Spence William Pte 4456066
Personnel Entry
Name Spence William
Army number 4456066
Rank Private.
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards.
Date of birth Born 1909/10.
Age 30 at the time of his death.
Unit Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date as yet, but probably Spring 1939. Posted ? 9th Bn DLI. Posted ? 12th Bn DLI - probably 1/9/1939. Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940, and posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish. Served with the B.E.F. in Northern France. Previously reported Missing, now presumed KILLED in ACTION while with the B.E.F. on, or shortly after, 20/5/40, Auth:- CAS/BW/6/ Serial No. 778 dated 31/8/45.
Company/Battery HQ Company.
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
Died/Killed in action Presumed to have been KILLED in ACTION 20-May-40 at Ficheux. Buried Memorial Plot 8, Row B, Grave 11, BUCQUOY ROAD CEMETERY, Ficheux. His headstone inscription reads: AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER HIM.
Home address Son of James and Elizabeth Spence, Husband of Dorothy Spence, Sandyford, Newcastle-on-Tyne.
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