Ray Charles Pte 14598167
Personnel Entry
Name Ray Charles
Army number 14598167
Rank Private.
Decorations None yet known beyond Service Awards.
Date of birth Born Sunderland 1922/23.
Age 21 at the time of his death.
Unit Enlisted in the General Service Corps - date not yet kmown - and underwent Basic Training at a Primary Training Centre. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry - date not yet known - and posted to the 11th Battalion DLI. Served Normandy. Listed as Wounded and Missing but now known to have been KILLED in ACTION 25/6/1944 with 11th Battalion Durham Light Infantry - Auth: 104.91 Serial 609.
Company/Battery Not yet ascertained.
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role Not yet known but probably Rifleman.
Joined Brigade Date not yet confirmed.
Promotions None known as yet.
Wounded Yes - Normandy - injuries lead to his death. It is possible that he died of his wounds before he could be recovered for medical treatment.
Prisoner of War Not as far as is known.
Died/Killed in action 25-Jun-44. Buried Grave II. A. 11. St Manvieu War Cemetery, Cheux.
Home address Resident of Sunderland. Son of William Henry and Eleanor Emily Ray, Hendon, Sunderland.
Source table 11DLI