Forbes John Cpl 4451934
Personnel Entry
Name Forbes John
Army number 4451934
Rank Corporal.
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 yet known. Posted to the ? Battalion. Posted to the ? 12th Battalion. Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940, and posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish. Attended Small Arms School Course 6 3/40. Served with the B.E.F. in Northern France. Reported missing 21/5/1940. Reported wounded and taken Prisoner of War. Previously reported wounded and PoW in German hands, now repatriated - 1943. Discharged under King's Regulations 1940 Para 390 (xvi) 12/1/44 as not fit for further service.
Company/Battery Company not yet known.
Platoon or other sub-unit Not yet known.
Task or role Not known but probably Rifle Section Commander.
Joined Brigade Possibly 1/9/1939, but certainly 1/2/1940.
Promotions None known beyond Corporal.
Wounded Yes - probably 20/5/1940.
Prisoner of War Yes - Camp and Number details not yet known.
Died/Killed in action Date of death not yet known.
Home address 103, Denton View, Winlaton.
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