Morris William Pte 4452442
Personnel Entry
Name Morris William - known as "Scotty".
Army number 4452442
Rank Private
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards.
Date of birth 24/3/1921 - research indicates in Gateshead, mother's maiden name Nixon.
Age (At the time of his death). Not yet known.
Unit Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry. Discharged 30/8/1939. Re-enlisted 5/1/1940 in The Durham Light Infantry. Posted ? 12th Bn DLI. Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940, and posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish. Served with the B.E.F. in Northern France. Taken Prisoner of War 20/5/1940. Repatriated to the UK. Transferred to the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders, and posted to the 11th Battalion. Transferred to the Royal Army Service Corps 8/8/45, Auth: Part II Order A & S H Book 54/45. Relegated to the Class Z Army Reserve 26/9/1947.
Company/Battery HQ Company.
Platoon or other sub-unit Not yet known.
Task or role Not known but probably Rifleman.
Joined Brigade Exact date not yet confirmed but probably 5/1/1940.
Promotions None known.
Wounded Not yet known.
Prisoner of War Yes - Stalag 20B. Prisoner Number 12871.
Died/Killed in action Date of death not yet known.
Home address In 1947 he lived at 5, Eastern Court, 200 High St. Gateshead. Understood to have been employed at the Rope Works.
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