Difference between revisions of "Briscoe Francis Henry Pte 4036771"
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|Army number=4036771 | |Army number=4036771 | ||
|Rank=Private. | |Rank=Private. | ||
| − | |Unit=Attested 15/2/40 at Shrewsbury for the King's Shropshire Light Infantry. Posted to the King's Shropshire Light Infantry Infantry Training Centre. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry 27/6/40. Posted to the 10th Battalion DLI. Served Iceland 12/9/1940 - 4/1/1942. Served Normandy 11/6/1944 - 2/3/1945. Posted | + | |Unit=Attested 15/2/40 at Shrewsbury for the King's Shropshire Light Infantry. Posted to the King's Shropshire Light Infantry Infantry Training Centre. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry 27/6/40. Posted to the 10th Battalion DLI. Served Iceland 12/9/1940 - 4/1/1942. Served Normandy 11/6/1944 - 2/3/1945. Posted to the 6th Battalion DLI 28/8/1944. Posted to the X II List 24/10/1944. Posted to 46 Reinforcement Holding Unit 26/11/1944. Posted to X II List 13/12/1944. Posted to Y List A 3/3/1945. Returned to the UK 3/3/1945. Posted to the 4th Holding Battalion DLI 19/5/1945. Posted to Y List B 3/8/1945. Posted to the 4th Battalion DLI 22/10/1945. Posted to Draft RPAPG 5/12/1945. Posted List X (II) A 7/12/1945. Posted to the 1st Battalion DLI 23/12/1945. Posted to Middle East Forces 1/4/1946 - 6/5/1946. Medically examined prior to return to the UK. Returned to the UK 7/5/1946 - 31/7/1946. Posted to Y List 7 7/5/1946 - on release leave. Granted Class A Release. Relegated to the Class Z Army Reserve 31/7/1946. Discharged from the Reserve 30/6/1959 . |
|Joined Brigade=27-Jun-40 on being posted to the 10th Battalion. | |Joined Brigade=27-Jun-40 on being posted to the 10th Battalion. | ||
|Source table=10DLI | |Source table=10DLI | ||
| − | |Decorations=None known beyond standard Service Awards, including the France and Germany Star. was, however, awarded a Good Conduct Certificate by the Commander in Chief | + | |Decorations=None known beyond standard Service Awards, including the France and Germany Star. He was, however, awarded a Good Conduct Certificate by the Commander in Chief. |
|Date of birth=Born 26/11/1919 at Madeley, Wellington, Salop. | |Date of birth=Born 26/11/1919 at Madeley, Wellington, Salop. | ||
| − | |Age= | + | |Age=Aged 68 at the time of his death. |
|Company/Battery=Not yet known. | |Company/Battery=Not yet known. | ||
|Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known. | |Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known. | ||
|Task or role=Probably Rifleman. | |Task or role=Probably Rifleman. | ||
|Joined Brigade=On being posted to the 10th Battalion. | |Joined Brigade=On being posted to the 10th Battalion. | ||
| − | |Promotions=. | + | |Promotions=Appointed Unpaid Lance Corporal 19/9/1944. Paid Lance Corporal 19/9/1944. Rank relinquished on posting to X List II 24/10/1944. |
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|Wounded=Not so far as is known. | |Wounded=Not so far as is known. | ||
|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known. | |Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known. | ||
Revision as of 20:15, 13 March 2026
Personnel Entry
Name Briscoe Francis Henry
Army number 4036771
Rank Private.
Decorations None known beyond standard Service Awards, including the France and Germany Star. He was, however, awarded a Good Conduct Certificate by the Commander in Chief.
Date of birth Born 26/11/1919 at Madeley, Wellington, Salop.
Age Aged 68 at the time of his death.
Unit Attested 15/2/40 at Shrewsbury for the King's Shropshire Light Infantry. Posted to the King's Shropshire Light Infantry Infantry Training Centre. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry 27/6/40. Posted to the 10th Battalion DLI. Served Iceland 12/9/1940 - 4/1/1942. Served Normandy 11/6/1944 - 2/3/1945. Posted to the 6th Battalion DLI 28/8/1944. Posted to the X II List 24/10/1944. Posted to 46 Reinforcement Holding Unit 26/11/1944. Posted to X II List 13/12/1944. Posted to Y List A 3/3/1945. Returned to the UK 3/3/1945. Posted to the 4th Holding Battalion DLI 19/5/1945. Posted to Y List B 3/8/1945. Posted to the 4th Battalion DLI 22/10/1945. Posted to Draft RPAPG 5/12/1945. Posted List X (II) A 7/12/1945. Posted to the 1st Battalion DLI 23/12/1945. Posted to Middle East Forces 1/4/1946 - 6/5/1946. Medically examined prior to return to the UK. Returned to the UK 7/5/1946 - 31/7/1946. Posted to Y List 7 7/5/1946 - on release leave. Granted Class A Release. Relegated to the Class Z Army Reserve 31/7/1946. Discharged from the Reserve 30/6/1959 .
Company/Battery Not yet known.
Platoon or other sub-unit Not yet known.
Task or role Probably Rifleman.
Joined Brigade On being posted to the 10th Battalion.
Promotions Appointed Unpaid Lance Corporal 19/9/1944. Paid Lance Corporal 19/9/1944. Rank relinquished on posting to X List II 24/10/1944.
Wounded Not so far as is known.
Prisoner of War Not as far as is known.
Died/Killed in action Died 5/10/1988 - aged 68. Buried in Drove Road Cemetery, Biggleswade.
Home address Worked as a Sanitary Pipe Maker before enlistment. Father Francis Briscoe. Mother Kate Arthur Rickers. Address on enlistment 35, Portley Road, Dawley, Salop.
Source table 10DLI
Thanks are due to researcher Tom Tunney for supplying much of the information for this Page.
