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|Joined Brigade=Probably 1/9/1939. | |Joined Brigade=Probably 1/9/1939. | ||
|Died/Killed in action=20-May-40 | |Died/Killed in action=20-May-40 | ||
|Home address=Resident of County Durham. Son of Thomas and Mary Jane Wilson, South Stanley. Buried Sp. Mem. Plot 8. Row J. Grave 3. | |Home address=Resident of County Durham. Son of Thomas and Mary Jane Wilson, South Stanley. Buried Sp. Mem. Plot 8. Row J. Grave 3. [[BUCQUOY ROAD CEMETERY]], Ficheux. | ||
|Image Name=Wilson_B_4455305.JPG | |Image Name=Wilson_B_4455305.JPG | ||
|Image Title=Pte B Wilson's CWGC headstone. | |Image Title=Pte B Wilson's CWGC headstone. | ||
|Source table=11DLI | |Source table=11DLI | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:28, 18 April 2018
Personnel Entry
Name Wilson Benjamin
Army number 4455305
Rank Pte
Decorations
Date of birth Born County Durham 1920/21.
Age 19
Unit Joined The Durham Light Infantry, no enlistment date, but almost certainly late April/early May 1939. Posted ? 8th Bn DLI. Posted 11th Bn DLI - probably 1/9/1939. Served BEF. Listed missing 11/5/40, 31/5/40, 20/6/40. Presumed KILLED in ACTION 20/5/1940.
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 20-May-40
Home address Resident of County Durham. Son of Thomas and Mary Jane Wilson, South Stanley. Buried Sp. Mem. Plot 8. Row J. Grave 3. BUCQUOY ROAD CEMETERY, Ficheux.
Source table 11DLI