Escott George Edward Pte 4451460
Personnel Entry
Name Escott George Edward
Army number 4451460
Rank Pte
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards.
Date of birth Not known.
Age (At time of death) Not known.
Unit Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, no enlistment date. Discharged 15/4/39. Re-enlisted 25/4/39 in the 9th Battalion DLI. Posted to the 12th Battalion DLI - probably 1/9/1939. Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940, and posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish. Served with the B.E.F. in Northern France. Taken Prisoner of War - probably 20/5/1940. Repatriated to the UK. Posted ? Bn Black Watch. Discharged under King's Regulations 1940 Para 390 (xvi) 14/1/46.
Company/Battery B Company.
Platoon or other sub-unit Not known.
Task or role Probably Rifleman.
Joined Brigade Probably 1/9/1939.
Promotions None known.
Wounded Not known.
Prisoner of War Yes - Stalag 4C, PoW Number 10580.
Died/Killed in action Date of death not known.
Home address 16, Southfield Avenue, Watford, Herts.
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