Rawsthorne Ralph Pte 4462340

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Name Rawsthorne Ralph
Army number 4462340
Rank Pte
Decorations
Date of birth 30/5/1914.
Age 60 at the time of his death.
Unit Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry (Summer 1940). Posted 11th Battalion DLI. Served Iceland. Served Normandy. Transferred to the Dorsetshire Regiment 28/8/44 on the disbandment of the 11th Battalion. Relegated to the Class Z Army Reserve 30/4/1946.
Company/Battery
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role
Joined Brigade Exact date not known but probably Summer 1940.
Promotions
Wounded
Prisoner of War Not so far as is known.
Died/Killed in action Died 13/8/1974, aged 60.
Home address Family information being collected.
Source table 11DLI