Difference between revisions of "Drake Robert 2/Lt 267293"
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|Army number=267293 | |Army number=267293 | ||
|Rank=2/Lt | |Rank=2/Lt | ||
| + | |Date of birth=Not yet identified definitively. | ||
|Age=0 | |Age=0 | ||
| − | |Unit=163 O.C.T.U. | + | |Unit=Cadet at No. 163 O.C.T.U. Joined The Durham Light Infantry - granted an Emergency Commission as a 2/Lt 13/3/1943. Posted 11th Bn DLI 19/3/1943 (Battalion records show him joining the Battalion on 25/3/1943). Posted to No 4 I.T.C. Depot Company 5/4/1943. Released 1945 as Honorary Captain. |
| − | |Company/Battery=A Company | + | |Company/Battery=A Company. |
| − | |Task or role=Platoon Commander | + | |Task or role=Platoon Commander. |
| − | |Joined Brigade=19-Mar-43 | + | |Joined Brigade=19-Mar-43. |
| − | |Promotions=W/S Lt 13/9/43, T/Captain 20/2/45 | + | |Promotions=W/S Lt 13/9/43, T/Captain 20/2/45. |
| − | |Home address= | + | |Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet identified. |
| + | |Home address=No family information as yet. | ||
|Source table=11DLI | |Source table=11DLI | ||
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| + | The common nature of the name has rendered genealogical research inconclusive. | ||
Latest revision as of 15:12, 25 October 2018
Personnel Entry
Name Drake Robert
Army number 267293
Rank 2/Lt
Decorations
Date of birth Not yet identified definitively.
Age 0
Unit Cadet at No. 163 O.C.T.U. Joined The Durham Light Infantry - granted an Emergency Commission as a 2/Lt 13/3/1943. Posted 11th Bn DLI 19/3/1943 (Battalion records show him joining the Battalion on 25/3/1943). Posted to No 4 I.T.C. Depot Company 5/4/1943. Released 1945 as Honorary Captain.
Company/Battery A Company.
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role Platoon Commander.
Joined Brigade 19-Mar-43.
Promotions W/S Lt 13/9/43, T/Captain 20/2/45.
Wounded
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action Date of death not yet identified.
Home address No family information as yet.
Source table 11DLI
The common nature of the name has rendered genealogical research inconclusive.
