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|Surname and forenames=Russell James Thomas Darnell
|Surname and forenames=Russell James Thomas Darnell
|Army number=184188
|Army number=184188
|Rank=Lt
|Rank=2/Lt
|Age=31
|Age=31
|Unit=Durham Light Infantry, Posted 10th Bn DLI 27/5/1941, KILLED in ACTION 29/6/1944.
|Unit=Durham Light Infantry - Emergency Commission as 2/Lt 19/4/1941, Posted 10th Bn DLI 27/5/1941, Iceland, KILLED in ACTION 29/6/1944 with 10th Bn The Durham Light Infantry.
|Company/Battery=S,
|Company/Battery=S,
|Platoon or other sub-unit=Mortar, Carrier
|Platoon or other sub-unit=Pioneer, Mortar, Carrier
|Task or role=OC, OC
|Task or role=Duty Officer, Platoon Commander
|Joined Brigade=30-Apr-41
|Joined Brigade=27/5/1941
|Promotions=T/Captain
|Promotions=W/S Lt 1/10/1942, T/Captain 30/7/1943
|Died/Killed in action=29-Jun-44
|Died/Killed in action=29-Jun-44
|Home address=Son of Thomas Gatehouse and Alice Lena Russell, husband of Sarah Peacock Wilson Russell, Portsmouth.  Buried Grave IV. E. 13. Fontenay-le-Pesnel War Cemetery, Tessel.
|Home address=Born 1913 South Shields.  Son of Thomas Gatehouse and Alice Lena Russell, husband of Sarah Peacock Wilson Russell, Portsmouth.  Buried Grave IV. E. 13. Fontenay-le-Pesnel War Cemetery, Tessel.
|Source table=10DLI
|Source table=10DLI
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Name Russell James Thomas Darnell
Army number 184188
Rank 2/Lt
Decorations
Date of birth
Age 31
Unit Durham Light Infantry - Emergency Commission as 2/Lt 19/4/1941, Posted 10th Bn DLI 27/5/1941, Iceland, KILLED in ACTION 29/6/1944 with 10th Bn The Durham Light Infantry.
Company/Battery S,
Platoon or other sub-unit Pioneer, Mortar, Carrier
Task or role Duty Officer, Platoon Commander
Joined Brigade 27/5/1941
Promotions W/S Lt 1/10/1942, T/Captain 30/7/1943
Wounded
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action 29-Jun-44
Home address Born 1913 South Shields. Son of Thomas Gatehouse and Alice Lena Russell, husband of Sarah Peacock Wilson Russell, Portsmouth. Buried Grave IV. E. 13. Fontenay-le-Pesnel War Cemetery, Tessel.
Source table 10DLI