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 ? Bn DLI, Posted to Y List 7 7/5/1946 - on release leave. 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. | + | |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 |
|Date of birth=Born 26/11/1919 at Madeley, Wellington, Salop. | |Date of birth=Born 26/11/1919 at Madeley, Wellington, Salop. | ||
| − | |Age= | + | |Age=(At time of death).Not yet known. |
|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=. |
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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. | ||
|Died/Killed in action=Died 5/10/1988 - aged 68. Buried in Drove Road Cemetery, Biggleswade. | |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. | + | |Home address=Worked as a Sanitary Pipe Maker before enlistment. Father - Francis Briscoe (1896 - 1976). Mother - Kate Arthur Rickers (1895 - 1978). Address on enlistment 35, Portley Road, Dawley, Salop. Married Betty Doreen Carter 26/2/1944 at Biggleswade, Bedfordshire. Lived at 125 Hitchin Street, Biggleswade. |
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Thanks are due to researcher Tom Tunney for supplying much of the information for this Page. | Thanks are due to researcher Tom Tunney for supplying much of the information for this Page. | ||
Revision as of 20:27, 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. was, however, awarded a Good Conduct Certificate by the Commander in Chief
Date of birth Born 26/11/1919 at Madeley, Wellington, Salop.
Age (At time of death).Not yet known.
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 ? Bn DLI, Posted to Y List 7 7/5/1946 - on release leave. 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 .
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 (1896 - 1976). Mother - Kate Arthur Rickers (1895 - 1978). Address on enlistment 35, Portley Road, Dawley, Salop. Married Betty Doreen Carter 26/2/1944 at Biggleswade, Bedfordshire. Lived at 125 Hitchin Street, Biggleswade.
Source table 10DLI
Thanks are due to researcher Tom Tunney for supplying much of the information for this Page.
