Difference between revisions of "Wainwright Albert Pte 3325046"
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| + | |Date of birth=4/2/1916 | ||
|Age=0 | |Age=0 | ||
| − | |Unit=Highland Light Infantry | + | |Unit=Enlisted in the Highland Light Infantry 13/6/1940. Trf to the Black Watch 1/9/40, Reference BW358/4/72, Posted 1 TS. ? Trf Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders, ? Posted 11th Bn A & S H. Trf Royal Army Service Corps 15/2/45, Part II Order 11th A & S H/10/45. Class Z Army Reserve 22/7/1946. |
| + | |Joined Brigade=1/9/1940. | ||
| + | |Died/Killed in action= | ||
| + | |Home address= | ||
|Source table=1TS | |Source table=1TS | ||
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| + | The RASC Enlistment Book shows that Pte Wainwright transferred to the RASC from the Black Watch. This is suspected of being an error as the reference to his transfer is a Part Two Order from the 11th Battalion of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders - which was verified in their Enlistment Book. He had, of course, served in the Black Watch when he was a member of 1st Tyneside Scottish. | ||
Revision as of 10:48, 16 April 2015
Personnel Entry
Name Wainwright Albert
Army number 3325046
Rank Pte
Decorations
Date of birth 4/2/1916
Age 0
Unit Enlisted in the Highland Light Infantry 13/6/1940. Trf to the Black Watch 1/9/40, Reference BW358/4/72, Posted 1 TS. ? Trf Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders, ? Posted 11th Bn A & S H. Trf Royal Army Service Corps 15/2/45, Part II Order 11th A & S H/10/45. Class Z Army Reserve 22/7/1946.
Company/Battery
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role
Joined Brigade 1/9/1940.
Promotions
Wounded
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action
Home address
Source table 1TS
The RASC Enlistment Book shows that Pte Wainwright transferred to the RASC from the Black Watch. This is suspected of being an error as the reference to his transfer is a Part Two Order from the 11th Battalion of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders - which was verified in their Enlistment Book. He had, of course, served in the Black Watch when he was a member of 1st Tyneside Scottish.
