Difference between revisions of "Cantlay James Alexander 2/Lt 138526"
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|Army number=138526 | |Army number=138526 | ||
|Rank=2/Lt | |Rank=2/Lt | ||
| + | |Date of birth=1918 | ||
|Age=24 | |Age=24 | ||
| − | |Unit= | + | |Unit=Durham Light Infantry - Emergency Commission as 2/Lt 4/7/1940, Posted No 4 I.T.C. 6/7/1940, Posted 11th Bn DLI 9/7/1940, Iceland, Posted No 4 I.T.C. 1/12/1941, Sick leave, Posted 10th Bn DLI 4/5/1942 - left Battalion June 1942 for the Middle East, Posted 8th Bn DLI, KILLED in ACTION with 8th Bn DLI. |
|Company/Battery=D, A, E, | |Company/Battery=D, A, E, | ||
| − | |Task or role= | + | |Task or role=Platoon. Commander. |
|Joined Brigade=09-Jul-40 | |Joined Brigade=09-Jul-40 | ||
|Promotions=W/S Lt 4/1/1942 | |Promotions=W/S Lt 4/1/1942 | ||
|Died/Killed in action=02-Nov-42 | |Died/Killed in action=02-Nov-42 | ||
| − | |Home address= | + | |Home address=Son of Alexander White Cantlay and Muriel Cantlay; husband of Barbara Mary Cantlay, of Stoke Bishop, Bristol. Commemorated Column 67 Alamein Memorial. |
|Source table=10DLI | |Source table=10DLI | ||
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Revision as of 09:17, 28 July 2014
Personnel Entry
Name Cantlay James Alexander
Army number 138526
Rank 2/Lt
Decorations
Date of birth 1918
Age 24
Unit Durham Light Infantry - Emergency Commission as 2/Lt 4/7/1940, Posted No 4 I.T.C. 6/7/1940, Posted 11th Bn DLI 9/7/1940, Iceland, Posted No 4 I.T.C. 1/12/1941, Sick leave, Posted 10th Bn DLI 4/5/1942 - left Battalion June 1942 for the Middle East, Posted 8th Bn DLI, KILLED in ACTION with 8th Bn DLI.
Company/Battery D, A, E,
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role Platoon. Commander.
Joined Brigade 09-Jul-40
Promotions W/S Lt 4/1/1942
Wounded
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action 02-Nov-42
Home address Son of Alexander White Cantlay and Muriel Cantlay; husband of Barbara Mary Cantlay, of Stoke Bishop, Bristol. Commemorated Column 67 Alamein Memorial.
Source table 10DLI
