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Griffiths James Turner 284523 2/Lt

2026-03-26T14:31:28Z

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{{personnel
|Surname and forenames=Griffiths James Turner
|Army number=284523.
|Rank=Private, Second Lieutenant.
|Decorations=Military Cross - Gazetted 1/2/1945 - notified 3/2/1945 - and Service Awards. The Citation for the MC is set out below.
|Date of birth=25/11/1918 at Tynewydd, Rhondda.
|Age=92 at the time of his death.
|Unit=Conscripted 15/3/1940 into the Middlesex Regiment. In late 1942 selected for OCTU - attended Aldershot April to July 1943. Granted an Emergency Commission in the Middlesex Regiment as a Second Lieutenant 1/7/1943. Posted to 2nd Battalion, Princess Louise's Kensington Regiment. Served Normandy. Injured. Returned to the UK. Demobilised 24/8/1945.
|Company/Battery=C Company.
|Platoon or other sub-unit=9 Platoon.
|Task or role=Platoon Commander.
|Joined Brigade=From the date C Company 2nd Kensingtons were attached to the Brigade.
|Promotions=Promoted to Lieutenant. Promoted Captain 5/8/1945. Gazetted Lt and Honorary Captain 14/10/1949.
|Wounded=Yes - hospitalised with concussion 21/11/1944.
|Prisoner of War=No.
|Died/Killed in action=Died at Lowestoft, Suffolk 30/4/2010 aged 92.
|Home address=Father - Humphrey Owen Griffiths. Mother Jane (Jennie) Thomas. Married - first -Marie Christina Gargini ( 1920 - 1981) 30/6/1940 at the Church of St Peter and St Paul, Uxbridge. Lived at 57 North Road, Hayes, Middlesex. Divorced 1946. Married - secondly - Joan I.W. Palmer in 1949 and lived in Lowestoft. Became Managing Director and then Chairman of Pye Ltd.
}}

The Citation for Lt Griffiths' Military Cross reads as follows and is filed at The National Archives under reference WO 373/50:-

This Officer has at all times displayed high courage in the face of the enemy and by his coolness, foresight and initiative has twice succeeded in maintaining his platoon in action in extremely hazardous circumstances.

On the first occasion his platoon was ambushed by a German tank. Although two carriers were immediately knocked out he succeeded in getting the other section into actionat a critical time. Enemy fire was so intense that his clothes were hit in several places.

On the second occasion his platoon was in support of 1 Tyne Scots during a day long enemy attack. Although he narrowly escaped being blown up by an exploding tank, he handled his platoon with considerable skill and initiative thereby greatly assisting the local infantry.

These instances are typical of his bravery and steadiness under fire at all times.

The recommendation was put forward by Major General Barker of 49th Division and supported by the Corps Commander and Lt Gen Crerar G.o.C. in C. of First Canadian Army.

Marr Leslie Walter Private 6207668

2026-03-13T19:17:47Z

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{{personnel
|Surname and forenames=Marr Leslie Walter
|Army number=6207668
|Rank=Private.
|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.
|Date of birth=Born 26/4/1920 in Chelsea, London. Mother's maiden surname Browning.
|Age=Aged 77 at the time of his death. Some records suggest he was 76 - this is being checked.
|Unit=Enlisted in the Middlesex Regiment 8/5/1939. Underwent Basic Training. Posted to the 2nd Battalion Kensington Regiment. Served Iceland. Served Normandy.
|Company/Battery=G Company then D Company (4.2" mortar Coy).
|Platoon or other sub-unit=Initially 4th Platoon.
|Task or role=Driver/Operator.
|Joined Brigade=On 2nd Kensingtons being part of the Brigade Group.
|Promotions=Appointed Lance Corporal. Returned to Rank of Private at his own request. Promoted Corporal.
|Wounded=Not as far as is known.
|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.
|Died/Killed in action=Death registered in April 1997 in Buckinghamshire at the age of 77.
|Home address=Father Henry Marr (1889 - 1964). Mother Alice May Browning (1899 - 1961). Married Pamela Jean Pope (1926 - 2023) (who he had met when the Unit was stationed in Llantwit Major) in Paddington in 1947. Other sources suggest the marriage took place on 1/3/1944 - this is again being checked.
|Image Name=83ee097b-1738-4a4d-ae79-405d74570313.png
|Image Title=Private Leslie Walter Marr
}}

Ward Ronald Anstey Corporal 6215456

2026-03-06T12:52:35Z

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{{personnel
|Surname and forenames=Ward Ronald Anstey
|Army number=6215456
|Rank=Corporal.
|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.
|Date of birth=Not yet known.
|Age=(At time of death).Not yet known.
|Unit=Enlisted in the Middlesex Regiment. Underwent Basic Training. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry – date not yet available – and posted to the 11th Battalion. Served Normandy. Wounded. Relegated to the W(T) Reserve 17/2/1945. Demobilised.
|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 th 11Battalion.
|Promotions=None known.
|Wounded=Yes – in Normandy – 27/7/1944.
|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.
|Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet ascertained.
|Home address= (To include family and marital details where possible). No details available as yet.
}}

Ronald's entry in the DLI Enlistment Book shows a transfer to the Lincolnshire Regiment on 12/10/1943 with his documents being forwarded to the Section on 22/3/1944. It may be that he was re-transferred to the DLI before serving in Normandy but details need to be extracted from his Service Record to verify his military career. The War Office Casualty List which shows him being wounded on 27/7/1944 indicates he was a member of the 11th Battalion - but it is not unknown for these to be in error.

