Difference between revisions of "Iceton George Edward 4457030"
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|Army number=4457030 | |Army number=4457030 | ||
|Rank=Private. | |Rank=Private. | ||
| − | |Date of birth= | + | |Date of birth=Born 26/5/1920 at Whorlton, Barnard Castle, County Durham. |
| − | |Age= | + | |Age=99 at the time of his death. |
| − | |Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry - date not known, but probably mid-1939. Posted ? Bn DLI. Served B.E.F. | + | |Decorations=Military Medal - gazetted 9/7/1940, together with Service Awards. |
| + | |Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry - date not known, but probably mid-1939. Posted ? Bn DLI. Served with the B.E.F. in Northern France. Served Iceland? Served Normandy? | ||
Transferred to the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers 27/9/1944 - possibly on the disbandment of the Brigade. Re-enlisted as 2255774 Dis EXE 1960. | Transferred to the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers 27/9/1944 - possibly on the disbandment of the Brigade. Re-enlisted as 2255774 Dis EXE 1960. | ||
|Company/Battery=Not yet known. | |Company/Battery=Not yet known. | ||
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|Wounded=Not as far as is known. | |Wounded=Not as far as is known. | ||
|Prisoner of War-Not as far as is known. | |Prisoner of War-Not as far as is known. | ||
| − | |Died or Killed in action= | + | |Died or Killed in action=Died 14/1/2019 aged 99. |
| − | |Home address= | + | |Home address=Father - Charles Iceton - worked as an "Odd Man" for Major Morritt at Rokeby Hall. Mother - Janet Robson. Married Mary Josephine Snowden (1916 - 2008) at Calder, Cumberland in July 1944. |
|Source table=PBM | |Source table=PBM | ||
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Revision as of 10:28, 29 April 2025
Personnel Entry
Name Iceton George Edward
Army number 4457030
Rank Private.
Decorations Military Medal - gazetted 9/7/1940, together with Service Awards.
Date of birth Born 26/5/1920 at Whorlton, Barnard Castle, County Durham.
Age 99 at the time of his death.
Unit Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry - date not known, but probably mid-1939. Posted ? Bn DLI. Served with the B.E.F. in Northern France. Served Iceland? Served Normandy?
Transferred to the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers 27/9/1944 - possibly on the disbandment of the Brigade. Re-enlisted as 2255774 Dis EXE 1960.
Company/Battery Not yet known.
Platoon or other sub-unit Not yet known.
Task or role Not known - possibly Rifleman.
Joined Brigade
Promotions None known.
Wounded Not as far as is known.
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action
Home address Father - Charles Iceton - worked as an "Odd Man" for Major Morritt at Rokeby Hall. Mother - Janet Robson. Married Mary Josephine Snowden (1916 - 2008) at Calder, Cumberland in July 1944.
Source table PBM
