Burnikell Norman Lance Sergeant 917077
From 70 Brigade
Personnel Entry
Name Burnikell Norman
Army number 917077
Rank Lance Sergeant
Decorations
Date of birth
Age 34 at the time of his death.
Unit Enlisted in the Royal Artillery. Posted to 125th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery. To Fitter's Course, Larkhill, 23/5/1940. Converted to 125th Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery. Died as a PoW.
Company/Battery
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role
Joined Brigade
Promotions Sergeant
Wounded
Prisoner of War Yes. Captured Singapore 15/2/1942.
Died/Killed in action 6/8/1943.
Home address Son of Richard and Elizabeth Burnikell. Husband of Doris Burnikell of Hendon, Sunderland. Buried Grave 8.B.10. Chungkai War Cemetery, Thailand.
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