Peart Jackson A/ Sgt 4450826
Personnel Entry
Name Peart Jackson
Army number 4450826
Rank Acting Sergeant.
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 as yet, but his number suggests 1938. Posted ? 6th Battalion DLI. Posted 10th Battalion DLI, probably 1/9/1939 on embodiment. Served with the B.E.F. in Northern France. Reported missing. Known to have been taken Prisoner of War - probably on 20/5/1940 - official notification received 10/8/1940. Apparently repatriated early to the UK - possibly due to illness. Discharged under King's Regulations 1940 Para 390 (xvi) 8/12/1944.
Company/Battery Company noy yet ascertained.
Platoon or other sub-unit Not yet known.
Task or role Not known but probably Platoon Sergeant.
Joined Brigade 1/9/1939.
Promotions None known beyond Sergeant.
Wounded Not yet known.
Prisoner of War Yes - Stalag 20A (7), PoW Number 18685.
Died/Killed in action Date of death not yet known.
Home address No family details as yet.
Source table 10DLI