Todd James Douglas Private 14665891

2026-03-06T12:42:35Z

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{{personnel
|Surname and forenames=Todd James Douglas
|Army number=14665891
|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=Conscripted into the General Staff Corps – date not yet confirmed. Underwent Basic Training at a Primary Training Centre. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry – date not yet available – and posted to the 11th Battalion. Served Normandy. Wounded. Posted to the ? Battalion DLI on the disbanding of the 11th Battalion. Returned to the UK. Relegated to the Class W(T) Regular Army Reserve 11/1/1946.
|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 11th Battalion.
|Promotions=None known.
|Wounded=Yes – in Normandy – 7/8/1944.
|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.
|Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet ascertained.
|Home address= (To include family and marital details where possible). No details available as yet.
}}

Meredith William Thomas Private 4032460

2026-03-06T12:25:58Z

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{{personnel
|Surname and forenames=Meredith William Thomas
|Army number=4032460
|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 King's Shropshire Light Infantry - date not yet known. Underwent Basic Training. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry – date not yet available – and posted to the 11th Battalion. Served Normandy. Wounded. Posted to ? Battalion DLI on the disbanding of the 11th Battalion. Transferred to the Cameronians 10/12/1944. Documents to Perth 7/2/1945.
|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 11th Battalion.
|Promotions=None known.
|Wounded=Yes – in Normandy – 3/8/1944.
|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.
|Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet ascertained.
|Home address= (To include family and marital details where possible). No details available as yet.
}}

Ling Bertram Arthur Private 14669752

2026-03-06T12:20:00Z

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{{personnel
|Surname and forenames=Ling Bertram Arthur (known as Bertie)
|Army number=14669752
|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=Conscripted into the General Staff Corps – date not yet confirmed. Underwent Basic Training at a Primary Training Centre. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry – date not yet available – and posted to the 11th Battalion. Served Normandy. Wounded. Posted to ? Battalion DLI on the disbanding of the 11th Battalion. Granted an A Release 29/8/1947. Demobilised.
|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 11th Battalion.
|Promotions=None known.
|Wounded=Yes – in Normandy – 9/8/1944.
|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.
|Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet ascertained.
|Home address= (To include family and marital details where possible). No details available as yet.
}}

Hardwick John Alfred Corporal 4469216

2026-03-06T12:16:27Z

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{{personnel
|Surname and forenames=Hardwick John Alfred
|Army number=4469216
|Rank=Corporal.
|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 – date not yet available. Underwent Basic Training. Posted to the 11th Battalion. Served Normandy. Wounded. Posted to ? Battalion DLI on the disbanding of the 11th Battalion. Transferred to the Green Howards 26/11/1945 and posted to the 6th Battalion. Documents to Section 7/1/1946.
|Company/Battery=Not yet known.
|Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known.
|Task or role=Probably Rifle Section Commander - to be confirmed.
|Joined Brigade=On being posted to the 11th Battalion.
|Promotions=None known beyond Corporal.
|Wounded=Yes – in Normandy – date not recorded.
|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.
|Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet ascertained.
|Home address= (To include family and marital details where possible). No details available as yet.
}}

Gordon James Lance Sergeant 4469199

2026-03-06T12:11:33Z

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{{personnel
|Surname and forenames=Gordon James
|Army number=4469199
|Rank=Lance Sergeant.
|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 – date not yet available – and posted to the ? Battalion. Posted to the Regimental Depot at Brancepeth as Non-permanent Staff - date and role not yet known. Posted to Permanent Staff from Non-Permanent Staff 27/6/1942. Documents to the Duke of Wellington's Regiment 16/7/1942. Re-posted to The Durham Light Infantry 22/4/1943 and posted to the 11th Battalion. Served Normandy. Wounded. Discharged under King's Regulations 1940 Para 390 (xvi) 7/2/1945. Demobilised.
|Company/Battery=Not yet known.
|Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known.
|Task or role=Possibly Platoon Sergeant or a specialised role.
|Joined Brigade=On being posted to the 11th Battalion.
|Promotions=None known beyond Lance Sergeant.
|Wounded=Yes – in Normandy – 27/6/1944. His injuries were sufficiently serious for him to be discharged as unfit for further military service.
|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.
|Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet ascertained.
|Home address= (To include family and marital details where possible). No details available as yet.
}}

Francis Thomas Private 14703864

2026-03-06T09:45:51Z

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{{personnel
|Surname and forenames=Francis Thomas
|Army number=14703864
|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=Conscripted into the General Staff Corps – date not yet confirmed. Underwent Basic Training at a Primary Training Centre. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry – date not yet available – and posted to the 11th Battalion. Served Normandy. Wounded. Transferred to the Wiltshire Regiment 15/7/1944.
|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 11th Battalion.
|Promotions=None known.
|Wounded=Yes – in Normandy – date not recorded.
|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.
|Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet ascertained.
|Home address= (To include family and marital details where possible). No details available as yet.
}}

Dacre Edmund Private 14589503

2026-03-06T09:35:24Z

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{{personnel
|Surname and forenames=Dacre Edmund
|Army number=14589503
|Rank=Private.
|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.
|Date of birth=Not yet known.
|Age=(At time of death).Not yet known.
|Unit=Conscripted into the General Staff Corps – date not yet confirmed. Underwent Basic Training at a Primary Training Centre. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry – date not yet available – and posted to the 11th Battalion. Served Normandy. Wounded. Transferred to the Highland Light Infantry 4/12/1944 following the disbanding of the 11th Battalion. Documents to Perth 10/1/1945.
|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 11th Battalion.
|Promotions=None known.
|Wounded=Yes – in Normandy – 24/6/1944.
|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.
|Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet ascertained.
|Home address= (To include family and marital details where possible). No details available as yet.
}}

Wright John Private 6024793

2026-03-06T09:30:16Z

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{{personnel
|Surname and forenames=Wright John
|Army number=6024793
|Rank=Private.
|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.
|Date of birth=Not yet known.
|Age=(At time of death).Not yet known.
|Unit=Enlisted in the Essex Regiment – date not yet confirmed. Underwent Basic Training. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry – date not yet available – and posted to the 10th Battalion. Served Normandy. Wounded. Transferred to the Highland Light Infantry 4/12/1944 following the disbanding of the 10th Battalion. Documents to Perth 20/1/1945.
|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 10th Battalion.
|Promotions=None known.
|Wounded=Yes – in Normandy – 26/7/1944.
|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.
|Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet ascertained.
|Home address= (To include family and marital details where possible). No details available as yet.
}}

Wooloff Joey Lance Corporal 5336160

2026-03-06T09:26:15Z

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{{personnel
|Surname and forenames=Wooloff Joey
|Army number=5336160
|Rank=Lance Corporal.
|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.
|Date of birth=Not yet known.
|Age=(At time of death).Not yet known.
|Unit=Enlisted in the Royal Berkshire Regiment - date not yet confirmed. Underwent Basic Training. Served Normandy. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry – date not yet available – and posted to the 10th Battalion. Wounded. Discharged under King's Regulations 1940 Para 390 (xvi) 19/5/1945. Demobilised.
|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 10th Battalion.
|Promotions=None known beyond Lance Corporal.
|Wounded=Yes – in Normandy – 19/8/1944. His injuries were sufficiently severe for him to be discharged as unfit for further military service.
|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.
|Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet ascertained.
|Home address= (To include family and marital details where possible). No details available as yet.
}}

