Dawson James Pte. 4459362
Personnel Entry
Name Dawson James
Army number 4459362
Rank Private.
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards.
Date of birth 20/10/1917.
Age 79 at the time of his death.
Unit Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry 17/1/1940. Posted 11th Battalion DLI. Served in Northern France with the BEF. Taken Prisoner of War 20/5/1940. Returned to the UK 4/5/1945. Posted ? Battalion DLI. Transferred to the Royal Army Service Corps 2/8/1945, Docs to Hastings 4/9/1945. Relegated to the Class Z Army Reserve 9/6/1946.
Company/Battery Not yet known.
Platoon or other sub-unit Not yet known.
Task or role Not yet ascertained.
Joined Brigade January 1940.
Promotions None known.
Wounded Not as far as is known.
Prisoner of War 344 and 21C 2768
Died/Killed in action Death registered May 1997, aged 79, in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
Home address No family details as yet.
Source table 11DLI
