Deller John Charles Lance Corporal 2006628
Personnel Entry
Name Deller John Charles
Army number 2006628.
Rank Lance Corporal.
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards
Date of birth 24/12/1919.
Age (At time of death) 24.
Unit Enlisted in the Royal Engineers. Underwent Basic Training. Posted to 294th Field Company, Royal Engineers. Served Normandy. KILLED on ACTIVE SERVICE 5/12/1944.
Company/Battery
Platoon or other sub-unit Not yet known.
Task or role Details awaited.
Joined Brigade Not yet known.
Promotions None known.
Wounded Not so far as is known.
Prisoner of War Not so far as is known.
Died/Killed in action KILLED on ACTIVE SERVICE 5/12/1944. Interred initially in Jonkerbosch Old Cemetery - map reference Sheet 5 1/100,000 688592. Re-buried 3/4/1947 in Jonkerbos War Cemetery - Grave 19. F. 4. Headstone inscription reads "SWEETEST THOUGHTS SHALL EVER LINGER AROUND THE SPOT WHERE THOU ART LAID".
Home address Son of Mr John and Mrs Florence May Deller, 24 Dinsdale Road, Fulham, London - single. Worked as a General Labourer - Bungalow- Heavy work.
Source table
Some information on this Page has been extracted from the Commemorative Booklet, prepared by Major Langley, covering the period from D-Day to VE Day in addition to that extracted from the War Diaries. There are issues around the possible duplication of names which remain to be clarified.
Thanks are due to the "Find a Grave" Website for access to the image of Sapper Deller's headstone.
