Difference between revisions of "Taylor John Pte 4036765"
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| − | There is a possible confusion of records between Pte John TAYLOR and Lance Sergeant John TAYLOR. Both have the same Regimental Number and | + | There is a possible confusion of records between Pte John TAYLOR and Lance Sergeant John TAYLOR. Both have the same Regimental Number and therefore one record may be a duplicate of the other. However, L/Sgt TAYLOR was a casualty in Normandy while Pte TAYLOR apparently transferred to REME. Records are being followed up to ascertain the facts and entries will be amended and corrected in due course. |
Latest revision as of 18:09, 28 October 2016
Personnel Entry
Name Taylor John
Army number 4036765
Rank Pte
Decorations
Date of birth Not yet known.
Age 0
Unit King's Shropshire Light Infantry, Attested 15/2/40 at I.T.C. Basic Training. Trf Durham Light Infantry 27/6/40, Posted 10th Bn DLI, Iceland?, Trf Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (probably 22/10/1942), REME Book 358/Ser 4/1/12, REME Tracer Card unable to be traced.
Company/Battery
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role
Joined Brigade 27-Jun-40
Promotions
Wounded
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action Date of death not yet known.
Home address No family information as yet.
Source table 10DLI
There is a possible confusion of records between Pte John TAYLOR and Lance Sergeant John TAYLOR. Both have the same Regimental Number and therefore one record may be a duplicate of the other. However, L/Sgt TAYLOR was a casualty in Normandy while Pte TAYLOR apparently transferred to REME. Records are being followed up to ascertain the facts and entries will be amended and corrected in due course.
