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| − | |Task or role=14th Bn - Duty Officer 1942, Assistant Adjutant 1945 | + | |Task or role=14th Bn - Duty Officer 1942, Captain and Assistant Adjutant 1945 |
|Joined Brigade=05-Dec-43 | |Joined Brigade=05-Dec-43 | ||
|Promotions=W/S Lt 28/5/1943, T/Captain 15/6/1945, Lt 1/9/1948 | |Promotions=W/S Lt 28/5/1943, T/Captain 15/6/1945, Lt 1/9/1948 | ||
Revision as of 13:24, 8 August 2014
Personnel Entry
Name Yorke David Garnett Downing
Army number 253705
Rank Lt
Decorations
Date of birth
Age 0
Unit Posted as Cadet at 164 OCTU, Durham Light Infantry - Emergency Commission as 2/Lt 28/11/1942, Posted 14th Bn DLI 28/11/1942, Posted 11th Bn DLI 5/12/1943, Posted to 52 Regimental Holding Unit, Posted 101 Reinforcement Group 6/5/1944 - return to Battalion requested 27 May 1944, Posted 11th Bn DLI 5/6/1944, Evacuated wounded to No 3 Casualty Clearing Station 27/6/1944, Posted 14th Bn DLI, Unemployed list 1947. Relinquished Emergency Commission on appointment to a Commission on the TA General List 1/9/1948, 2/Lt - Cambridge and County School Contingent Combined Cadet Force 1/9/1948, RARO Lt (Hon Lt) 1/4/1950, Resigned Commission 31/8/1952.
Company/Battery 14th Bn - B Company, Bn HQ
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role 14th Bn - Duty Officer 1942, Captain and Assistant Adjutant 1945
Joined Brigade 05-Dec-43
Promotions W/S Lt 28/5/1943, T/Captain 15/6/1945, Lt 1/9/1948
Wounded 27/6/1944
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action
Home address
Source table 11DLI
The McGregor Card Index has Lt Yorke's Officer number as 243745 - it appears that 253705 is correct.
