Parkinson David Fortune Lt 249220

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Name Parkinson David Fortune
Army number 249220
Rank Lt
Decorations
Date of birth
Age 0
Unit Gloucester Regiment - Emergency Commission as 2/Lt 17/10/1942, Attached Durham Light Infantry 6/7/1944, Posted 11th Bn DLI, With the Battalion on disbandment 26/8/1944, Attached 2nd Bn East Yorkshire Regiment, KILLED in ACTION 27/2/1945.
Company/Battery D
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role Platoon Commander.
Joined Brigade 06-Jul-44
Promotions W/S Lt 17/4/1943
Wounded
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action 27-Feb-45
Home address No family information. Research indicates he was born in Halifax in 1921 - Mother's maiden name Fortune. Resident of Bristol at the time of death. Buried Grave 48. G. 7. Reichswald Forest War Cemetery.
Source table 11DLI