Clarke Raymond Pte 4451656
Personnel Entry
Name Clarke Raymond
Army number 4451656
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 known as yet, but his number suggests 1938 or early 1939. Posted ? 8th Battalion. Posted 11th Battalion DLI - probably 1/9/1939. Served with the B.E.F. in Northern France? Served Iceland. Served Normandy. Transferred to the Duke of Wellington's Regiment 4/9/44 on the disbandment of the Brigade. Posted to the 7th Battalion. DoW Enlistment Books not available.
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 N W Europe 11/9/1944 while serving with the Duke of Wellington's Regiment.
Prisoner of War Not so far as is known.
Died/Killed in action Date of death not yet known.
Home address No family details as yet.
Source table 11DLI
