Purvis Thomas Pte 4454337
Personnel Entry
Name Purvis Thomas
Army number 4454337
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 Durham Light Infantry, no enlistment date as yet, but his number implies Spring 1939 - possibly April. Posted to the ? 9th Battalion. Posted to the ? 12th Battalion 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 in the Ficheux area 25/5/1950. Repatriated to the UK. Posted ? Bn Black Watch. Discharged under King's Regulations 1940 Para 390 (xviii)g 24/3/46.
Company/Battery D Company.
Platoon or other sub-unit Not yet known.
Task or role Not known but probably Rifleman.
Joined Brigade 1/9/1939.
Promotions None known.
Wounded Not yet known.
Prisoner of War Yes - Stalag XXI D, and Camp 4B. PoW Number 2618.
Died/Killed in action Date of death not yet known.
Home address "Sunset", Hollybush, Runhead, Ryton-on-Tyne.
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