Harrison William Cawthorn Pte 4454626
Personnel Entry
Name Harrison William Cawthorn
Army number 4454626
Rank Private.
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards.
Date of birth 30/1/1904 - Gateshead
Age (At the time of his death). Not yet known.
Unit Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry - enlisted 26/4/1939. 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 in Northern France with the B.E.F.? Dunkirk? Posted to the 8th Holding Battalion. Transferred to the Seaforth Highlanders 24/8/41, Auth: Part II Order 8/BLW/79/41, and posted to the 8th Battalion Seaforths. Transferred to the Pioneer Corps 30/10/1941, ref 8/137/41, and posted to No 5 Centre. Relegated to the Class W (T) Reserve 19/11/1945 - Conduct Very Good.
Company/Battery HQ Company.
Platoon or other sub-unit Not yet known, but possibly Pioneer Platoon.
Task or role Not known but probably Rifleman.
Joined Brigade 1/9/1939.
Promotions None known.
Wounded Not yet known.
Prisoner of War Not as far as is known.
Died/Killed in action Date of death not yet known.
Home address 24, Tyndal Gardens, Dunston-on-Tyne. No family information as yet.
Source table 1TS
(The Royal Pioneer Corps Books also include a note that he was discharged under King's Regulations 1940 Para 390 (xvi) 1/12/1942 to 6/5/1944. This is not the normal format of such entries).
