Gittens Lawrence Gunner 4461743
Personnel Entry
Name Gittens Lawrence
Army number 4461743
Rank Gunner
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards
Date of birth Not yet ascertained.
Age (At time of death). Not yet known.
Unit Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry 16/5/1940 and underwent Basic Training - probably at Brancepeth. Posted to ? Battalion. Transferred to the Royal Artillery 27/11/1942 and posted to the 55th Anti-Tank Regiment. Posted to the 20th Anti-Tank Regiment 24/3/1943. Served Normandy? Posted X List (2) H 2/7/1944. Posted X List (4) H. Posted 31 RHU 28/7/1944. Posted to the 20th Anti-Tank Regiment 31/7/1944. Posted to the 54th Anti-Tank Regiment 21/11/1945. Y Release 16/2/1946. Relegated to the Z T Reserve 4/6/1946. Demobilised.
Company/Battery Not yet known.
Platoon or other sub-unit Not yet known.
Task or role Details awaited.
Joined Brigade Not yet known.
Promotions None known.
Wounded Not so far as is known.
Prisoner of War Not so far as is known.
Died/Killed in action Date of death not yet ascertained.
Home address No family information yet.
Source table
Information on this Page has been extracted from the Royal Artillery Tracer Card found for this soldier on Ancestry.co.uk
