Difference between revisions of "McKie Lawrence CSM"
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|Army number=4445160 | |Army number=4445160 | ||
|Rank=Private. | |Rank=Private. | ||
| − | |Decorations= | + | |Decorations=Service Awards - including the Burma Star and the Territorial Efficiency Decoration. |
|Date of birth=Born in Birtley 12/4/1909. | |Date of birth=Born in Birtley 12/4/1909. | ||
|Age=64 at the time of his death. | |Age=64 at the time of his death. | ||
| − | |Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry - Territorial Army - for 4 years, at Birtley on 16/3/1926 at the age of 17. Transferred to the Middlesex Regiment 20/7/1928. Posted to the 8th Battalion. Later posted to the 2/8th Battalion (2nd Battalion, Kensington Regiment). Served in Iceland. Posted to India. Served Burma. Discharged in Warwick in 1947. | + | |Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry - Territorial Army - for 4 years, at Birtley on 16/3/1926 at the age of 17. Transferred to the Middlesex Regiment 20/7/1928. Posted to the 8th Battalion. Later posted to the 2/8th Battalion (2nd Battalion, Kensington Regiment). Served in Iceland. Transferred to the Royal Sussex Regiment. Posted to India. Served Burma. Discharged in Warwick in 1947 under discharge certificate 13053. Relegated to the W(T) Class Reserve. Subsequently served in the Royal Air Force as a Machine Gun Instructor 29/9/1947 - 6/12/1952 with the Air Force Number 4027420. Admitted to the Royal Hospital, Chelsea 17/7/1972 aged 63, Died 1/9/1973. |
|Company/Battery=Not yet confirmed. | |Company/Battery=Not yet confirmed. | ||
|Platoon or other sub-unit=Probably Company HQ. | |Platoon or other sub-unit=Probably Company HQ. | ||
|Task or role=Company Sergeant Major. | |Task or role=Company Sergeant Major. | ||
|Joined Brigade=When the 2nd Kensingtons were allocated to the 70th Infantry Brigade Group. | |Joined Brigade=When the 2nd Kensingtons were allocated to the 70th Infantry Brigade Group. | ||
| − | |Promotions=Through the ranks - reaching Company Sergeant Major - Warrant Officer Class II. | + | |Promotions=Through the ranks - reaching Company Sergeant Major - Warrant Officer Class II. He briefly served as Regimental Sergeant Major (WO 1) from 28/2/1945 In the RAF served as a Sergeant. |
|Wounded=Not as far as is known. | |Wounded=Not as far as is known. | ||
|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known. | |Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known. | ||
| − | |Died/Killed in action=Date of death 1/9/1973. Registered in Chelsea Q3 1973, from the Royal Hospital. Probate granted in London 14/12/1973 in the sum of £1032. | + | |Died/Killed in action=Date of death 1/9/1973 from a condition understood to be a complication of malaria. Registered in Chelsea Q3 1973, from the Royal Hospital. Probate granted in London 14/12/1973 in the sum of £1032. |
| − | |Home address=Worked as a Blacksmith at the time of his Attestation. No next of kin noted in the Enlistment Book entry but his father was Alonzo McKie and his mother Jane (nee Pickering). Married Dora Wiggins in April 1931 at Uxbridge, Middlesex. In the 1911 Census he is shown as living with his grandparents, parents and siblings at 40, Gladstone Terrace, Birtley. In the 1921 Census he was living with his family at 40, Mitchell Street, Birtley. | + | |Home address=Worked as a Blacksmith at the time of his Attestation. No next of kin noted in the Enlistment Book entry but his father was Alonzo McKie and his mother Jane (nee Pickering). Married Dora Wiggins in April 1931 at Uxbridge, Middlesex. Church of England. In the 1911 Census he is shown as living with his grandparents, parents and siblings at 40, Gladstone Terrace, Birtley. In the 1921 Census he was living with his family at 40, Mitchell Street, Birtley. He moved to Chelsea after the death of his wife. |
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Revision as of 14:38, 16 April 2025
Personnel Entry
Name McKie Lawrence
Army number 4445160
Rank Private.
Decorations Service Awards - including the Burma Star and the Territorial Efficiency Decoration.
Date of birth Born in Birtley 12/4/1909.
Age 64 at the time of his death.
Unit Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry - Territorial Army - for 4 years, at Birtley on 16/3/1926 at the age of 17. Transferred to the Middlesex Regiment 20/7/1928. Posted to the 8th Battalion. Later posted to the 2/8th Battalion (2nd Battalion, Kensington Regiment). Served in Iceland. Transferred to the Royal Sussex Regiment. Posted to India. Served Burma. Discharged in Warwick in 1947 under discharge certificate 13053. Relegated to the W(T) Class Reserve. Subsequently served in the Royal Air Force as a Machine Gun Instructor 29/9/1947 - 6/12/1952 with the Air Force Number 4027420. Admitted to the Royal Hospital, Chelsea 17/7/1972 aged 63, Died 1/9/1973.
Company/Battery Not yet confirmed.
Platoon or other sub-unit Probably Company HQ.
Task or role Company Sergeant Major.
Joined Brigade When the 2nd Kensingtons were allocated to the 70th Infantry Brigade Group.
Promotions Through the ranks - reaching Company Sergeant Major - Warrant Officer Class II. He briefly served as Regimental Sergeant Major (WO 1) from 28/2/1945 In the RAF served as a Sergeant.
Wounded Not as far as is known.
Prisoner of War Not as far as is known.
Died/Killed in action Date of death 1/9/1973 from a condition understood to be a complication of malaria. Registered in Chelsea Q3 1973, from the Royal Hospital. Probate granted in London 14/12/1973 in the sum of £1032.
Home address Worked as a Blacksmith at the time of his Attestation. No next of kin noted in the Enlistment Book entry but his father was Alonzo McKie and his mother Jane (nee Pickering). Married Dora Wiggins in April 1931 at Uxbridge, Middlesex. Church of England. In the 1911 Census he is shown as living with his grandparents, parents and siblings at 40, Gladstone Terrace, Birtley. In the 1921 Census he was living with his family at 40, Mitchell Street, Birtley. He moved to Chelsea after the death of his wife.
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