Freeman Eric Frederick Private 14411501

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Name Freeman Eric Frederick
Army number 14411501
Rank Private.
Decorations None yet known beyond Service Awards. Medals awarded March 1950 - 1939-45 Medal, France and Germany Star, War Medal.
Date of birth Born 23/2/1925 in Northampton.
Age At the time of his death. 82 years old.
Unit Enlisted in the General Staff Corps - date not yet known. Underwent Basic Training at a Primary Training Centre. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry. Served Normandy. Wounded. Returned to the UK. Granted A Release 15/6/1947. Relegated to the Z (T) Regular Army Reserve. Demobilised.
Company/Battery Not yet ascertained.
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role Not yet known but probably Rifleman.
Joined Brigade Not yet confirmed.
Promotions None known as yet.
Wounded Yes - Normandy - date not recorded.
Prisoner of War Not as far as is known.
Died/Killed in action Date of death 31/3/2007 in Northampton aged 82.
Home address Father - Charles Edward Freeman (1893 - 1968), mother Florence Hannah Topham (1891 - 1988). In the 1939 General Register he was listed as an Engineer, Bench Fitter, Vacuum Cleaners. Married June 1951 in Northampton to Lilian W.A. Eyre (1925 - 2018). Lived at 50, Fullingdale Road, Northampton at the time his medals were issued.
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