Difference between revisions of "Jackson James Pte 4458709"
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|Rank=Private. | |Rank=Private. | ||
|Date of birth=Born 3/12/1918 at Houghton-le-Spring. | |Date of birth=Born 3/12/1918 at Houghton-le-Spring. | ||
| − | |Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, T, | + | |Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, T, 8/1/1940. Posted to No. 3 Holding Battalion DLI 11/5/1940. Posted to No.2 Infantry Base Depot 15/1/1940. Posted to Y List 15/6/1940. Posted to Y List Infantry Training Centre 19/7/1940. Posted to the 11th Battalion DLI 29/8/1940. Served Iceland. Served Normandy. Wounded. Evacuated beyond First Aid Post 16/7/1944. Returned to the UK. Posted to No. 4 Infantry Training Centre 8/9/1944. Transferred to 1st Battalion Sherwood Foresters 21/9/1944 on the disbandment of the 11th Battalion DLI. Transferred to the Pioneer Corps and struck off the strength of the Sherwood Foresters 4/1/1945. Posted to No.6.Training Unit 4/1/1945. Posted to 258 Company. Posted to 239 Company 4/4/1945 and served North West Europe. Posted Y/E List and struck off strength of 239 Company. Posted to 12 HTU 24/11/1945 for Class A release. Granted Class B Release 24/11/1945. Relegated to Class W Reserve 24/11/1945. Discharged under TA Regulations 234.1 Demobilised. Army General Reserve 10/2/1954. Discharged from Reserve liability 30/6/1959. |
|Joined Brigade=15/1/1940 | |Joined Brigade=15/1/1940 | ||
|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards. | |Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards. | ||
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|Company/Battery=Not yet ascertained. | |Company/Battery=Not yet ascertained. | ||
|Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet ascertained. | |Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet ascertained. | ||
| − | |Task or role=Probably Rifleman. | + | |Task or role=Probably initially Rifleman. Pioneer. Passed Trade test as a Driver/Mechanic Group D Class II 28/1/1943. |
|Promotions=None known. | |Promotions=None known. | ||
|Wounded=Yes - in Normandy - date not recorded. | |Wounded=Yes - in Normandy - date not recorded. | ||
| − | |Prisoner of War= | + | |Prisoner of War=No. |
|Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet known. | |Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet known. | ||
| − | |Home address=Working as a Miner at his enlistment. Father T Jackson. Resident at Ryhope Colliery, Houghton - le - Spring. Married 29/5/1943 to Margaret Ashman at Holy Trinity Church, Houghton- le- Spring. | + | |Home address=Working as a Miner at his enlistment. Father T Jackson. Resident at 54 Burdon Street, Ryhope Colliery, Houghton - le - Spring. Married 29/5/1943 to Margaret Ashman at Holy Trinity Church, Houghton- le- Spring. |
|Source table=11DLI | |Source table=11DLI | ||
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Revision as of 10:41, 22 April 2026
Personnel Entry
Name Jackson James
Army number 4458709
Rank Private.
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards.
Date of birth Born 3/12/1918 at Houghton-le-Spring.
Age (At time of death). Not yet known.
Unit Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, T, 8/1/1940. Posted to No. 3 Holding Battalion DLI 11/5/1940. Posted to No.2 Infantry Base Depot 15/1/1940. Posted to Y List 15/6/1940. Posted to Y List Infantry Training Centre 19/7/1940. Posted to the 11th Battalion DLI 29/8/1940. Served Iceland. Served Normandy. Wounded. Evacuated beyond First Aid Post 16/7/1944. Returned to the UK. Posted to No. 4 Infantry Training Centre 8/9/1944. Transferred to 1st Battalion Sherwood Foresters 21/9/1944 on the disbandment of the 11th Battalion DLI. Transferred to the Pioneer Corps and struck off the strength of the Sherwood Foresters 4/1/1945. Posted to No.6.Training Unit 4/1/1945. Posted to 258 Company. Posted to 239 Company 4/4/1945 and served North West Europe. Posted Y/E List and struck off strength of 239 Company. Posted to 12 HTU 24/11/1945 for Class A release. Granted Class B Release 24/11/1945. Relegated to Class W Reserve 24/11/1945. Discharged under TA Regulations 234.1 Demobilised. Army General Reserve 10/2/1954. Discharged from Reserve liability 30/6/1959.
Company/Battery Not yet ascertained.
Platoon or other sub-unit Not yet ascertained.
Task or role Probably initially Rifleman. Pioneer. Passed Trade test as a Driver/Mechanic Group D Class II 28/1/1943.
Joined Brigade 15/1/1940
Promotions None known.
Wounded Yes - in Normandy - date not recorded.
Prisoner of War No.
Died/Killed in action Date of death not yet known.
Home address Working as a Miner at his enlistment. Father T Jackson. Resident at 54 Burdon Street, Ryhope Colliery, Houghton - le - Spring. Married 29/5/1943 to Margaret Ashman at Holy Trinity Church, Houghton- le- Spring.
Source table 11DLI
