Shepherd George Henry Pte 4454293
Personnel Entry
Name Shepherd George Henry
Army number 4454293
Rank Private.
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards.
Date of birth Not yet known.
Age (At the time of his death). Not yet known.
Unit Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, no enlistment date yet, but his number suggests early 1939. Posted to the ? 9th Battalion. Posted to the ? 12th Battalion - probably 1/9/1939. Transferred to the Black Watch 16/7/40, and posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish. Served with the B.E.F> in Northern France ? Served Iceland? Served Normandy. Wounded. Posted ? Bn Black Watch - probably on the disbandment of the Brigade. Returned to the UK. Discharged under King's Regulations 1940 Para 390 (xvi) 22/2/45.
Company/Battery Company not yet known.
Platoon or other sub-unit Not yet known.
Task or role Not known but probably Rifleman.
Joined Brigade 16/7/1940 and possibly earlier, depending on postings.
Promotions None known.
Wounded Yes - reported wounded N W Europe July 1944.
Prisoner of War Not so far as is known.
Died/Killed in action Date of death not yet known.
Home address 7, Roberts St. Seaham
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