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|Unit=Enlisted in the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, date not known.  (Enlistment Books missing).  Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry 18/4/1940.  Posted to the 10th Battalion DLI.  Served in Northern France with the B.E.F.  Taken Prisoner of War 21/5/1940 - notification received 12/7/1940.  Escaped 2/4/1943 - recaptured after three days.  Repatriated to the UK.  Relegated to the Class Z Army Reserve 3/6/1946.  Demobilised.
 
|Unit=Enlisted in the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, date not known.  (Enlistment Books missing).  Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry 18/4/1940.  Posted to the 10th Battalion DLI.  Served in Northern France with the B.E.F.  Taken Prisoner of War 21/5/1940 - notification received 12/7/1940.  Escaped 2/4/1943 - recaptured after three days.  Repatriated to the UK.  Relegated to the Class Z Army Reserve 3/6/1946.  Demobilised.
 
|Joined Brigade=18-Apr-40
 
|Joined Brigade=18-Apr-40
|Prisoner of War=Yes - Camp Number 20B, PoW Number 6766.
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|Prisoner of War=Yes - Camps Number 20A - Thorn - June 1940 - October 1940 and 20B - Marienburg - October 1940 - February 1945. PoW Number 6766.
 
|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.
 
|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.
|Date of birth=Not yet ascertained.
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|Date of birth=Born 22/11/1918.
|Age=(At time of death).  Not yet known.
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|Age=75 at the time of his death.
 
|Company/Battery=Not yet known.
 
|Company/Battery=Not yet known.
 
|Platoon or other Sub-Unit=Not yet known.
 
|Platoon or other Sub-Unit=Not yet known.
 
|Task or role=Probably Rifleman.
 
|Task or role=Probably Rifleman.
 
|Promotions=None known.
 
|Promotions=None known.
|Wounded=Not as far ad is known.
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|Wounded=Not as far as is known.
|Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet known.
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|Died/Killed in action=Died at Bristol in April 1994 aged 75.
|Home address= (To include family and marital details where possible).
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|Home address=Worked as a Coal Miner.  Father John Henry Godfrey 1893 - 1974.  Mother Margaret Howard 1893 - 1972.  Married Elsie Marsh (1926 - 1991) January 1946 at Barnsley.  Lived at 15 Turner Street, Great Houghton, Near Barnsley.
 
|Image Name=Godfrey.jpg
 
|Image Name=Godfrey.jpg
 
|Image Title=Private John Henry Godfrey 10th DLI.
 
|Image Title=Private John Henry Godfrey 10th DLI.
 
|Source table=10DLI
 
|Source table=10DLI
 
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Latest revision as of 14:06, 5 January 2025

Personnel Entry

Private John Henry Godfrey 10th DLI.
Private John Henry Godfrey 10th DLI.

Name Godfrey John Henry
Army number 4692727
Rank Private.
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards.
Date of birth Born 22/11/1918.
Age 75 at the time of his death.
Unit Enlisted in the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, date not known. (Enlistment Books missing). Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry 18/4/1940. Posted to the 10th Battalion DLI. Served in Northern France with the B.E.F. Taken Prisoner of War 21/5/1940 - notification received 12/7/1940. Escaped 2/4/1943 - recaptured after three days. Repatriated to the UK. Relegated to the Class Z Army Reserve 3/6/1946. Demobilised.
Company/Battery Not yet known.
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role Probably Rifleman.
Joined Brigade 18-Apr-40
Promotions None known.
Wounded Not as far as is known.
Prisoner of War Yes - Camps Number 20A - Thorn - June 1940 - October 1940 and 20B - Marienburg - October 1940 - February 1945. PoW Number 6766.
Died/Killed in action Died at Bristol in April 1994 aged 75.
Home address Worked as a Coal Miner. Father John Henry Godfrey 1893 - 1974. Mother Margaret Howard 1893 - 1972. Married Elsie Marsh (1926 - 1991) January 1946 at Barnsley. Lived at 15 Turner Street, Great Houghton, Near Barnsley.
Source table 10DLI