Heslop William Pte 4454712
Personnel Entry
Name Heslop William
Army number 4454712
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, but probably early 1939. Posted ? 8th Battalion. Posted to the 11th Battalion DLI - probably 1/9/1939. Served with the B.E.F. ? Served Iceland. Served Normandy. Wounded. Transferred to the Gloucestershire Regiment 23/8/44 according to DLI records - no trace in Gloucestershire records.
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 July 1944.
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
