Dowse John Thomas Pte 4455858
Personnel Entry
Name Dowse John Thomas
Army number 4455858
Rank Private.
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards.
Date of birth Research suggests Pte Dowse was born in Gateshead in 1922, with his mother's maiden name of Combs.
Age 19 at the time of his death.
Unit Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date as yet, but almost certainly early May 1939. Posted ? 9th Bn DLI. Posted ? 12th Bn DLI - probably 1/9/1939. Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940, and posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish. Served with the B.E.F. in Northern France. Now known to have been KILLED in ACTION 20/5/40, Category "B", Authority L. Casualty.
Company/Battery HQ Company.
Platoon or other sub-unit Not yet known.
Task or role Not known but probably Rifleman.
Joined Brigade 1/9/1939.
Promotions None known.
Wounded Not yet known.
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action KILLED in ACTION 20-May-40. Buried Memorial Plot 8, Row A, Grave 3, BUCQUOY ROAD CEMETERY, Ficheux. No headstone inscription.
Home address Resident of Gateshead at the time of his death. No further family information as yet.
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