Difference between revisions of "Ayre Richard Pte 817643"
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|Army number=817643 | |Army number=817643 | ||
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| − | |Date of birth= | + | |Date of birth=Research indicates he was; born in West Hartlepool, birth registered Q3 1915, mother's maiden surname Carbre. |
|Age=26 | |Age=26 | ||
| − | |Unit=Enlisted in the Royal Artillery 5/4/1932 in West Hartlepool - Territorial Army. | + | |Unit=Enlisted in the Royal Artillery 5/4/1932 in West Hartlepool - Territorial Army. Discharged 19/1/1933 under Para 207 of the TA Regulations on transferring to The Durham Light Infantry. Posted ?6th Battalion. Posted 10th Bn DLI - possibly 1/9/1939. Served BEF? Served Iceland? DIED 14/2/1942. |
| − | |Died/Killed in action=Died 14-Feb-42 in the UK. Cause of death not known. | + | |Joined Brigade=Probably 1/9/1939 but yet to be confirmed. |
| − | |Home address=Resident of Durham City. Son of Richard and Ann Ayre, West Hartlepool. Buried Grave 61, Hartlepool (Stranton) Cemetery. | + | |Died/Killed in action=Died 14-Feb-42 in the UK. Cause of death not known, but it was registered at Camarthen, Carmarthenshire. |
| + | |Home address=Resident of Durham City at the time of his death. Son of Richard and Ann Ayre, West Hartlepool. Buried Grave 61, Hartlepool (Stranton) Cemetery. | ||
|Source table=10DLI | |Source table=10DLI | ||
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| + | Pte Ayre's death is not mentioned in the 10th Battalion War Diary, so the cause is not known until a death certificate is obtained. | ||
Revision as of 15:08, 14 February 2017
Personnel Entry
Name Ayre Richard
Army number 817643
Rank Pte
Decorations
Date of birth Research indicates he was; born in West Hartlepool, birth registered Q3 1915, mother's maiden surname Carbre.
Age 26
Unit Enlisted in the Royal Artillery 5/4/1932 in West Hartlepool - Territorial Army. Discharged 19/1/1933 under Para 207 of the TA Regulations on transferring to The Durham Light Infantry. Posted ?6th Battalion. Posted 10th Bn DLI - possibly 1/9/1939. Served BEF? Served Iceland? DIED 14/2/1942.
Company/Battery
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role
Joined Brigade Probably 1/9/1939 but yet to be confirmed.
Promotions
Wounded
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action Died 14-Feb-42 in the UK. Cause of death not known, but it was registered at Camarthen, Carmarthenshire.
Home address Resident of Durham City at the time of his death. Son of Richard and Ann Ayre, West Hartlepool. Buried Grave 61, Hartlepool (Stranton) Cemetery.
Source table 10DLI
Pte Ayre's death is not mentioned in the 10th Battalion War Diary, so the cause is not known until a death certificate is obtained.
