Favell William Joseph Pte. 4859858
Personnel Entry
Name Favell William Joseph
Army number 4859858
Rank Private.
Decorations
Date of birth
Age
Unit Enlisted into the Militia as 10103692. Underwent Basic Training. Transferred to the Royal Leicestershire Regiment on 14/1/1940 and posted to No 8 Holding Unit. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry 18/4/1940 and posted to the 10th Battalion. Served in Northern France with the B.E.F. Posted Missing on 20/6/1940 and was confirmed as having been taken Prisoner of War 12/7/1940 (he was captured at Ficheux on 20/5/1940). Returned to the UK on 10/4/1945. Posted to the 4th Holding Battalion DLI on 25/9/1945, pending demobilisation. Sent on Release Leave 26/1/1946. Relegated to the Class Z Army Reserve 21/5/1946.
Company/Battery
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role
Joined Brigade 18-Apr-40
Promotions
Wounded
Prisoner of War Tes - held in Stalag XXA Thorn 9C. PoW Number 6636. Freed by US Forces.
Died/Killed in action
Home address
Source table 10DLI
|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards - 1939/45 Star and War Medal.
|Date of birth=17/10/1918 in Wigston.
|Age=85 at the time of his death.
|Company/Battery=Not yet ascertained.
|Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet ascertained.
|Task or role=Probably Rifleman.
|Promotions=None known.
|Wounded=Not as far as is known.
|Died/Killed in action=Date of death was 28/3/2004. He was cremated on 2/4/2004.
|Home address=Father was William Ernest Favell and Mother Annie Lizzie Favell. At the time of his enlistment he was single and living with his parents at 46 Timber Street, South Wigston, Leicester. He married Eileen Toon on 5/5/1940 at Thurmaston. He was employed as a shoe finisher.
