Williams Frank Pte 3915405
Personnel Entry
Name Williams Frank
Army number 3915405
Rank Private.
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards.
Date of birth Born Lancashire 1915/16.
Age 29 at the time of his death.
Unit Enlisted in the South Wales Borderers, enlistment date not known. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry 1/7/1944. Posted to the 10th Battalion DLI. Served Normandy. Wounded 19/8/1944. Posted 9th Battalion DLI on the disbandment of 10th Battalion. KILLED in ACTION with 9th Battalion Durham Light Infantry 9/1/1945.
Company/Battery Not yet known.
Platoon or other sub-unit Not yet known.
Task or role Probably Rifleman.
Joined Brigade 01-Jul-44.
Promotions None known.
Wounded Yes – in Normandy – 19/8/1944.
Prisoner of War Not as far as is known.
Died/Killed in action KILLED in ACTION 09-Jan-45. Reference HWE 104.91 Serial 692. No details on CWGC records regarding initial interment. Buried Grave F.19. Sittard War Cemetery.
Home address Resident of Lancashire. No further family information available on CWGC records.
Source table 10DLI
