Crake James William Pte 4454646

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Name Crake James William
Army number 4454646
Rank Pte
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, but probably early 1939. Posted ? 8th Battalion DLI. Posted 11th Battalion DLI - probably 1/9/1939. Served BEF? Served Iceland. Served Normandy. Wounded. Discharged 20/9/44 under KR's 1940 para 390 (xvi).
Company/Battery Company not yet known.
Platoon or other sub-unit Not yet known.
Task or role Not known but probably Rifleman.
Joined Brigade Probably 1/9/1939.
Promotions None known.
Wounded Yes - reported wounded N W Europe June 1944.
Prisoner of War Not so far as is known.
Died/Killed in action Date of death not yet known.
Home address Resident of Fencehouses, County Durham in 1944. No further family information as yet.
Source table 11DLI