Townsend Harry L/Cpl 4452341
Personnel Entry
Name Townsend Harry (Henry)
Army number 4452341
Rank Lance Corporal.
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards.
Date of birth 2nd February 1921. Auckland District. Mother's maiden surname Kay.
Age At the time of his death he was 66.
Unit Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry (TA), probably late 1938 or early 1939. Posted to the 6th Battalion. Posted to the 10th Battalion DLI - possibly 1/9/1939. Served in Northern France with the B.E.F.? Evacuated via Dunkirk? Served Iceland? Posted to the 1/5th Battalion DLI - which became the 54th Searchlight Regiment TA. Posted back to the 6th Battalion DLI - date not yet known. Served Normandy. Wounded by shrapnel 10/9/1944. Discharged under King's Regulations 1940 Para 390 (xvi) 2/5/1945 as unfit for further service following his wounding.
Company/Battery Not yet known.
Platoon or other sub-unit Not yet known.
Task or role Probably rifleman initially.
Joined Brigade Possibly 1/9/1939.
Promotions Lance Corporal.
Wounded Yes - while with 6th Battalion 10/9/1944 according to Casualty returns at The National Archives.
Prisoner of War No.
Died/Killed in action Death registered March 1987, Durham West, aged 66.
Home address Lived at Escomb, Bishop Auckland, County Durham. Married Thora A Dedman Q1 1943, Durham Western.
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