Mackie George Frederick Lewis Pte 4451770
Personnel Entry
Name Mackie George Frederick Lewis
Army number 4451770 (some records show 4455770)
Rank Private.
Decorations Service Awards received - 1939/45 Star, Burma Star, Defence Medal, Efficiency Medal, War Medal.
Date of birth Born 1/12/1921 - at Esh Winning, registered in Lanchester District. Mother's maiden surname Wingfield.
Age
Unit Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, T, Boy Service, on 15/3/1936. Posted to the 8th Battalion. Embodied 1/9/1939. Posted to the 11th Battalion 20/12/1939. Posted to the 23rd Division Details at Chester le Street 25/4/1940 as he was not old enough to be sent overseas with the Battalion. Posted back to the 11th Battalion at South Tawton on 21/6/1940 as they returned from Northern France. Posted to the Infantry Training Centre at Brancepeth 27/9/1940 - possibly too yoing to be sent to Iceland. Posted to the 14th Battalion DLI 9/8/1941. Posted to Overseas Draft RAYHG 30/4/1942. Served India 9/5/1942 to 27/11/1945. Transferred to the West Yorkshire Regiment 16/9/1942. Rejoined Unit from X (iv) List 6/3/1945. Attached to 37 Field Ambulance 9/10/1945 and rejoined Unit from X(II) List 18/10/1945. Embarked for the UK at Rangoon 5/11/1945. Struck off strength ALFSEA. Returned to the UK 28/11/1945. Proceeded on Release Leave 30/4/1946 and posted to Y (E) List. Relegated to the Class Z Army Reserve 6/8/1946 Div 3/a/ 28. Struck Off Y List 6/8/1946. Discharged at the termination of engagement.
Company/Battery Not yet ascertained.
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role Not yet known but probably Rifleman.
Joined Brigade 20/12/1939.
Promotions None. Reclassified as a Private Class II 14/12/1944.
Wounded Not as far as is known, but had a spell in hospital while in India from 18/6/1944 when he was posted to the X(II) List and returned to duty 28/6/1944. Discharged from hospital to 21 MRC. Struck Off X(14) List 23/2/1945.
Prisoner of War Not as far as is known, but was awarded 8 Days Confined to Barracks for an offence under the Army Act Section 11 on 9/12/1944..
Died/Killed in action Death registered Q3 1981 at Sunderland.
Home address Worked as an Errand Boy at the time of Enlistment. Father listed as Next of Kin - Georgge Lewis Mackie (1896 - 1958). Mother - Hilda Wingfield (1901 - 1967). Lived at 5, Saddler Street, Durham.
Source table 11DLI