Burns William Graham Pte 4455550

Personnel Entry

Private William Graham Burns, 1st Tyneside Scottish.

Name Burns William Graham
Army number 4455550
Rank Private.
Decorations None known beyond Servicce Awards.
Date of birth Born 4/7/1917.
Age (At the time of his death) Not known.
Unit Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, T, 27/4/1939. Posted to the ? 9th Battalion. Posted to the ? 12th Battalion 1/9/1939. Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940, and posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish. Served in Northern France with the B.E.F. Taken Prisoner of War 20/5/1940. Repatriated to the UK. Posted ? Bn Black Watch. Relegated to the Class Z Army Reserve 24/3/46. Demobilised.
Company/Battery B Company.
Platoon or other sub-unit Not known.
Task or role Probably Rifleman.
Joined Brigade 1/9/1939.
Promotions None known.
Wounded Not known.
Prisoner of War Yes - held in Stalag 20B and XXID, PoW Number 3893.
Died/Killed in action Date of death not yet known.
Home address Son of Mr and Mrs T E Burns. On enlistment, lived at 62 Upton Street, Gateshead. Later lived at 57, Bensham Terrace, Low Teams, Gateshead.
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