Winkle George William Pte 4459451
Personnel Entry
Name Winkle George William
Army number 4459451
Rank Private.
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards.
Date of birth Not yet known.
Age 23 at the time of his death.
Unit Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, no Enlistment Date as yet but Regimental Number suggests Spring/Summer 1939. Posted to the 9th Battalion. Posted to the 12th Battalion - probably 1/9/1939. Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940 and posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish. Served in Northern France with the B.E.F. Wounded? Returned to the UK. DIED 23/8/40 (probably of wounds sustained in action). (A discrepancy of a few days exists between the date of death in the Enlistment Book and that held by CWGC).
Company/Battery Not yet known.
Platoon or other sub-unit Not yet known.
Task or role Probably Rifleman.
Joined Brigade On being posted to the 12th Battalion.
Promotions None known.
Wounded Yes – in Northern France – date not recorded but probably on or shortly after 20/5/1940.
Prisoner of War Not as far as is known.
Died/Killed in action DIED - probably of wounds - 26-Aug-40.
Home address Son of W. Winkle and May Winkle of South Shields. Buried Grave 2822, Section D, South Shields (Harton) Cemetery.
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