Ditchburn Alfred L/Cpl 4455833
Personnel Entry
Name Ditchburn Alfred
Army number 4455833
Rank Lance Corporal.
Decorations
Date of birth Not yet known.
Age 0
Unit Joined The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date, but almost certainly early May 1939. Posted ? 8th Bn DLI. Posted 11th Bn DLI - probably 1/9/1939. Served with the B.E.F in Northern France? Served Iceland. Served Normandy? Posted ? Bn DLI on the disbandment of the 11th Battalion. Relegated to the Class W/T Reserve 6/2/45.
Company/Battery
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role
Joined Brigade Probably 1/9/1939.
Promotions Sergeant - featured on the Sgt's Mess photo of April 1944.
Wounded
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action
Home address Resident of Brandon Colliery in 1944.
Source table 11DLI
Some records indicate that, at some stage, Sgt Ditchburn was transferred to the Reconnaissance Corps. This will be checked with the Regimental Enlistment Books.