Wilson Ernest Cowling Corporal 855663

2026-03-06T09:19:55Z

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{{personnel
|Surname and forenames=Wilson Ernest Cowling
|Army number=855663
|Rank=Corporal.
|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.
|Date of birth=Not yet known.
|Age=(At time of death).Not yet known.
|Unit=Enlisted in the Royal Artillery - attested 23/11/1938 - enlisted 27/3/1939. Underwent Basic Training. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry – date not yet available – and posted to the 10th Battalion. Served Iceland? Served Normandy. Wounded. Transferred to the East Yorkshire Regiment 3/9/1944 on the disbanding of the 10th Battalion.
|Company/Battery=Not yet known.
|Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known.
|Task or role=Probably Rifle Section Commander.
|Joined Brigade=On being posted to the 10th Battalion.
|Promotions=None known beyond Corporal.
|Wounded=Yes – in Normandy – 19/8/1944.
|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.
|Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet ascertained.
|Home address= (To include family and marital details where possible). No details available as yet.
}}

Whitfield John William Private 5680529

2026-03-04T16:35:07Z

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{{personnel
|Surname and forenames=Whitfield John William
|Army number=5680529
|Rank=
|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.
|Date of birth=Not yet known.
|Age=(At time of death).Not yet known.
|Unit=Enlisted in the Somerset Light Infantry - date not yet known. Underwent Basic Training. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry – date not yet available – and posted to the 10th Battalion. Served Iceland? Served Normandy. Wounded. Posted to the ? Battalion DLI on the disbanding of the 10th Battalion. Transferred to the Highland Light Infantry 27/2/1945.
|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 10th Battalion.
|Promotions=None known.
|Wounded=Yes – in Normandy – 19/8/1944.
|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.
|Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet ascertained.
|Home address= (To include family and marital details where possible). No details available as yet.
}}

Wharton John Private 4469735

2026-03-04T16:30:47Z

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{{personnel
|Surname and forenames=Wharton John
|Army number=4469735
|Rank=Private.
|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.
|Date of birth=Not yet known.
|Age=(At time of death).Not yet known.
|Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry – date not yet available – and posted to the 10th Battalion. Underwent Basic Training - probably at Brancepeth Training Centre. Served Iceland? Served Normandy. Wounded. Transferred to the Highland Light Infantry 26/9/1944 on the disbanding of the 10th Battalion. Documents to Perth 1/1/1945.
|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 10th Battalion.
|Promotions=None known.
|Wounded=Yes – in Normandy – 19/8/1944.
|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.
|Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet ascertained.
|Home address= (To include family and marital details where possible). No details available as yet.
}}

Wenden Geoffrey Charles Lance Corporal 14418650

2026-03-04T16:26:23Z

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{{personnel
|Surname and forenames=Wenden Geoffrey Charles
|Army number=14418650
|Rank=Lance Corporal.
|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.
|Date of birth=Not yet known.
|Age=(At time of death).Not yet known.
|Unit=Conscripted into the General Staff Corps – date not yet confirmed. Underwent Basic Training at a Primary Training Centre. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry – date not yet available – and posted to the 10th Battalion. Served Normandy. Wounded. Posted to the ? Battalion DLI on the disbanding of the 10th Battalion. Transferred to the Sherwood Foresters 6/6/1945.
|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 th Battalion.
|Promotions=None known beyond Lance Corporal.
|Wounded=Yes – in Normandy – 19/8/1944.
|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.
|Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet ascertained.
|Home address= (To include family and marital details where possible). No details available as yet.
}}

Watton Richard Private 4042654

2026-03-04T16:17:57Z

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{{personnel
|Surname and forenames=Watton Richard
|Army number=4042654
|Rank=Private.
|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.
|Date of birth=Not yet known.
|Age=(At time of death).Not yet known.
|Unit=Enlisted in the King's Shropshire Light Infantry – date not yet confirmed. Underwent Basic Training. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry – date not yet available – and posted to the 10th Battalion. Served Iceland? Served Normandy. Wounded. Discharged 8/10/1944 under King's Regulations 1940 Para 390 (xvi). Demobilised.
|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 10th Battalion.
|Promotions=None known.
|Wounded=Yes – in Normandy – 11/7/1944. His injuries were clearly serious enough for him to be discharged as unfit for further military service.
|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.
|Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet ascertained.
|Home address= (To include family and marital details where possible). No details available as yet.
}}

Ward William Private 14440262

2026-03-04T16:04:19Z

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{{personnel
|Surname and forenames=Ward William
|Army number=14440262
|Rank=Private.
|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.
|Date of birth=Not yet known.
|Age=(At time of death).Not yet known.
|Unit=Conscripted into the General Staff Corps – date not yet confirmed. Underwent Basic Training at a Primary Training Centre. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry – date not yet available – and posted to the 10th Battalion. Transferred to the Army Catering Corps 15/3/1944. Documents to Edinburgh 1/5/1944. Returned to The Durham Light Infantry 29/4/1944. Served Normandy. Wounded. Posted to the ? Battalion DLI on the disbanding of the 10th Battalion. Transferred to the King's Own Yorkshire light Infantry 18/8/1945. Documents to Section 29/10/1945. KOYLI Enlistment Books not available.
|Company/Battery=Not yet known.
|Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known.
|Task or role=Probably Rifleman, but his transfer to the Army Catering Corps suggests that he may have served as a Company Cook.
|Joined Brigade=On being posted to the 10th Battalion. It is not yet known whether William was a member of the 10th Battalion before his transfer to the ACC but the War Office Casualties List shows he was with the 10th Battalion when he was wounded in Normandy.
|Promotions=None known.
|Wounded=Yes – in Normandy – 15/8/1944.
|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.
|Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet ascertained.
|Home address= (To include family and marital details where possible). No details available as yet.
}}

Wallis Edward Charles Private 14681755

2026-03-04T15:56:41Z

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{{personnel
|Surname and forenames=Wallis Edward Charles
|Army number=14681755
|Rank=Private.
|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.
|Date of birth=Not yet known.
|Age=(At time of death).Not yet known.
|Unit=Conscripted into the General Staff Corps – date not yet confirmed. Underwent Basic Training at a Primary Training Centre. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry – date not yet available – and posted to the 10th Battalion. Served Normandy. Wounded. Posted to the ? Battalion DLI on the disbanding of the 10th Battalion. Transferred to the Highland Light Infantry 25/2/1945.
|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 10th Battalion.
|Promotions=None known.
|Wounded=Yes – in Normandy – 19/8/1944.
|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.
|Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet ascertained.
|Home address= (To include family and marital details where possible). No details available as yet.
}}

