Heaviside Frank Pte. 4456677
Personnel Entry
Name Heaviside Frank (some records show surname as Heavyside).
Army number 4456677
Rank Private.
Decorations
Date of birth Born 9/7/1912, Evenwood. Mother's maiden surname Caghill.
Age
Unit Joined The Durham Light Infantry, no exact enlistment date known, but his Regimental Number indicates Spring/Summer 1939. Posted initially to the 6th Battalion DLI. Posted to the 10th Battalion DLI - probably on 1/9/1939. Served in Northern France with the B.E.F. Taken Prisoner of War - probably on 20/5/1940 - officially notified 12/7/1940. Repatriated to the UK. Discharged under King's Regulations 1940 Para 390 (xvi) 6/2/1946.
Company/Battery
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role
Joined Brigade Probably 1/9/1939.
Promotions
Wounded
Prisoner of War Camps 20A (7) and 4A, PoW Number 6702.
Died/Killed in action
Home address Lived at The Oaks, Evenwood, County Durham.
Source table 10DLI