Bestford Jonathan Pte. 4456673
Personnel Entry
Name Bestford Jonathan
Army number 4456673
Rank Pte.
Decorations
Date of birth
Age
Unit Joined The Durham Light Infantry, no exact enlistment date known, but his Regimental Number suggests Summer 1939.
Posted ? 6th Battalion DLI. Posted 10th Battalion DLI. Served with the B.E.F. in France. Taken Prisoner of War - notified 7/6/1940, a report to this effect appearing in the Auckland Chronicle of 8/8/1940. Repatriated. Relegated to the Class Z Army Reserve 15/12/1945. Records extracted to NSRW. Re-Enlisted in the TA 19/5/1947.
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Platoon or other sub-unit
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Joined Brigade
Promotions
Wounded
Prisoner of War Yes - Camp 20A, P.o.W. Number 1395.
Died/Killed in action
Home address No family information as yet.
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