Voyce William Arthur Lance Corporal 6147519

2026-03-04T15:44:58Z

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{{personnel
|Surname and forenames=Voyce William Arthur
|Army number=6147519
|Rank=Lance Corporal.
|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.
|Date of birth=Not yet known.
|Age=(At time of death).Not yet known.
|Unit=Enlisted in the East Surrey Regiment - date not known. Underwent Basic Training. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry – date not yet available – and posted to the 10th Battalion. Served Iceland? Served Normandy. Wounded. Transferred to the Cameronians 10/12/1944 following the disbanding of the 10th Battalion. Documents to Perth 7/2/1945.
|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 10th Battalion.
|Promotions=None known.
|Wounded=Yes – in Normandy – 19/8/1944.
|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.
|Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet ascertained.
|Home address= (To include family and marital details where possible). No details available as yet.
}}

Vincent Frederick Private 14672812

2026-03-04T15:41:51Z

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{{personnel
|Surname and forenames=Vincent Frederick
|Army number=14672812
|Rank=Private.
|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.
|Date of birth=Not yet known.
|Age=(At time of death).Not yet known.
|Unit=Conscripted into the General Staff Corps – date not yet confirmed. Underwent Basic Training at a Primary Training Centre. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry – date not yet available – and posted to the 10th Battalion. Served Normandy. Wounded. Posted to ? Battalion DLI on the disbanding of the 10th Battalion. Transferred to the King's Shropshire Light Infantry 3/3/1945.
|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 10th Battalion.
|Promotions=None known.
|Wounded=Yes – in Normandy – 19/8/1944.
|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.
|Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet ascertained.
|Home address= (To include family and marital details where possible). No details available as yet.
}}

Thompson Andrew Private 101222

2026-03-04T15:13:46Z

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{{personnel
|Surname and forenames=Thompson Andrew
|Army number=101222
|Rank=Private.
|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.
|Date of birth=Not yet known.
|Age=(At time of death).Not yet known.
|Unit=Enlisted in the Royal Army Service Corps – date not yet confirmed. Underwent Basic Training. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry – date not yet available – and posted to the 10th Battalion. Served Normandy. Wounded. Posted to ? Battalion DLI on the disbanding of the 10th Battalion. Returned to the UK. Relegated to the Class Z (T) Reserve 5/5/1946. Demobilised.
|Company/Battery=Not yet known.
|Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known.
|Task or role=Probably Rifleman, although his former service in the RASC might suggest that he served as a driver.
|Joined Brigade=On being posted to the 10th Battalion.
|Promotions=None known.
|Wounded=Yes – in Normandy – 18/8/1944.
|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.
|Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet ascertained.
|Home address= (To include family and marital details where possible). No details available as yet.
}}

Stones Thomas Edward Private 14206650

2026-03-04T15:00:50Z

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{{personnel
|Surname and forenames=Stones Thomas Edward
|Army number=14206650
|Rank=Private.
|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.
|Date of birth=Not yet known.
|Age=(At time of death).Not yet known.
|Unit=Conscripted into the General Staff Corps – date not yet confirmed. Underwent Basic Training at a Primary Training Centre. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry – date not yet available – and posted to the 10th Battalion. Served Normandy. Wounded. Posted to ? Battalion DLI on the disbanding of the 10th Battalion. Transferred to the Royal Engineers 17/3/1946. Documents to Brighton 3/5/1946.
|Company/Battery=Not yet known.
|Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known, but his transfer to the Royal Engineers post-war suggests that he may have served in the Pioneer Platoon.
|Task or role=Probably Rifleman.
|Joined Brigade=On being posted to the 10th Battalion.
|Promotions=None known.
|Wounded=Yes – in Normandy – 14/8/1944.
|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.
|Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet ascertained.
|Home address= (To include family and marital details where possible). No details available as yet.
}}

Brown Henry Sergeant 4447690

2026-02-13T16:12:58Z

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{{personnel
|Surname and forenames=Brown Henry
|Army number=4447690
|Rank=Sergeant.
|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.
|Date of birth=Not yet known.
|Age=(At time of death).Not yet known.
|Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry – attested 25/6/1929. Posted to the ? 6th Battalion. Posted to the 10th Battalion - probably on embodiment 1/9/1939. Served Northern France with the B.E.F.? Served Iceland? Served Normandy. Wounded. Posted to ? Battalion DLI on the disbandment of the 10th Battalion. Relegated to the Class T Regular Army Reserve. Discharged 12/12/1945. Demobilised.
|Company/Battery=Not yet known.
|Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known.
|Task or role=Probably Platoon Sergeant.
|Joined Brigade=On being posted to the 10th Battalion.
|Promotions=None known beyond Sergeant.
|Wounded=Yes – in Normandy – date not recorded.
|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.
|Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet ascertained.
|Home address= (To include family and marital details where possible). No details available as yet. Common nature of name hampers research.
}}

Peacock Charles Henry Private 14700792

2026-02-13T16:02:29Z

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{{personnel
|Surname and forenames=Peacock Charles Henry
|Army number=14700792
|Rank=Private.
|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.
|Date of birth=Not yet known.
|Age=(At time of death).Not yet known.
|Unit=Conscripted into the General Staff Corps – date not yet confirmed. Underwent Basic Training at a Primary Training Centre. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry – date not yet available – and posted to the 10th Battalion. Served Normandy. Wounded. Transferred to the East Yorkshire Regiment 3/9/1944 on the disbandment of the 10th Battalion.
|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 10th Battalion.
|Promotions=None known.
|Wounded=Yes – in Normandy – date not recorded.
|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.
|Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet ascertained.
|Home address= (To include family and marital details where possible). No details available as yet.
}}

White Arthur Ernest Private 14699274

2026-02-13T15:49:28Z

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{{personnel
|Surname and forenames=White Arthur Ernest
|Army number=14699274
|Rank=Private.
|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.
|Date of birth=Not yet known.
|Age=(At time of death).Not yet known.
|Unit=Conscripted into the General Staff Corps – date not yet confirmed. Underwent Basic Training at a Primary Training Centre. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry – date not yet available – and posted to the 10th Battalion. Served Normandy. Wounded. Transferred to Armd.PC. 11/9/1944. Documents to Bournemouth 16/11/1944.
|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 10th Battalion.
|Promotions=None known.
|Wounded=Yes – in Normandy – date not recorded.
|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.
|Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet ascertained.
|Home address= (To include family and marital details where possible). No details available as yet.
}}

