Pattinson Joseph William Douglas Pte 4458665
Personnel Entry
Name Pattinson Joseph William Douglas
Army number 4458665
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 asyet, but his number suggests Summer/Autumn 1939. Posted ? 6th Battalion DLI. Posted 10th Battalion DLI - probably 1/9/1939. Served in Northern France with the B.E.F. Reported missing. Known to have been taken Prisoner of War - probably 20/5/1940 - official notification received 9/8/1940. Repatriated to the UK. Transferred to the Royal Army Medical Corps 2/8/1945.
Company/Battery Company not yet ascertained.
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 Not yet known.
Prisoner of War Yes - Stalag 344, PoW Number 4315.
Died/Killed in action Date of death not yet known.
Home address No family details as yet.
Source table 10DLI
