Sterling James William Pte 4456628
Personnel Entry
Name Sterling James William
Army number 4456628
Rank Private.
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards.
Date of birth Not yet known.
Age (At the time of his death). Not yet known.
Unit Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date as yet, but his number suggests Spring 1939. Posted to the ? 9th Battalion. Posted to the ? 12th Battalion 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. Taken Prisoner of War 21/5/1940. Repatriated to the UK. Posted ? Battalion Black Watch. Discharged under King's Regulations 1940 Para 390 (xvi) 21/12/45.
Company/Battery C Company.
Platoon or other sub-unit Anti-Tank 3/40.
Task or role Not known but probably Rifleman.
Joined Brigade 1/9/1939.
Promotions None known.
Wounded Not yet known.
Prisoner of War Yes - Stalag 20A, PoW Number 11728.
Died/Killed in action Date of death not yet known.
Home address 30, Elswick St. Gateshead.
Source table 1TS