Mills Jeffrey Private 14692787

2026-02-13T15:40:58Z

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{{personnel
|Surname and forenames=Mills Jeffrey
|Army number=14692787
|Rank=Private.
|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.
|Date of birth=Not yet known.
|Age=(At time of death).Not yet known.
|Unit=Conscripted into the General Staff Corps – date not yet confirmed. Underwent Basic Training at a Primary Training Centre. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry – date not yet available – and posted to the 10th Battalion. Served Normandy. Wounded. Posted to ? Battalion DLI on the disbandment of the 10th Battalion. Returned to the UK. Granted an A Release 26/8/1947. Demobilised.
|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 10th Battalion.
|Promotions=None known.
|Wounded=Yes – in Normandy – date not recorded.
|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.
|Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet ascertained.
|Home address= (To include family and marital details where possible). No details available as yet.
}}

Mullett Reginald Private 14696658

2026-02-13T15:32:56Z

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{{personnel
|Surname and forenames=Mullett Reginald
|Army number=14696658
|Rank=Private.
|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.
|Date of birth=Not yet known.
|Age=(At time of death).Not yet known.
|Unit=Conscripted into the General Staff Corps – date not yet confirmed. Underwent Basic Training at a Primary Training Centre. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry – date not yet available – and posted to the 10th Battalion. Served Normandy. Wounded. Posted to ? Battalion DLI on the disbandment of the 10th Battalion. Returned to the UK. Granted an A Release 18/9/1947. Demobilised.
|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 10th Battalion.
|Promotions=None known.
|Wounded=Yes – in Normandy – date not recorded.
|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.
|Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet ascertained.
|Home address= (To include family and marital details where possible). No details available as yet.
}}

Hession William Private 14675171

2026-02-13T14:59:34Z

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{{personnel
|Surname and forenames=Hession William
|Army number=14675171
|Rank=Private.
|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.
|Date of birth=Born 13/6/1925 in Gateshead. Mother's maiden surname Turnbull.
|Age=76 at the time of his death.
|Unit=Conscripted into the General Staff Corps – date not yet confirmed. Underwent Basic Training at a Primary Training Centre. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry – date not yet available – and posted to the 10th Battalion. Served Normandy. Wounded. Posted to the ? Battalion DLI on the disbandment of the 10th Battalion. Transferred to the Devonshire Regiment 29/10/1945. Documents to Exeter 7/12/1945.
|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 10th Battalion.
|Promotions=None known.
|Wounded=Yes – in Normandy – date not recorded.
|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.
|Died/Killed in action=Date of death December 2001.
|Home address=Father Anthony Hession (1903 - 1965). Mother Elizabeth Turnbull (1905 - 1934).
}}

Haseldine Michael Cyril Private 14670329

2026-02-13T14:47:18Z

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{{personnel
|Surname and forenames=Haseldine Michael Cyril
|Army number=14670329
|Rank=Private.
|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.
|Date of birth=Born 30/8/1925 at Basford, Nottinghamshire. Birth registered 3rd Quarter 1925. Mother's maiden surname Hope.
|Age=79 at the time of his death.
|Unit=Conscripted into the General Staff Corps – date not yet confirmed. Underwent Basic Training at a Primary Training Centre. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry – date not yet available – and posted to the 10th Battalion. Served Normandy. Wounded. Posted to the ? Battalion DLI on the disbandment of the 10th Battalion. Transferred to the Cameronians 10/12/1944. Documents to Perth 7/2/1945.
|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 10th Battalion.
|Promotions=None known.
|Wounded=Yes – in Normandy – date not recorded.
|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.
|Died/Killed in action=Died 16/7/2005 at Milton, Delaware, USA.
|Home address=Father - Cyril Francis William Haseldine (1893 - 1966). Mother - Elizabeth Lapena Hope Hope (1895 - 1975). Emigrated to the USA - passenger on the Empress of Scotland to Montreal - leaving 9/7/1954. Married Marjorie May Shaw (1924 - 2012)26/5/1956 in Jamestown, New York, USA. Resident of Delaware in 1991.
}}

Summers Raymond Private 14658746

2026-02-13T14:19:30Z

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{{personnel
|Surname and forenames=Summers Raymond
|Army number=14658746
|Rank=Private.
|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.
|Date of birth=Not yet known.
|Age=(At time of death).Not yet known.
|Unit=Conscripted into the General Staff Corps – date not yet confirmed. Underwent Basic Training at a Primary Training Centre. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry – date not yet available – and posted to the 10th Battalion. Served Normandy. Wounded. Posted to the ? Battalion DLI on the disbandment of the 10th Battalion. Transferred to the Norfolk Regiment 21/2/1946. Documents to Warwick 10/4/1946.
|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 10th Battalion.
|Promotions=None known.
|Wounded=Yes – in Normandy – date not recorded.
|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.
|Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet ascertained.
|Home address= (To include family and marital details where possible). No details available as yet.
}}

Higton Kenneth Lieutenant 256831

2026-02-02T09:14:35Z

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{{personnel
|Surname and forenames=Higton Kenneth
|Army number=256831
|Rank=Lieutenant.
|Decorations=Service Awards. Military Cross - see text of citation below.
|Date of birth=Born 2/4/1919 in Sheffield.
|Age=84 at the time of his death.
|Unit=Served in the ranks - reaching the rank of Sergeant. Posted to OCTU. Commissioned in the Royal Engineers (Short Service Commission) - Gazetted 27/4/1943. Posted to the 756th Field Company. Served Normandy. Transferred to the Royal Army Ordnance Corps. Regular Army - retired on retirement pay 2/4/1974 (Gazetted 1/3/1974).
|Company/Battery=756th Field Company.
|Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known.
|Task or role=Probably Platoon Commander, then Company Commander.
|Joined Brigade=On the Company being attached to the Brigade.
|Promotions=War Substantive Lieutenant. Captain. Major. From Short Service Commission - 2nd Lieutenant 12/1/1952 with seniority from 8/5/1942, to be Lieutenant 12/1/1952 with seniority from 8/11/1943. Captain from 23/12/1946 (Gazetted 25/1/1952). Captain 13/1/1950 (Gazetted 3/2/1950).
|Wounded=Not known.
|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.
|Died/Killed in action=Died 8/12/2003 - death registered in Sheffield. Other sources show registration in December 2009 but this may have been a typographical error.
|Home address=Father Arthur Higton - worked as a joiner. Mother Ada Elston. No indication of a marriage traced. in 1971 he lived at Long Eaton in Derbyshire. His last place of residence was Dronfield.
}}

[[File:619323441_10163120988749877_9080888347793741944_n_(1).jpg|800px|thumb|centre|Shoulder insignia from Lt Higton's Battledress]]

'''The Citation for Lt Higton's Military Cross - downloaded from the relevant file at The National Archives is as follows:-
'''
On the night of 28/29 Oct 1944 as part of the plan for the assault by elements of 49 (WR) Inf Div on the town of ROOSENDAAL, 756 Fd Coy RE was ordered to construct a road and table for the passage of A Tk guns, Carriers and Churchill tanks across the formidable A Tk ditch which formed part of the defence of the town. The necessary work was commenced at 2200 hrs on the night of 28 Oct by Lt Kenneth HIGTON and a small party of sappers using an armoured bulldozer.

