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|Army number=4455550 | |Army number=4455550 | ||
|Rank=Private. | |Rank=Private. | ||
|Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, T, | |Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, T, 27/4/1939. Posted to the ? 9th Battalion. Posted to the ? 12th Battalion 1/9/1939. Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940, and posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish. Served in Northern France with the B.E.F. Taken Prisoner of War 20/5/1940. Repatriated to the UK. Posted ? Bn Black Watch. Relegated to the Class Z Army Reserve 24/3/46. Demobilised. | ||
|Decorations=None known beyond Servicce Awards. | |Decorations=None known beyond Servicce Awards. | ||
|Date of birth= | |Date of birth=Born 4/7/1917. | ||
|Age=(At the time of his death) Not known. | |Age=(At the time of his death) Not known. | ||
|Company/Battery=B Company. | |Company/Battery=B Company. | ||
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|Wounded=Not known. | |Wounded=Not known. | ||
|Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet known. | |Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet known. | ||
|Prisoner of War=Yes - Stalag 20B and XXID, PoW Number 3893. | |Prisoner of War=Yes - held in Stalag 20B and XXID, PoW Number 3893. | ||
|Home address=57, Bensham Terrace, Low Teams, Gateshead. | |Home address=Son of Mr and Mrs T E Burns. On enlistment, lived at 62 Upton Street, Gateshead. Later lived at 57, Bensham Terrace, Low Teams, Gateshead. | ||
|Image Name=04a19118-2bc2-45a4-bd6a-ace660d5a068_(1).png | |||
|Image Title=Private William Graham Burns, 1st Tyneside Scottish. | |||
|Source table=1TS | |Source table=1TS | ||
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Personnel Entry
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Name Burns William Graham
Army number 4455550
Rank Private.
Decorations None known beyond Servicce Awards.
Date of birth Born 4/7/1917.
Age (At the time of his death) Not known.
Unit Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, T, 27/4/1939. Posted to the ? 9th Battalion. Posted to the ? 12th Battalion 1/9/1939. Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940, and posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish. Served in Northern France with the B.E.F. Taken Prisoner of War 20/5/1940. Repatriated to the UK. Posted ? Bn Black Watch. Relegated to the Class Z Army Reserve 24/3/46. Demobilised.
Company/Battery B Company.
Platoon or other sub-unit Not known.
Task or role Probably Rifleman.
Joined Brigade 1/9/1939.
Promotions None known.
Wounded Not known.
Prisoner of War Yes - held in Stalag 20B and XXID, PoW Number 3893.
Died/Killed in action Date of death not yet known.
Home address Son of Mr and Mrs T E Burns. On enlistment, lived at 62 Upton Street, Gateshead. Later lived at 57, Bensham Terrace, Low Teams, Gateshead.
Source table 1TS