Christon, Pte Charles, 4465506. Died 9/12/44, serving with The Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey), aged 34. Son of Joseph and Catherine Emma Christon, of Thornton Heath, Surrey. Forli War Cemetery, VII A 23.
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Mentioned in Despatches for services in Italy, 'died of wounds', LG 29/11/45:
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https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37368/supplement/5811/data.pdf
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Arkless, Pte Wilfred Gordon, 4465514. Died 29/7/44, serving with 6 DLI, aged 33. Born Co Durham, enlisted Co Durham. Son of William and Charlotte Arkless; husband of Frances Ann Arkless, of Bishop Auckland, Co Durham. Tilly-sur-Seulles War Cemetery, II D 11.
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Claxton, Pte Leslie Pickering, 4465521. Died 24/5/45, serving with 2nd Bn King's Own Scottish Borderers, aged 35. No CWGC Next of Kin details. Born Yorkshire, enlisted Yorkshire. Taukkyan War Cemetery, Burma, Joint Grave 28, F, 6-7.
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Errington, Pte James, 4465526. Died 18/3/43, serving with 2 DLI, aged 29. Son of James and Minnie Errington; husband of Leonora Errington, of North Shields, Northumberland. Rangoon Memorial, Burma, Face 17.
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Grice, L/Cpl Arthur David, 4465527. Died 30/10/43, serving with 14th Bn DLI, aged 32. Son of Edmund and Edith Ellen Grice, husband of Mary Grice, of Alnwick, Northumberland. Sacriston Cemetery, Sec D, Grave 12.
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Mallaburn, Pte Douglas Haig, 4465537. Died 23/11/45, serving with 1st Bn The Parachute Regiment, Army Air Corps. No CWGC age or Next of Kin details. Born Yorkshire, enlisted Yorkshire. Richmond Cemetery, Yorkshire, Sec Q, Grave 54.
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Morgan, Pte Joseph, 4465540. Died 6/4/43, serving with 2nd Bn Seaforth Highlanders, aged 29. Son of Joseph and Margaret Morgan, of Fishburn, Co Durham. Sfax War Memorial, III B 8.
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2nd Bn Seaforths was part of 152 Brigade of the 51st Highland Division.
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Robson, Pte Frederick Whelans, 4465546. Died 23/3/41, serving with 14 DLI, aged 30. Son of Mr and Mrs J Robson, of Sunderland; husband of Olive Robson, of South Biddick. Scottish Cap for Association Football. Sunderland (Bishop Wearmouth) Cemetery, Ward 3, Sec. A, Grave 181.
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News item Sunderland Echo, 25/3/41, p 3: 'Death of Mr F Robson. Mr Frederick Robson, who started a football career with Barnes Boys' School team, has died at St Luke's Hospital, Bradford at the age of 30. Mr Robson, who was married, has for the past three years been living in his home town, at 32 Cromwell, Street, Millfield. It was while playing for Barnes in 1925 that Mr Robson was capped twice as an English schoolboy international. After schooldays he went to Scotland and played for amateur teams before becoming professional. Dunfermline Athletic and Raith Rovers were among the clubs for which he played. Giving up football three years ago, he returned to take up work in Sunderland. About a year ago he joined the Durham Light Infantry and it was while carrying out his duties that he was taken ill last December. He leaves a widow and one son.'
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The Army number batch allocation to 14 DLI in July 1940 seem to end around this point, with the next block of numbers, as evidenced below, being allocated to the new 16th DLI Battalion.
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Atkinson, Pte Thomas W, 4465566. From Sunderland. Enlisted direct to 16 DLI on its formation at Edinburgh in 7/40. Regimental chiropodist and stretcher bearer attached to B Coy. Captured Sedjenane 2/3/42. held at camps PG 66 and PG 53. PG 66 on War Office list, which dates it as between 4/43 and 7/43.
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Photograph Sunderland Echo 10/4/43, p 5: 'L/Cpl T W Atkinson (22) DLI, 24 Park Place East, reported missing, may be prisoner of war in North Africa.'
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Sunderland Echo 28/4/43, p 5: 'previously reported missing in North Africa, now prisoner of war in Italy.'
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Held at camps PG 66 and PG 53. Successfully escaped from the latter at Italian Armistice in 9/93, along with Pte T L G Barnett (4459764) and regained Allied lines 12/44, for which both MiD. Listed in LG as MiD while serving with RASC, to which he was posted after return to UK. LG 15/6/44:
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https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/36563/supplement/2856
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National Archives confirms award was for escaping PG 53:
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http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14083837
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Interviewed at length by IWM Sound Archive:
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http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/80016739
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Brief biography DLI Museum:
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http://www.dlidurham.org.uk/Listen%20To%20The%20Soldier/atkinson,thomas.pdf
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Bennell, Pte John Potts, 4465568. Died 27/7/43, serving with 16 DLI, aged 29. No CWGC Next of Kin details. Born Co Durham, enlisted Co Durham. Medjez-el-Bab Memorial, Face 29.
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Beveridge, Cpl George, 4465571. Died 3/3/43, serving with B Coy, 16 DLI, aged 31. Son of John Lausin Beveridge and Sarah Beveridge; husband of Emma Vida Beveridge, of Gateshead, Co Durham. Medjez-el-Bab Memorial, Face 29. Featured on 1942 B Coy, 16 DLI photograph:
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http://16dli.awardspace.com/page59.html
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Boxley, Cpl A W, 4465574, DLI. Stalag 11B, no POW no listed. Not Italy.
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Chandler, John Robert 4465579. Died 15/7/44, serving with 16 DLI. Age not recorded by CWGC. Son of John Robert and Annie Chandler, of Hendon, Sunderland, Co Durham. Caserta War Cemetery, II B 7.
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