion on disbandment 26/8/1944 as 2 i/c B Company. Transferred to the Devonshire Regiment September 1944, Posted 2nd Bn. KILLED in ACTION 17/9/1944 with 2nd Bn Devonshire Regiment.
Company/Battery HQ Company, B Company.
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role Signals Officer, Company 2 i/c in 1943 and as at 18/4/1944.
Joined Brigade 11-Mar-40.
Promotions W/S Lt 17/8/1941, T/Captain 4/11/1942.
Wounded
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action 17/9/1944
Home address Resident of Tynemouth. Son of Major Gerald Sopwith (late DLI) and his wife Stella, 37, Percy Gardens, Tynemouth. Educated Durham School. Buried Grave 11.A.11 Valkenswaard War Cemetery.
Source table 11DLI
Unlike other men who became casualties after the disbandment of the Brigade in late August 1944, and while serving with other Regiments, Captain Sopwith is included on the DLI Roll of Honour in Durham Cathedral and shown as serving with the 11th Battalion, which had, of course, ceased to exist by the time of his death.
