Baptist Charles Pte 4454570
Personnel Entry
Name Baptist Charles
Army number 4454570
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 probably early 1939. ? Posted 9th Battalion DLI. ? Posted 12th Battalion DLI. Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940, and posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish. Served in Northern France with the B.E.F. Reported to have been taken Prisoner of War. Preciously reported PoW in German hands, now no longer PoW (1945 list). Posted ? Bn Black Watch. Relegated to the Class Z Army Reserve 18/4/46.
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 20A, PoW Number 6704.
Died/Killed in action Date of death not yet known.
Home address No family information as yet.
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