In order to construct the crossing it was necessary for a complete house to be moved and for earth from the banks of the anti tank ditch to be pushed into the ditch until it was full and a roadway had been formed. The noise made by the bulldozer revealed to the enemy that some operation was being carried out by our forces at this point and as a result the enemy brought down considerable DF mortar fire from nearby posns on the area.

Appreciating the importance to the Divisional plan of the early completion of the task, Lt HIGTON calmly carried on notwithstanding the enemy fire. Throughout the operation he stood with no apparent fear amid exploding bombs directing the vital work of the bulldozer and supervising his men in laying the surface of the road. Due largely to his example and disregard for his own safety the crossing was completed by 0300 hrs on the morning of 29 Oct and the tanks and A Tk guns and Carriers were able to cross the ditch. A few hours later, due in considerable measure to his courage and leadership, the town of ROOSENDAAL was in our hands.

The recommendation for an immediate MC was put forward by the Commander Royal Engineers of the 49th Division, endorsed by the Divisional Commander, the Commander of 1 Corps, the Commander of the 1st Canadian Army (under which the Division was serving at that time) and finally approved by Field Marshal Montgomery. Their signatures all appear on the original Citation document. The final approval was dated 22/3/1945. The document is filed at The National Archives under reference WO 373/52.

Smith John Private 14658736

2026-01-30T15:46:45Z

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{{personnel
|Surname and forenames=Smith John
|Army number=14658736
|Rank=Private.
|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.
|Date of birth=Not yet known.
|Age=(At time of death).Not yet known.
|Unit=Conscripted into the General Staff Corps – date not yet confirmed. Underwent Basic Training at a Primary Training Centre. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry – date not yet available – and posted to the 10th Battalion. Served Normandy. Wounded. Posted to the ? Battalion DLI on the disbandment of the 10th Battalion. Transferred to the King's Shropshire Light Infantry 21/4/1948. Granted an A Release 23/4/1948. Demobilised.
|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 10th Battalion.
|Promotions=None known.
|Wounded=Yes – in Normandy – date not recorded.
|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.
|Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet ascertained.
|Home address= (To include family and marital details where possible). No details available as yet.
}}

Mann John William Private 14658698

2026-01-30T15:22:25Z

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{{personnel
|Surname and forenames=Mann John William
|Army number=14658698
|Rank=Private.
|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.
|Date of birth=Not yet known.
|Age=(At time of death).Not yet known.
|Unit=Conscripted into the General Staff Corps – date not yet confirmed. Underwent Basic Training at a Primary Training Centre. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry – date not yet available – and posted to the 10th Battalion. Served Normandy. Wounded. Posted to the ? Battalion DLI on the disbandment of the 10th Battalion. Transferred to the Royal Engineers 22/3/1945. Documents to Brighton 25/4/1945.
|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 10th Battalion.
|Promotions=None known.
|Wounded=Yes – in Normandy – date not recorded.
|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.
|Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet ascertained.
|Home address= (To include family and marital details where possible). No details available as yet.
}}

Armstrong Wilfred Private 14658616

2026-01-30T15:15:10Z

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{{personnel
|Surname and forenames=Armstrong Wilfred
|Army number=14658616
|Rank=Private.
|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.
|Date of birth=Not yet known.
|Age=(At time of death).Not yet known.
|Unit=Conscripted into the General Staff Corps – date not yet confirmed. Underwent Basic Training at a Primary Training Centre. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry – date not yet available – and posted to the 10th Battalion. Served Normandy. Wounded. Posted to the ? Battalion DLI on the disbandment of the 10th Battalion. Granted an A Class Release 28/7/1947. Demobilised.
|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 10th Battalion.
|Promotions=None known.
|Wounded=Yes – in Normandy – date not recorded.
|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.
|Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet ascertained.
|Home address= (To include family and marital details where possible). No details available as yet.
}}

Ainscough John Berry Private 14658609

2026-01-30T15:11:48Z

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{{personnel
|Surname and forenames=Ainscough John Berry
|Army number=14658609
|Rank=Private.
|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.
|Date of birth=Not yet known.
|Age=(At time of death).Not yet known.
|Unit=Conscripted into the General Staff Corps – date not yet confirmed. Underwent Basic Training at a Primary Training Centre. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry – date not yet available – and posted to the 10th Battalion. Served Normandy. Wounded. Posted to the ? Battalion DLI on the disbandment of the 10th Battalion. Returned to the UK. Granted A Release 5/7/1946. Demobilised.
|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 10th Battalion.
|Promotions=None known.
|Wounded=Yes – in Normandy – date not recorded.
|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.
|Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet ascertained.
|Home address= (To include family and marital details where possible). No details available as yet.
}}

Leighton Dennis Private 14658694

2026-01-30T14:58:58Z

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{{personnel
|Surname and forenames=Leighton Dennis
|Army number=14658694
|Rank=Private.
|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.
|Date of birth=Not yet known.
|Age=(At time of death).Not yet known.
|Unit=Conscripted into the General Staff Corps – date not yet confirmed. Underwent Basic Training at a Primary Training Centre. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry – date not yet available – and posted to the 10th Battalion. Served Normandy. Wounded. Posted to ? Battalion DLI on the disbandment of the 10th Battalion. Transferred to the King's Own Scottish Borderers 23/2/1945 under Part 2 Order 51/55. Documents to Edinburgh.
|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 10th Battalion.
|Promotions=None known.
|Wounded=Yes – in Normandy – date not recorded.
|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.
|Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet ascertained.
|Home address= (To include family and marital details where possible). No details available as yet. Too many men of the same name to allow definite identification in Ancestry.co.uk
}}

