Etherington Alexander West Russell Private 14566919
Personnel Entry
Name Etherington Alexander West Russell
Army number 14566919
Rank Private.
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards.
Date of birth Born 29/10/1924 in North Shields - mother's maiden surname Nesbit.
Age 79 at the time of his death.
Unit Conscripted into the General Staff Corps – date not yet confirmed. Underwent Basic Training at a Primary Training Centre. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry – date not yet available – and posted to the 10th Battalion. Served Normandy. Wounded. Returned to the UK. Granted an A Class Release. Demobilised.
Company/Battery Not yet known.
Platoon or other sub-unit Not yet known.
Task or role Probably Rifleman.
Joined Brigade On being posted to the 10th Battalion.
Promotions None known.
Wounded Yes – in Normandy – date not recorded.
Prisoner of War Not as far as is known.
Died/Killed in action Date of death May 2004 at North Shields - aged 79.
Home address Father - James William Etherington (1879 - 1952). Mother - Ellen Coldwell Nesbit (1883 - 1956). Unable to trace 1939 General Register entry. Married Mildred Dixon (1920 - 1960) in July 1945. Married ? Grabham in Tynemouth in April 1963.
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