Difference between revisions of "Brown James Ernest Pte 4460911"
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|Surname and forenames=Brown James Ernest | |Surname and forenames=Brown James Ernest | ||
|Army number=4460911 | |Army number=4460911 | ||
| − | |Rank= | + | |Rank=Private. |
|Date of birth=Born 1909/10. | |Date of birth=Born 1909/10. | ||
| − | |Age=34 | + | |Age=34 at the time of his death. |
| − | |Unit= | + | |Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, no enlistment date as yet, but his Number suggests late 1939. Posted ? Battalion DLI. Transferred to the Black Watch 16/7/1940, and posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish. Served Iceland? Served Normandy. KILLED in ACTION NW Europe 26/6/44, Serial No. 365 while with 1st Tyneside Scottish. |
| + | |Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards. | ||
| + | |Company/Battery=Company not yet known. | ||
| + | |Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known. | ||
| + | |Task or role=Not known, but probably Rifleman. | ||
| + | |Promotions=None known. | ||
| + | |Wounded=Yes – insofar as those injuries lead directly to his death. | ||
| + | |Prisoner of War=Not so far as is known. | ||
|Joined Brigade=16/7/1940. | |Joined Brigade=16/7/1940. | ||
| − | |Died/Killed in action=26-Jun-44. | + | |Died/Killed in action=KILLED in ACTION 26-Jun-44. Initially interred at Fontenay-le-Pesnel Map 7F/1 1/50,000 Reference 873.775. Re-buried 15/5/1945 in Grave IV.D.10. Hottot-les-Bagues War Cemetery. Headstone inscription reads : YOUR MEMORY IN OUR HEARTS TO-DAY MEANS MORE THAN EVER WORDS CAN SAY. |
| − | |Home address=Son of Ernest Arthur and Minnie Ann Brown, Bolesworth, Cheshire. | + | |Home address=Son of Ernest Arthur and Minnie Ann Brown, Bolesworth, Cheshire. |
|Source table=1TS | |Source table=1TS | ||
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[[File:Hottot_-_les_-_Bagues_War_Cemetery.jpg|400px|thumb|centre|Hottot-les-Bagues War Cemetery]] | [[File:Hottot_-_les_-_Bagues_War_Cemetery.jpg|400px|thumb|centre|Hottot-les-Bagues War Cemetery]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:11, 20 May 2022
Personnel Entry
Name Brown James Ernest
Army number 4460911
Rank Private.
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards.
Date of birth Born 1909/10.
Age 34 at the time of his death.
Unit Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, no enlistment date as yet, but his Number suggests late 1939. Posted ? Battalion DLI. Transferred to the Black Watch 16/7/1940, and posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish. Served Iceland? Served Normandy. KILLED in ACTION NW Europe 26/6/44, Serial No. 365 while with 1st Tyneside Scottish.
Company/Battery Company not yet known.
Platoon or other sub-unit Not yet known.
Task or role Not known, but probably Rifleman.
Joined Brigade 16/7/1940.
Promotions None known.
Wounded Yes – insofar as those injuries lead directly to his death.
Prisoner of War Not so far as is known.
Died/Killed in action KILLED in ACTION 26-Jun-44. Initially interred at Fontenay-le-Pesnel Map 7F/1 1/50,000 Reference 873.775. Re-buried 15/5/1945 in Grave IV.D.10. Hottot-les-Bagues War Cemetery. Headstone inscription reads : YOUR MEMORY IN OUR HEARTS TO-DAY MEANS MORE THAN EVER WORDS CAN SAY.
Home address Son of Ernest Arthur and Minnie Ann Brown, Bolesworth, Cheshire.
Source table 1TS
