Kerridge William Rowntree Sergeant 4265226
Personnel Entry
Name Kerridge William Rowntree
Army number 4265226.
Rank Sergeant.
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards.
Date of birth 29/2/1908 in Newcastle upon Tyne..
Age 62 at the time of his death.
Unit Enlisted in the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers. Posted to the 9th Battalion. Served in Northern France with the B.E.F. Captured as a Prisoner of War 27/5/1940. Registered missing 15/7/1940. Confirmed as PoW 19/8/1940. Released 8/6/1945. Repatriated to the UK.
Company/Battery Not yet known.
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role Not yet known.
Joined Brigade Not yet confirmed.
Promotions None known beyond Sergeant.
Wounded Not as far as is known.
Prisoner of War Yes - Held in Stalag VIIIB Lamsdorf. PoW Number 3040.
Died/Killed in action Died April 1970, Brighton, Sussex.
Home address Married Gloria Cloris Scott in Kingston 8/11/1933.
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We are grateful to Sgt Kerridge's granddaughter for making us aware that he had served in the Battalion and for providing family information.
