Routledge John Ronald Anderson Pte 4455841
Personnel Entry
Name Routledge John Ronald Anderson
Army number 4455841
Rank Private.
Decorations None yet known beyond Service Awards.
Date of birth Born Lanchester 10/02/1912.
Age
Unit Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, T, 2/5/1939, and posted to the 8th Battalion. Posted to the 11th Battalion 1/9/1939. Embarked for the B.E.F. 24/4/1940. Served in Northern France. Evacuated 6/6/1940 and remustered at Scarne Camp, Launceston 7/6/1940. Served Iceland - including a spell of leave 28/7 - 17/8/1941. Served Normandy - embarked 9/6/1944. Transferred to the Duke of Wellington's Regiment 29/9/44 (retaining Lance Corporal appointment) on the disbanding of the 11th Battalion DLI, and posted to the 7th Battalion DWR. Returned to the UK 11/4/1945. Posted to Y List 4 12/4/1945. Struck off strength on 3/11/1945 on posting to Y List E 4/11/1945. Release Leave 3/11/1945. Class A Release 24/1/1946.
Company/Battery Not yet ascertained.
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role Not yet known but probably Rifleman.
Joined Brigade 1/9/1939.
Promotions Unpaid Lance Corporal 28/9/1940. Paid Lance Corporal 1/10/1941. Corporal 3/6/1944. Reverted to Paid Lance Corporal at own request 7/12/1944. Reverted to Private 12/4/1945. He was awarded 5 Days Confined to Barracks for being AWOL on 29/6/1945.
Wounded Not as far as is known.
Prisoner of War Not as far as is known.
Died/Killed in action Date of death not yet known.
Home address Mother - Mrs Mary Routledge listed as Next of Kin on enlistment. Lived at 15 Bede Avenue, Sherburn Road Estate, Durham. Married Mary Eleanor Winter 4/8/1934 at Claypath Register Office.
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