Houghton Edwin Private 14629569

2026-01-30T14:51:47Z

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{{personnel
|Surname and forenames=Houghton Edwin
|Army number=14629569
|Rank=Private.
|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.
|Date of birth=Not yet known.
|Age=(At time of death).Not yet known.
|Unit=Conscripted into the General Staff Corps – date not yet confirmed. Underwent Basic Training at a Primary Training Centre. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry – date not yet available – and posted to the 10th Battalion. Served Normandy. Wounded. Transferred to the Welch Regiment 1/11/1944 under Part 2 Orders 54/26. Documents to Exeter.
|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 10tth Battalion.
|Promotions=None known.
|Wounded=Yes – in Normandy – date not recorded.
|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.
|Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet ascertained.
|Home address= (To include family and marital details where possible). No details available as yet.
}}

Hickmott Walter Private 14694522

2026-01-30T14:35:52Z

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{{personnel
|Surname and forenames=Hickmott Walter
|Army number=14694522.
|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=Conscripted into the General Staff Corps - date not yet known. Underwent Basic Training at a Primary Training Centre. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry - date not yet known - and posted to the 10th Battalion of The DLI. Served Iceland? Served Normandy. Wounded. Transferred to the Cameronians 21/12/1944 (Enlistment Book shows 21/2/1944 but this is believed to be a manuscript error). Documents to Perth.
|Company/Battery=Company not yet known.
|Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known.
|Task or role=Not known but probably Rifleman.
|Joined Brigade=Not yet confirmed.
|Promotions=None known.
|Wounded=Yes - reported wounded North West Europe 19/8/1944.
|Prisoner of War=Not so far as is known.
|Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet known.
|Home address=No family details yet. Too many similar names to identify this soldier specifically in Ancestry.co.uk
}}

Vowles Leslie Private 14579376

2026-01-23T14:58:08Z

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{{personnel
|Surname and forenames=Vowles Leslie
|Army number=14579376
|Rank=Private.
|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.
|Date of birth=Not yet known.
|Age=(At time of death).Not yet known.
|Unit=Conscripted into the General Staff Corps – date not yet confirmed. Underwent Basic Training at a Primary Training Centre. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry – date not yet available – and posted to the 11th Battalion. Served Normandy. Wounded. Posted to ? Battalion DLI on the disbandment of the 11th Battalion. Granted A Release 15/6/1947. Demobilised.
|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 11th Battalion.
|Promotions=None known.
|Wounded=Yes – in Normandy – date not recorded.
|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.
|Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet ascertained.
|Home address= (To include family and marital details where possible). No details available as yet.
}}

Jones Robert Private 14579296

2026-01-23T14:55:30Z

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{{personnel
|Surname and forenames=Jones Robert
|Army number=14579296
|Rank=Private.
|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.
|Date of birth=Not yet known.
|Age=(At time of death).Not yet known.
|Unit=Conscripted into the General Staff Corps – date not yet confirmed. Underwent Basic Training at a Primary Training Centre. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry – date not yet available – and posted to the 11th Battalion. Served Normandy. Wounded. Posted to ? Battalion DLI on the disbandment of the 11th Battalion. Granted W T Reserve B Release 26/11/1945. Demobilised.
|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 11th Battalion.
|Promotions=None known.
|Wounded=Yes – in Normandy – date not recorded.
|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.
|Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet ascertained.
|Home address= (To include family and marital details where possible). No details available as yet.
}}

Whitham Dennis Edward Private 14612490

2026-01-23T14:51:05Z

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{{personnel
|Surname and forenames=Whitham Dennis Edward
|Army number=14612490
|Rank=Private.
|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.
|Date of birth=Not yet known.
|Age=(At time of death).Not yet known.
|Unit=Conscripted into the General Staff Corps – date not yet confirmed. Underwent Basic Training at a Primary Training Centre. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry – date not yet available – and posted to the 10th Battalion. Served Normandy. Wounded. Posted to ? Battalion DLI on the disbandment of the 10th Battalion. Granted A Release 11/9/1947. Demobilised.
|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 10th Battalion.
|Promotions=None known.
|Wounded=Yes – in Normandy – date not recorded.
|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.
|Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet ascertained.
|Home address= (To include family and marital details where possible). No details available as yet.
}}

Hammill Ronald Private 14587316

2026-01-23T14:48:11Z

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{{personnel
|Surname and forenames=Hammill Ronald
|Army number=14587316.
|Rank=Private.
|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.
|Date of birth=Not yet known.
|Age=(At time of death).Not yet known.
|Unit=Conscripted into the General Staff Corps – date not yet confirmed. Underwent Basic Training at a Primary Training Centre. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry – date not yet available – and posted to the 10th Battalion. Transferred to the Dorsetshire Regiment - date not noted in the Enlistment Book but possibly part of the batch transfer at the end of August 1944.
|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 10th Battalion.
|Promotions=None known.
|Wounded=Yes – in Normandy – date not recorded.
|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.
|Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet ascertained.
|Home address= (To include family and marital details where possible). No details available as yet.
}}

Egdell Alan Private 14587301

2026-01-23T14:42:00Z

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{{personnel
|Surname and forenames=Egdell Alan
|Army number=14587301
|Rank=Private.
|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.
|Date of birth=Not yet known.
|Age=(At time of death).Not yet known.
|Unit=Conscripted into the General Staff Corps – date not yet confirmed. Underwent Basic Training at a Primary Training Centre. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry – date not yet available – and posted to the 10th Battalion. Served Normandy. Wounded. Posted to ? Battalion DLI on the disbandment of the 10th Battalion. Granted A Release 28/6/1947. Demobilised. Re-joined 26/3/1948 under the new number 22222040.
|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 10th Battalion.
|Promotions=None known.
|Wounded=Yes – in Normandy – date not recorded.
|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.
|Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet ascertained.
|Home address= (To include family and marital details where possible). No details available as yet.
}}

Hutchinson Henry Private 14579290

2026-01-23T14:39:06Z

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{{personnel
|Surname and forenames=Hutchinson Henry
|Army number=14579290
|Rank=Private.
|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.
|Date of birth=Not yet known.
|Age=(At time of death).Not yet known.
|Unit=Conscripted into the General Staff Corps – date not yet confirmed. Underwent Basic Training at a Primary Training Centre. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry – date not yet available – and posted to the 10th Battalion. Served Normandy. Wounded. Posted to ? Battalion DLI on the disbandment of the 10th Battalion. Transferred to the West Yorkshire Regiment 26/11/1945.
|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 10th Battalion.
|Promotions=None known.
|Wounded=Yes – in Normandy – date not recorded.
|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.
|Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet ascertained.
|Home address= (To include family and marital details where possible). No details available as yet.
}}

