Difference between revisions of "Simpson Leslie Pte 4455407"
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|Surname and forenames=Simpson Leslie | |Surname and forenames=Simpson Leslie | ||
|Army number=4455407 | |Army number=4455407 | ||
| − | |Rank= | + | |Rank=Private. |
|Date of birth=Born County Durham 1920/21. | |Date of birth=Born County Durham 1920/21. | ||
| − | |Age=19 | + | |Age=19 at the time of his death. |
| − | |Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, no enlistment date but likely to have been April/May 1939. Posted ? 6th | + | |Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, no enlistment date but likely to have been April/May 1939. Posted ? 6th Battalion DLI. Posted to the 10th Battalion DLI - probably 1st September 1939. Served in Northern France with the B.E.F. Posted Missing 11 - 31/5/40 (a report to this effect appeared in the Auckland Chronicle of 18/7/1940), later presumed KILLED in ACTION 20/5/40 with 10th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry. |
| + | |Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards. | ||
| + | |Company/Battery=Company not known. | ||
| + | |Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known. | ||
| + | |Task or role=Not known but probably Rifleman. | ||
| + | |Promotions=None known. | ||
| + | |Wounded=Not yet known. | ||
|Joined Brigade=Probably 1/9/1939. | |Joined Brigade=Probably 1/9/1939. | ||
| − | |Died/Killed in action=20-May-40. | + | |Died/Killed in action=20-May-40. No details yet of initial interment. Buried Plot 8. Row D. Grave 6. [[BUCQUOY ROAD CEMETERY]], Ficheux. His headstone inscription reads : GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS. |
| − | |Home address=Resident of County Durham. Son of Joseph and Margaret Simpson, Witton-le-Wear. | + | |Home address=Resident of County Durham. Son of Joseph and Margaret Simpson, Witton-le-Wear. |
|Image Name=Simpson_L_4455407.JPG | |Image Name=Simpson_L_4455407.JPG | ||
|Image Title=Pte L Simpson's CWGC headstone. | |Image Title=Pte L Simpson's CWGC headstone. | ||
|Source table=10DLI | |Source table=10DLI | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:00, 28 January 2022
Personnel Entry
Name Simpson Leslie
Army number 4455407
Rank Private.
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards.
Date of birth Born County Durham 1920/21.
Age 19 at the time of his death.
Unit Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, no enlistment date but likely to have been April/May 1939. Posted ? 6th Battalion DLI. Posted to the 10th Battalion DLI - probably 1st September 1939. Served in Northern France with the B.E.F. Posted Missing 11 - 31/5/40 (a report to this effect appeared in the Auckland Chronicle of 18/7/1940), later presumed KILLED in ACTION 20/5/40 with 10th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry.
Company/Battery Company not known.
Platoon or other sub-unit Not yet known.
Task or role Not known but probably Rifleman.
Joined Brigade Probably 1/9/1939.
Promotions None known.
Wounded Not yet known.
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action 20-May-40. No details yet of initial interment. Buried Plot 8. Row D. Grave 6. BUCQUOY ROAD CEMETERY, Ficheux. His headstone inscription reads : GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS.
Home address Resident of County Durham. Son of Joseph and Margaret Simpson, Witton-le-Wear.
Source table 10DLI
