Corder George J. Sgt 4445053
Personnel Entry
Name Corder George James
Army number 4445053
Rank Sgt
Decorations
Date of birth
Age 0
Unit Attested 22/1/26 at Blaydon. Worked as an Engine Fireman aged 23. Joined the Territorial Army for 4 yrs and posted to the 9th Battalion DLI. Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/40 and posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish. Served with the B.E.F. in France. Taken Prisoner of War. Possibly posted ? Bn Black Watch on repatriation. Relegated to the Class Z Army Reserve 11/8/46. Demobilised. Discharged from the Reserve 8/5/47 IRO/Rels/143/47, under TA Regs 1936 Para 204-6(a). Re-enlisted in the Royal Artillery (CA & AA) 9/5/47 - under Authority 4/670/47. Posted to the 670th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment 9/5/1947. Discharged 8/5/1951 under TA Regulations Paragraph 204 (1) - Authority 19/670LAA/51, D/22/5/51 after a four-year engagement. Documents to N.E. Library.
Company/Battery
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role
Joined Brigade 1/9/1939.
Promotions
Wounded
Prisoner of War Yes - PoW Camp Number 383, Prisoner Number 6264.
Died/Killed in action
Home address Born Crawcrook, Married Dorothy Marrion Jennings, London. Lived at 8, Springfield Rd. Bleach Green, Winlaton.
Source table 1TS
This entry includes information drawn from a Royal Artillery Tracer Card in respect of this soldier hosted on Ancestry.co.uk
