Poskett William Pte 4454687
Personnel Entry
Name Poskett William
Army number 4454687
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, T, no enlistment date as 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 and posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish 1/2/40. Served in Northern France with the B.E.F. ? Served Iceland? Transferred to the Seaforth Highlanders 14/8/1941, and posted to the 8th Holding Battalion 24/8/41, Auth: Part II Order 8th Bn/79/41. Transferred back to the Black Watch 7/3/42, Part II Order TS 20/42, and re-posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish. Served Normandy. Posted to the 5th Battalion Black Watch on the disbandment of 1st Tyneside Scottish. Wounded. Relegated to the Class Z Army Res 3/8/46. Discharged from the Reserve 11/11/48, on Re-enlisting in the Royal Eengineers TA 12/11/48 as 22236500.
Company/Battery Company not yet known.
Platoon or other sub-unit Not yet known.
Task or role Not known but probably Rifleman.
Joined Brigade Probably 1/9/1939.
Promotions None known.
Wounded Yes - reported wounded N W Europe 11/9/1944 while serving with the 5th Black Watch.
Prisoner of War Not so far as is known.
Died/Killed in action Date of death not yet known.
Home address 55, Abbot St. Gateshead
Source table 1TS
