Pattullo William 2/Lt 90352
Personnel Entry
Name Pattullo William
Army number 90352
Rank 2/Lt
Decorations T.D. and clasp
Date of birth June 1906
Age 0
Unit Commissioned in The Durham Light Infantry (TA) - 2/Lt in the 6th Bn 21/6/1939. Embodied 24/8/1939. Posted 10th Bn DLI 1/9/1939. Served B.E.F. Served Iceland? Transferred to the RAOC (TA) 14/5/1941. Transferred to REME 1/10/1942 under Army Council Instructions. Transferred back to The Durham Light Infantry 6/8/1947. Retired 30/4/1952 retaining rank of Hon Captain. Served in Home Guard* 1953-53 as Captain/Adjutant/Quartermaster. Served in the Royal Observer Corps 1965 - 23rd Group (Durham) - as an Observer.
Company/Battery
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role
Joined Brigade 1/9/1939.
Promotions War Substantive Lieutenant (M.M.Branch RAOC) 14/5/1941. W/S Lt REME 1/10/1942. Captain (DLI) 6/8/1947.
Wounded
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action Died 1966 - cause of death not yet known.
Home address Son of William Pattullo LRCP Tudhoe Park House, Spennymoor. Educated Durham School. Worked as a Garage Proprietor.
Source table 10DLI
- The reference to service in the Home Guard may be inaccurate, given the date of the disbandment of that force, but this was drawn from the records in the McGregor Archive of DLI Officers held at Durham County Record Office. This may have been meant to be a reference to T&AVR III.
