Beat William Pte 4454627
Personnel Entry
Name Beat William
Army number 4454627
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, no enlistment date yet, but his number suggests early 1939. Posted to the ? 9th Battalion. Posted to the ? 12th Battalion. Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940, and posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish. Served with the B.E.F> in Northern France. Wounded. Discharged under King's Regulations 1935 Para 383(xvi) 14/10/40.
Company/Battery Company not yet known.
Platoon or other sub-unit Not yet known.
Task or role Not known but probably Rifleman.
Joined Brigade Probably 1/9/1939.
Promotions None known.
Wounded Yes - reported wounded while with the B.E.F.
Prisoner of War Not so far as is known.
Died/Killed in action Date of death not yet known.
Home address 4, Thirlwell Rd. Gateshead
Source table 1TS