Frelford Edward William Pte 4456653
Personnel Entry
Name Frelford Edward William
Army number 4456653
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, T, no enlistment date as yet, but his number implies Spring/Summer 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. Discharged under King's Regulations 1940 Para 390 (xvi) 1/10/44.
Company/Battery HQ Company.
Platoon or other sub-unit Not yet known.
Task or role Not known but probably Rifleman.
Joined Brigade 1/9/1939.
Promotions None known.
Wounded Not yet known.
Prisoner of War Yes - Stalag XXIE, PoW Number 30994.
Died/Killed in action Date of death not yet known.
Home address 21, Hawthorn St. Sunderland.
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