Difference between revisions of "Swaddle Samuel Sgt 4455548"
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|Surname and forenames=Swaddle Samuel | |Surname and forenames=Swaddle Samuel | ||
|Army number=4455548 | |Army number=4455548 | ||
| − | |Rank= | + | |Rank=Sergeant. |
|Date of birth=13/3/1905 | |Date of birth=13/3/1905 | ||
| − | + | |Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date as yet, but his number implies 2nd May 1939. Posted to the ? 9th Battalion. Posted to the ? 12th Battalion DLI 1/9/1939. Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940, and posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish. Served B.E.F.? Served Iceland? Served Normandy? Transferred to the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders 24/8/44, Auth: Part II Order TS 91/44. Returned to the UK. Relegated to the Class Z Army Reserve 12/6/1946. | |
| − | |Unit=Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date, | + | |Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards. |
| + | |Date of birth=Not yet known. | ||
| + | |Age=60/61 at the time of his death. | ||
| + | |Company/Battery=HQ Company. | ||
| + | |Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known. | ||
| + | |Task or role=Not known, but possibly Platoon Sergeant. | ||
| + | |Joined Brigade=1/9/1939. | ||
| + | |Promotions=None known beyond Sergeant. | ||
| + | |Wounded=Not yet known. | ||
| + | |Prisoner of War=Not so far as is known. | ||
|Died/Killed in action=Date of death March 1966. | |Died/Killed in action=Date of death March 1966. | ||
| − | |Home address=6, School Avenue, Dunston, Gateshead. Research indicates his parents were Ralph and Jane (nee Cook) Swaddle and that Sergeant James Swaddle of the Battalion was his brother(to be confirmed). | + | |Home address=6, School Avenue, Dunston, Gateshead. Research indicates his parents were Ralph and Jane (nee Cook) Swaddle and that Sergeant James Swaddle of the Battalion was his brother (to be confirmed). |
|Source table=1TS | |Source table=1TS | ||
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Revision as of 15:17, 31 December 2021
Personnel Entry
Name Swaddle Samuel
Army number 4455548
Rank Sergeant.
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards.
Date of birth Not yet known.
Age 60/61 at the time of his death.
Unit Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date as yet, but his number implies 2nd May 1939. Posted to the ? 9th Battalion. Posted to the ? 12th Battalion DLI 1/9/1939. Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940, and posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish. Served B.E.F.? Served Iceland? Served Normandy? Transferred to the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders 24/8/44, Auth: Part II Order TS 91/44. Returned to the UK. Relegated to the Class Z Army Reserve 12/6/1946.
Company/Battery HQ Company.
Platoon or other sub-unit Not yet known.
Task or role Not known, but possibly Platoon Sergeant.
Joined Brigade 1/9/1939.
Promotions None known beyond Sergeant.
Wounded Not yet known.
Prisoner of War Not so far as is known.
Died/Killed in action Date of death March 1966.
Home address 6, School Avenue, Dunston, Gateshead. Research indicates his parents were Ralph and Jane (nee Cook) Swaddle and that Sergeant James Swaddle of the Battalion was his brother (to be confirmed).
Source table 1TS
