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|Surname and forenames=Williams Frank
 
|Surname and forenames=Williams Frank
 
|Army number=3915405
 
|Army number=3915405
|Rank=Pte
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|Rank=Private.
 
|Date of birth=Born Lancashire 1915/16.
 
|Date of birth=Born Lancashire 1915/16.
|Age=29
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|Age=29 at the time of his death.
|Unit=Enlisted in the South Wales Borderers, enlistment date not known.  Trf to The Durham Light Infantry 1/7/1944, Posted 10th Bn DLI.  Served Normandy.  Wounded 19/8/1944.  Posted 9th Bn DLI on the disbandment of 10th Battalion.  KILLED in ACTION with 9th Bn Durham Light Infantry 9/1/1945.
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|Unit=Enlisted in the South Wales Borderers, enlistment date not known.  Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry 1/7/1944Posted to the 10th Battalion DLI.  Served Normandy.  Wounded 19/8/1944.  Posted 9th Battalion DLI on the disbandment of 10th Battalion.  KILLED in ACTION with 9th Battalion Durham Light Infantry 9/1/1945.
|Joined Brigade=01-Jul-44
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|Joined Brigade=01-Jul-44.
|Died/Killed in action=09-Jan-45
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|Died/Killed in action=KILLED in ACTION 09-Jan-45
 
|Home address=Resident of Lancashire.  No further family information available on CWGC records.  Buried Grave F.19. Sittard War Cemetery.
 
|Home address=Resident of Lancashire.  No further family information available on CWGC records.  Buried Grave F.19. Sittard War Cemetery.
 
|Source table=10DLI
 
|Source table=10DLI
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|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.
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|Company/Battery=Not yet known.
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|Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known.
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|Task or role=Probably Rifleman.
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|Promotions=None known.
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|Wounded=Yes – in Normandy – 19/8/1944.
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|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.
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|Home address= (To include family and marital details where possible).  No details available as yet.
 
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Name Williams Frank
Army number 3915405
Rank Private.
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards.
Date of birth Born Lancashire 1915/16.
Age 29 at the time of his death.
Unit Enlisted in the South Wales Borderers, enlistment date not known. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry 1/7/1944. Posted to the 10th Battalion DLI. Served Normandy. Wounded 19/8/1944. Posted 9th Battalion DLI on the disbandment of 10th Battalion. KILLED in ACTION with 9th Battalion Durham Light Infantry 9/1/1945.
Company/Battery Not yet known.
Platoon or other sub-unit Not yet known.
Task or role Probably Rifleman.
Joined Brigade 01-Jul-44.
Promotions None known.
Wounded Yes – in Normandy – 19/8/1944.
Prisoner of War Not as far as is known.
Died/Killed in action KILLED in ACTION 09-Jan-45
Home address (To include family and marital details where possible). No details available as yet.
Source table 10DLI