Difference between revisions of "Parry John Temple Private 4279838"
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|Date of birth=11/6/1925 On enlistment he claimed that his date of birth was 1/5/1924 which is what appears in various records. | |Date of birth=11/6/1925 On enlistment he claimed that his date of birth was 1/5/1924 which is what appears in various records. | ||
|Age=66 at the time of his death. | |Age=66 at the time of his death. | ||
| − | |Unit=Enlisted in the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers 11/6/1942. Sent for training at the Machine Gun Training Centre 15/5/1942 and again on 13/9/1942. Transferred to the West Yorkshire Regiment 28/10/1942. Posted to the 70th Battalion. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry - date not yet available. Posted to the 11th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry. Served Normandy. Reported missing. Now known to have been captured 28/6/1944 near Rauray. Repatriated to the UK. Transferred to the Royal Army Service Corps 2/5/1946. | + | |Unit=Enlisted in the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers 11/6/1942. Sent for training at the Machine Gun Training Centre 15/5/1942 and again on 13/9/1942. Transferred to the West Yorkshire Regiment 28/10/1942. Posted to the 70th Battalion. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry - date not yet available. Posted to the 11th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry. Served Normandy. Reported missing. Now known to have been captured 28/6/1944 near Rauray. Repatriated to the UK. Transferred to the Royal Army Service Corps 2/5/1946. Demobilised. Re-enlisted June 1947. Discharged 1950. |
|Company/Battery=Support Company. | |Company/Battery=Support Company. | ||
|Platoon or other Sub-Unit=Carrier Platoon. | |Platoon or other Sub-Unit=Carrier Platoon. | ||
Revision as of 17:31, 24 February 2025
Personnel Entry
Name Parry John Temple
Army number 4279838
Rank Private.
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards.
Date of birth 11/6/1925 On enlistment he claimed that his date of birth was 1/5/1924 which is what appears in various records.
Age 66 at the time of his death.
Unit Enlisted in the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers 11/6/1942. Sent for training at the Machine Gun Training Centre 15/5/1942 and again on 13/9/1942. Transferred to the West Yorkshire Regiment 28/10/1942. Posted to the 70th Battalion. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry - date not yet available. Posted to the 11th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry. Served Normandy. Reported missing. Now known to have been captured 28/6/1944 near Rauray. Repatriated to the UK. Transferred to the Royal Army Service Corps 2/5/1946. Demobilised. Re-enlisted June 1947. Discharged 1950.
Company/Battery Support Company.
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role Bren Carrier crew - Bren Gunner.
Joined Brigade Not yet confirmed.
Promotions None known.
Wounded Yes - gunshot wounds to the right hand, right ankle and knee at the time of his capture.
Prisoner of War Yes. PoW Camps XIIA Limburg, VIIIA Gorlitz, VIIIC Sagan. Worked at Sugar Factory at Klettendorf. Took part in the Long March. PoW Number 81148.
Died/Killed in action Died 12/8/1991 in Hampshire.
Home address (To include family and marital details where possible).
Source table
we are very grateful to John's family, particularly his daughter Vera, for collating so much information about his service.
