Difference between revisions of "Troupe George William Lt 180307"
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|Date of birth=23/3/1921 | |Date of birth=23/3/1921 | ||
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| − | |Unit=Joined The Durham Light Infantry - enlisted 8/7/1940 and served in the ranks. Posted as Cadet to OCTU. Emergency Commission in The Durham Light Infantry as 2/Lt 29/3/1941. Posted to the Brancepeth ITC. Posted 14th Bn DLI 9/9/1941. Posted 11th Bn DLI. Posted 70th Bde HQ as Liaison Officer 17/12/1943. Unemployed list 1946. TA - from Emergency Commission to be Captain 7/5/1951. TARO 7/11/1955 Captain - retaining seniority. | + | |Unit=Joined The Durham Light Infantry - enlisted 8/7/1940 and served in the ranks. Posted as Cadet to OCTU. Emergency Commission in The Durham Light Infantry as 2/Lt 29/3/1941. Posted to the Brancepeth ITC. Posted 14th Bn DLI 9/9/1941. Posted 11th Bn DLI. Posted 70th Bde HQ as Liaison Officer 17/12/1943. Served Normandy. Unemployed list 1946. TA - from Emergency Commission to be Captain 7/5/1951. TARO 7/11/1955 Captain - retaining seniority. |
|Company/Battery=14th Bn - C Company, Recruit Company, 11th Bn - D Company. | |Company/Battery=14th Bn - C Company, Recruit Company, 11th Bn - D Company. | ||
| − | |Task or role=14th Bn - Duty Officer, Intelligence Officer | + | |Platoon or other Sub-Unit=11th Battalion - 18th Platoon. |
| + | |Task or role=14th Bn - Duty Officer, Intelligence Officer. 11th Bn - Duty Officer, 18th Platoon Commander. Seconded to Staff 1/7/1951. | ||
|Joined Brigade=Date not yet known. | |Joined Brigade=Date not yet known. | ||
|Promotions=W/S Lt 29/9/1942, T/Captain 30/11/1945. | |Promotions=W/S Lt 29/9/1942, T/Captain 30/11/1945. | ||
Revision as of 10:35, 2 July 2018
Personnel Entry
Name Troupe George William
Army number 180307
Rank Lt
Decorations
Date of birth 23/3/1921
Age 0
Unit Joined The Durham Light Infantry - enlisted 8/7/1940 and served in the ranks. Posted as Cadet to OCTU. Emergency Commission in The Durham Light Infantry as 2/Lt 29/3/1941. Posted to the Brancepeth ITC. Posted 14th Bn DLI 9/9/1941. Posted 11th Bn DLI. Posted 70th Bde HQ as Liaison Officer 17/12/1943. Served Normandy. Unemployed list 1946. TA - from Emergency Commission to be Captain 7/5/1951. TARO 7/11/1955 Captain - retaining seniority.
Company/Battery 14th Bn - C Company, Recruit Company, 11th Bn - D Company.
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role 14th Bn - Duty Officer, Intelligence Officer. 11th Bn - Duty Officer, 18th Platoon Commander. Seconded to Staff 1/7/1951.
Joined Brigade Date not yet known.
Promotions W/S Lt 29/9/1942, T/Captain 30/11/1945.
Wounded
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action Died 23/12/1994 at Addiscombe, Croydon, Surrey. Probate granted 10/2/1995.
Home address Son of George Robert Troupe, Pharmacist of 89 Elwick Road, West Hartlepool. Educated West Hartlepool Grammar School and Durham University. Civil Servant - Economic Branch. Resident of West Hartlepool in 1946.
Source table 11DLI