Holmes Samuel Private 14579283

2026-01-23T14:28:43Z

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{{personnel
|Surname and forenames=Holmes Samuel
|Army number=14579283
|Rank=Private.
|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.
|Date of birth=Not yet known.
|Age=(At time of death).Not yet known.
|Unit=Conscripted into the General Staff Corps – date not yet confirmed. Underwent Basic Training at a Primary Training Centre. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry – date not yet available – and posted to the 10th Battalion. Served Normandy. Wounded. Posted to the ? Battalion DLI on the disbandment of the 10th Battalion. Returned to the UK. Relegated to the Class W T Reserve 10/5/1946. Demobilised.
|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 10th Battalion.
|Promotions=None known.
|Wounded=Yes – in Normandy – date not recorded.
|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.
|Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet ascertained.
|Home address= (To include family and marital details where possible). No details available as yet.
}}

Trueman Frederick Private 14375537

2026-01-23T14:24:30Z

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{{personnel
|Surname and forenames=Trueman Frederick
|Army number=14375537
|Rank=Private.
|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.
|Date of birth=Not yet known.
|Age=(At time of death).Not yet known.
|Unit=Conscripted into the General Staff Corps – date not yet confirmed. Underwent Basic Training at a Primary Training Centre. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry – date not yet available – and posted to the 10th Battalion. Served Normandy. Wounded. Posted to ? Battalion DLI on the disbandment of the 10th Battalion. Transferred to the Highland Light Infantry 20/8/1945.
|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 10th Battalion.
|Promotions=None known.
|Wounded=Yes – in Normandy – date not recorded.
|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.
|Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet ascertained.
|Home address= (To include family and marital details where possible). No details available as yet.
}}

Johnson Albert Private 14569086

2026-01-23T14:19:28Z

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{{personnel
|Surname and forenames=Johnson Albert
|Army number=14569086
|Rank=Private.
|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.
|Date of birth=Not yet known.
|Age=(At time of death).Not yet known.
|Unit=Conscripted into the General Staff Corps – date not yet confirmed. Underwent Basic Training at a Primary Training Centre. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry – date not yet available – and posted to the 10th Battalion. Served Normandy. Wounded. Transferred to the Cameronians 10/12/1944 following the disbandment of the 10th Battalion and probably a period of recovery after treatment for his injuries. Documents to Perth 7/2/1945.
|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 10th Battalion.
|Promotions=None known.
|Wounded=Yes – in Normandy – date not recorded.
|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.
|Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet ascertained.
|Home address= (To include family and marital details where possible). No details available as yet.
}}

Etherington Alexander West Russell Private 14566919

2026-01-05T17:43:06Z

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{{personnel
|Surname and forenames=Etherington Alexander West Russell
|Army number=14566919
|Rank=Private.
|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.
|Date of birth=Born 29/10/1924 in North Shields - mother's maiden surname Nesbit.
|Age=79 at the time of his death.
|Unit=Conscripted into the General Staff Corps – date not yet confirmed. Underwent Basic Training at a Primary Training Centre. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry – date not yet available – and posted to the 10th Battalion. Served Normandy. Wounded. Returned to the UK. Granted an A Class Release. Demobilised.
|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 10th Battalion.
|Promotions=None known.
|Wounded=Yes – in Normandy – date not recorded.
|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.
|Died/Killed in action=Date of death May 2004 at North Shields - aged 79.
|Home address=Father - James William Etherington (1879 - 1952). Mother - Ellen Coldwell Nesbit (1883 - 1956). Unable to trace 1939 General Register entry. Married Mildred Dixon (1920 - 1960) in July 1945. Married ? Grabham in Tynemouth in April 1963.
}}

Houldsworth Herbert Allen Private 14565943

2026-01-05T16:14:34Z

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{{personnel
|Surname and forenames=Houldsworth Herbert Allen
|Army number=14565943
|Rank=Private.
|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards - 1939/45 medal, France and Germany Star, War Medal. These were despatched to Herbert on 17/3/1981.
|Date of birth=Born 6/10/1924 - in Bradford - mother's maiden surname Connell.
|Age=88 at the time of his death.
|Unit=Conscripted into the General Staff Corps – date not yet confirmed. Underwent Basic Training at a Primary Training Centre. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry – date not yet available – and posted to the 10th Battalion. Served Normandy. Wounded. Returned to the UK. Discharged under King's Regulations 1940 Para 390 Section xvi as unfit for further Military Service. Demobilised.
|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 10th Battalion.
|Promotions=None known.
|Wounded=Yes – in Normandy – date not recorded.
|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.
|Died/Killed in action=Date of death 17/12/2012 aged 88 in Bradford.
|Home address=Father - Willie Houldsworth - born 19/1/1894 - Builder's Labourer. Mother Sarah A. Houldsworth - born 21/4/1894. In the 1939 General Register Herbert is shown living with his family at 18, Havelock Street, Bradford and working as a Silk textile doffer. He married Marjorie Neale in July 1971 in Bradford.
}}

Hampton Charles Baden Private 14554019

2026-01-05T15:07:02Z

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{{personnel
|Surname and forenames=Hampton Charles Baden
|Army number=14554019
|Rank=Private.
|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.
|Date of birth=Born 19/1/1925. Birth registered January 1925 in Gateshead. Mother's maiden surname Scott.
|Age=68 at the time of his death.
|Unit=Conscripted into the General Staff Corps – date not yet confirmed. Underwent Basic Training at a Primary Training Centre. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry – date not yet available – and posted to the 10th Battalion. Served Normandy. Wounded. Transferred to the Gloucestershire Regiment 23/8/1944 on the disbandment of the 10th DLI.
|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 10th Battalion.
|Promotions=None known.
|Wounded=Yes – in Normandy – date not recorded.
|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.
|Died/Killed in action=Date of death 31/8/1993 at Dunston - registered in Gateshead September 1993.
|Home address=Father - Charles B. Hampton - born 17/5/1900 - Builder's Labourer. Mother - Alice - born 22/5/1903. The 1939 General Register shows the family living at 85 Clavering Avenue in Whickham UDC and Charles Junior is listed as "seeking work". No marriage traced so far.
}}