Wilson George RSM 4442176
Personnel Entry
Name Wilson George
Army number 4442176.
Rank WO I.
Decorations None yet known beyond service medals.
Date of birth Born Gateshead in 1903.
Age Not yet known.
Unit Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry. Attested 18/9/1922 aged 19 as a Regular Soldier for 7 and 5 at Newcastle upon Tyne. No knowledge of Battalion postings. Probably recalled to the Colours from Reserve Service in September 1939. Posted 10th Battalion DLI. Served B.E.F.? Served Iceland? Served Normandy? Granted A Release 31/7/1947.
Company/Battery Battalion HQ.
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role Regimental Sergeant Major.
Joined Brigade Probably 1/9/1939 or a few days beforehand.
Promotions No details yet.
Wounded Not as far as is known.
Prisoner of War Not as far as is known.
Died/Killed in action Date of death not definitively identified.
Home address Father - Robert Wilson, 35, Leopold Street, Gateshead stood as his Next of Kin on Attestation.
Source table
RSM Wilson was finally traced using the "missing men" exercise conducted by the War Office in 1942. This identified his Regimental Number and allowed his Enlistment Book entry to be followed up. However, the common nature of the name in his native Gateshead made it difficult to pick out his particular items of family information.
