Saltzberg Victor Pte 6915383
Personnel Entry
Name Saltzberg Victor
Army number 6915383
Rank Pte
Decorations
Date of birth Research suggests that Saltzberg was born in Poplar District in 1919 - mother's maiden name Whitfield.
Age 0
Unit Enlisted in The Rifle Brigade - no enlistment details available. Transferred to the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers. Trf Durham Light Infantry 18/7/40, Posted 11th Bn DLI. Served Iceland. Served Normandy. Trf East Yorkshire Regiment 26/8/44 on the disbandment of the 11th Battalion. Posted 2nd Bn. KILLED in ACTION with 2nd Bn East Yorkshire Regiment 27/2/1945.
Company/Battery
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role
Joined Brigade 18/7/1940.
Promotions L/Cpl
Wounded
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action 27-Feb-45
Home address Resident in East London. His name is spelt differently in DLI, East Yorks and CWGC records. Buried Grave 48. H. 2. Reichswald Forest War Cemetery.
Source table 11DLI
