Wallace John Pte 4459519
From 70 Brigade
Personnel Entry
Name Wallace John
Army number 4459519
Rank Pte
Decorations
Date of birth
Age 0
Unit Durham Light Infantry, no enlistment date, Trf Black Watch 16/7/1940, Posted 1 TS, Trf back to Durham Light Infantry 25/7/40, Posted 1st Bn DLI, KILLED in ACTION 23/12/41 with 1st Battalion DLI.
Company/Battery
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role
Joined Brigade
Promotions
Wounded
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action 23-Dec-41
Home address Research suggests Wallace was born in South Shields in 1919, mother's maiden surname Speers. Commemorated Panel 14, Column 1, Brookwood Memorial.
Source table 1TS
