Waite David McBay Pte 4459436
Personnel Entry
Name Waite David McBay
Army number 4459436
Rank Private.
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards.
Date of birth Not known.
Age (At time of death)Not known.
Unit Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, no enlistment date as yet, but his number suggests Summer 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 with the B.E.F. in Northern France. Taken Prisoner of War 20/5/1940. Repatriated to the UK. Posted ? Bn Black Watch. Discharged under King's Regulations 1940 Para 390 (xvi) 10/11/47.
Company/Battery A Company.
Platoon or other sub-unit Not known.
Task or role Not known - probably Rifleman.
Joined Brigade 1/9/1939.
Promotions None known.
Wounded Not known.
Prisoner of War Yes - Stalag 20B, PoW Number 6695.
Died/Killed in action Date of death not yet known.
Home address 140 Scrogg Rd. Walker Estate, Newcastle.
Source table 1TS
