Teale Norman Fusilier 4275924
Personnel Entry
Name Teale Norman
Army number 4275924
Rank Fusilier
Decorations None known.
Date of birth Birth registered 1918 at South Shields; mother's maiden surname Hinchcliffe.
Age 25 at the time of his death.
Unit Enlisted in the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers. Posted to the 9th Battalion. Served B.E.F.? Served Malaya. DIED 11/10/1943 whilst a prisoner of the Japanese – location Chungkai, Siam.
Company/Battery Y Company.
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role Not yet known.
Joined Brigade
Promotions None known.
Wounded Not so far as is known.
Prisoner of War Yes – captured 15/2/1942 at Singapore when the force was surrendered.
Died/Killed in action DIED 11/10/1943 - cause of death Amoebic Dysentery. Interred Grave 633N Chungkai by Reverend Thompson. Re-interred in Grave 9.E.5. Chungkai War Cemetery - exact date not yet known. No headstone inscription.
Home address Married Vera Baxter, Q3, 1939 in South Shields. Wife lived at 85, Stainton Street, South Shields.
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