Arkle David Pte 4455850
Personnel Entry
Name Arkle David
Army number 4455850
Rank Pte
Decorations
Date of birth Not yet known.
Age 0
Unit Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date - but probably early Summer 1939. ? Posted 9th Bn DLI. ? Posted 12th Bn DLI. Trf Black Watch, Posted 1 TS. ? BEF. ? Served Iceland. DLI Enlistment Book shows him discharged 28/7/41 under KRs 1940 para 390 (xvi) - with no mention of 1 TS transfer. Not traced in the Black Watch Enlistment Books.
Company/Battery
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role
Joined Brigade
Promotions
Wounded
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action
Home address 36, Amberley St. Teams, Gateshead. No other family information as yet.
Source table 1TS
The implication is that Pte Arkle's transfer to the Black Watch did not take place, or was reversed shortly afterwards.
