Wilson Thomas Berkerley Pte. 4455306
Personnel Entry
Name Wilson Thomas Berkerley
Army number 4455306
Rank Private.
Decorations Mentioned in Despatches for services with the DLI, prior to his capture. Gazetted 14/2/1946. 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 1st or 2nd May 1939. Posted to the ? 8th Battalion. Posted to the 11th Battalion DLI - probably 1/9/1939. Served in Northern France with the B.E.F. Reported missing 10/5/1940 - 16/6/1940. Known to have been taken Prisoner of War 26/6/1940. Returned to the UK. Discharged under King's Regulations 1940 Para 390 (xviii)A 21/2/1946.
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 Not yet known.
Prisoner of War Yes - Stalag 8B and 344, PoW Number 16330.
Died/Killed in action Date of death not yet known.
Home address No family details as yet.
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