Prior Malcolm Pte 2759592

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Personnel Entry

Pte M Prior's CWGC headstone.
Pte M Prior's CWGC headstone.

Name Prior Malcolm
Army number 2759592
Rank Private.
Decorations
Date of birth Born 1919/20.
Age 20 at the time of his death.
Unit Enlisted in the Black Watch, no enlistment date yet. Posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish. Served in Northern France with the B.E.F. KILLED in ACTION 20/5/40 Category B, previously reported missing, Authority:- L. Casualties 20/5/40.
Company/Battery
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role
Joined Brigade Date not yet confirmed.
Promotions
Wounded
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action KILLED in ACTION 20-May-40.
Home address Son of Edwin Robert Arthur and Dorothy Prior, South Shields. Buried Plot 8. Row A. Grave 13. BUCQUOY ROAD CEMETERY, Ficheux. Headstone inscription reads:- TREASURED MEMORIES OF MY DEAR SON MALCOLM. AT REST.
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