Brown George Henry Pte 4444693
Personnel Entry
Name Brown George Henry
Army number 4444693
Rank Pte
Decorations
Date of birth Not yet known. Born Durham.
Age
Unit Joined The Durham Light Infantry. Enlisted 29/5/1922 in the TA for 4yrs, aged 19, at Horden. Posted ?8th Bn DLI. Posted 11th Bn DLI - probably 1/9/1939. Served B.E.F. Taken Prisoner of War - probably on 20/5/1940 - notification received 12/7/1940. Repatriated to the UK. Discharged under King's Regulations 1940 Para 390 (xvi) 2/1/1944.
Company/Battery A Company.
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role
Joined Brigade
Promotions Corporal.
Wounded
Prisoner of War Camp number 20A. Prisoner number 5641.
Died/Killed in action Date of death not yet known.
Home address Worked as a Miner.
Source table 11DLI
Corporal Brown's date of discharge suggest he was repatriated early - perhaps as a result of illness - before the War concluded.
