Difference between revisions of "Heppell Henry Pte 4457989"
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|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards. | |Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards. | ||
|Company/Battery=B Company. | |Company/Battery=B Company. | ||
| − | |Platoon or other sub-unit= | + | |Platoon or other sub-unit=Company Headquarters. |
| − | |Task or role=Probably Rifleman. | + | |Task or role=Probably Rifleman. Served as Batman to his Company Commander - Captain ? |
|Promotions=None known. | |Promotions=None known. | ||
| − | |Wounded=Yes - 20/5/1940. | + | |Wounded=Yes - 20/5/1940 - wounds which lead to his death. |
| − | |Prisoner of War=No | + | |Prisoner of War=No. |
|Joined Brigade=1/9/1939. | |Joined Brigade=1/9/1939. | ||
|Died/Killed in action=20-May-40. No known grave. Commemorated Column 91, [[DUNKIRK MEMORIAL]]. | |Died/Killed in action=20-May-40. No known grave. Commemorated Column 91, [[DUNKIRK MEMORIAL]]. | ||
| − | |Home address=Son of Albert and Margaret Elizabeth Heppell, Consett. | + | |Home address=Son of Albert and Margaret Elizabeth Heppell, Consett. Brought up at Delves Lane, Consett and worked as a Baker pre-War. |
|Source table=1TS | |Source table=1TS | ||
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[[File:Dunkirk_Memorial.jpg|400px/thumb|centre|Dunkirk Memorial]] | [[File:Dunkirk_Memorial.jpg|400px/thumb|centre|Dunkirk Memorial]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:58, 30 April 2026
Personnel Entry
Name Heppell Henry
Army number 4457989
Rank Private.
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards.
Date of birth Born 1918/19.
Age 21 at the time of his death.
Unit Joined The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date as yet, but his number suggests Summer/Autumn 1939. Posted to the ? 9th Battalion. Posted ? 12th Battalion DLI. Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940, and posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish. Served with the B.E.F. in Northern France. KILLED in ACTION 20/5/40, Authority:- L. Casualties, while with 1st Tyneside Scottish. Records also show surname spelt as Heppel and Hepple.
Company/Battery B Company.
Platoon or other sub-unit Company Headquarters.
Task or role Probably Rifleman. Served as Batman to his Company Commander - Captain ?
Joined Brigade 1/9/1939.
Promotions None known.
Wounded Yes - 20/5/1940 - wounds which lead to his death.
Prisoner of War No.
Died/Killed in action 20-May-40. No known grave. Commemorated Column 91, DUNKIRK MEMORIAL.
Home address Son of Albert and Margaret Elizabeth Heppell, Consett. Brought up at Delves Lane, Consett and worked as a Baker pre-War.
Source table 1TS
