Wilson Thomas Joseph Pte 4455902
Personnel Entry
Name Wilson Thomas Joseph
Army number 4455902
Rank Pte
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards.
Date of birth Not yet confirmed.
Age (At time of death). Not yet known.
Unit Joined The Durham Light Infantry, Territorial Army, no enlistment date known but almost certainly early May 1939. Posted ? 9th Battalion DLI. Posted ? 12th Battalion DLI. Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940 and posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish. Served with the B.E.F. in France. Taken Prisoner of War - probably around 21/5/1940. Repatriated. Posted ? Bn Black Watch. Discharged under King's Regulations 1940 Para 390 (xvi) as unfit for further service 12/1/46.
Company/Battery Not yet known.
Platoon or other sub-unit Not yet known.
Task or role Not yet known.
Joined Brigade 1/9/1939 on mobilisation.
Promotions None known.
Wounded Not as far as is known.
Prisoner of War Yes - held in Stalag 20B, PoW Number 20371.
Died/Killed in action Date of death not yet known.
Home address Worked as a Coal Miner at Pelaw Main Colliery. 19, Dorney St. Gateshead. 93, Romulus Terrace, Gateshead.
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