Difference between revisions of "Blench Thomas William Pte 4454645"

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|Army number=4454645
 
|Army number=4454645
 
|Rank=Pte
 
|Rank=Pte
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|Date of birth=Born Houghton-le-Spring, County Durham 1917 - mother's surname Blench.
 
|Age=0
 
|Age=0
|Unit=Durham Light Infantry, no enlistment date, Posted 11th Bn DLI, Iceland, KILLED in ACTION 27/6/44.
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|Unit=Joined The Durham Light Infantry, no enlistment date - but probably early 1939.  Posted ? 8th Bn DLI.  Posted 11th Bn DLI - probably 1/9/1939.  Served ? BEF.  Served Iceland.  Served Normandy.  KILLED in ACTION 27/6/44 while with 11th Bn DLI.
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|Joined Brigade=Probably 1/9/1939.
 
|Died/Killed in action=27-Jun-44
 
|Died/Killed in action=27-Jun-44
 
|Source table=11DLI
 
|Source table=11DLI
|Home address=Research suggests that Blench was born in Houghton-le-Spring in 1917, mother's surname Blench, and that he married Annie Cowey in Houghton-le-Spring in 1936.  Buried Grave IV. F. 14. Fontenay-le-Pesnel War Cemetery, Tessel.
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|Home address=Resident of County Durham.  Pte Blench married Annie Cowey in Houghton-le-Spring in 1936.  Buried Grave IV. F. 14. Fontenay-le-Pesnel War Cemetery, Tessel.
 
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Personnel Entry

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Name Blench Thomas William
Army number 4454645
Rank Pte
Decorations
Date of birth Born Houghton-le-Spring, County Durham 1917 - mother's surname Blench.
Age 0
Unit Joined The Durham Light Infantry, no enlistment date - but probably early 1939. Posted ? 8th Bn DLI. Posted 11th Bn DLI - probably 1/9/1939. Served ? BEF. Served Iceland. Served Normandy. KILLED in ACTION 27/6/44 while with 11th Bn DLI.
Company/Battery
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role
Joined Brigade Probably 1/9/1939.
Promotions
Wounded
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action 27-Jun-44
Home address Resident of County Durham. Pte Blench married Annie Cowey in Houghton-le-Spring in 1936. Buried Grave IV. F. 14. Fontenay-le-Pesnel War Cemetery, Tessel.
Source table 11DLI