Rooke, Pte F C, 4467105, DLI, Stalag 4G, POW No 227412, adjacent POW number to Pte L Treagust, below. Previously held POW Italy.

Rogers, Sgt Frank, 4467106. 16 DLI. Still with battalion in 1943 Italy. Possibly on 1942 Mortar Platoon photo here: http://16dli.atspace.co.uk/page3.html

Abba, Pte J, 4467110, DLI. Stalag 8A, POW 80637. POW at PG 17, Italy 1943.

Sanders, Pte Christopher Charles 4467112. Died 10/6/43, serving with 16 DLI, aged 33. Son of Thomas and Kate Elizabeth Sanders, of Small Heath, Birmingham. Medjez-el-Bab War Cemetery, 7 E 7.

Townsend, L/Cpl Wilfred 4467119, 16 DLI. Enlisted July 1940. With 16 DLI through to disbandment in 1946, serving in Italy, Greece and Austria. Served in the Mortar Platoon, (HQ and S Company). Of 13 Broadyates Road, South Yardley, Birmingham. See a display photograph of his campaign medals here: http://16dli.awardspace.com/page300.html

Possibly on 1942 Mortar Platoon photograph:

http://16dli.atspace.co.uk/page3.html

Treagust, Pte L C, 4467121, Stalag 4G, POW No 227413. Adjacent POW number to Pte F C Rooke above. Enlisted together and presumably captured together. Previously held Italy.

West, Cpl F W, 4467129. Mentioned in Despatches for services with the DLI in the CMF: LG 23/5/46

https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37575/supplement/2468/data.pdf

Cooper, Pte Norman Leslie, 4467138. Died 6/2/44, serving with 16 DLI. Age not recorded by CWGC. Son of Albert and Ada Cooper, of West Bromwich, Staffordshire. Minturno War Cemetery, I E 6.

Murphy, Pte Peter, 4467150. Died 23/5/44, serving with 2nd Bn Border Regiment, aged 24. Son of Peter and Margaret Murphy, of Dingle, Liverpool. Imphal War Cemetery, 1 A 8.

Durrant, Pte James Thomas, 4467151. Died 7/7/45, serving with 1st Bn West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own), aged 34. Son of William and Catherine Durrant; husband of Anne Elizabeth Durrant, of King's Heath, Birmingham. Rangoon War Cemetery, 1 E 16.

Davies, Pte John Edmund, 4467152. Served with 142 Commando Chindits in 1943, hospitalized before first expedition. See:

http://www.chinditslongcloth1943.com/dli-commandos.html

Griffiths, Pte H, 4467160. Died 2/5/44, serving with 17th Bn DLI. No CWGC age or Next of Kin details. Birmingham (Lodge Hill) Cemetery, Screen Wall, Plot 27, Row E, Grave 24589.

Griffin, Pte G H, 4467162, DLI. Stalag 4D, POW No 261590.

McKay, Pte James Leo, 4467178. Died 16/6/44, serving with 2 DLI, aged 32. Son of James and Susan McKay, of Drumquin, Co Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Kohima War Cemetery, 4 F 3.

Peace, Pte Leslie Simnet, 4467185. Died 25/8/43, serving with 13th Bn The King's Regiment (Liverpool), aged 33. Son of Arthur and Ada Peace, of Stone, Staffordshire; husband of Dorothy Peace, of Stone. Taukkyan War Cemetery, Burma, 17 B 12.

Originally enlisted DLI. Re-enforcement draft to India, 1942. Served with the 142 Commando/13th Bn Kings (Liverpool) Regiment in Burma on first Chindit expedition, 'Operation Longcloth', 1943. Died behind enemy lines. See this external site:

http://www.chinditslongcloth1943.com/dli-commandos.html

Ricketts, Pte D, 4467189, Stalag 344, POW No 28440. Previously held Italy.

Emblen, L/Sgt J, 4467194. Mentioned in Despatches for services with Royal Artillery in Italy. LG 29/11/45:

http://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37368/supplement/5799/data.pdf

Shuttleworth, Pte Charles Henry, 4467202. Died 13/9/44, serving with 6th Bn York and Lancaster Regiment, aged 34. Son of William and Grace Shuttleworth; nephew of Mrs A Shuttleworth, of Handsworth, Birmingham. Coriano Ridge War Cemetery, XVIII G 7.

Thornhill, Pte A, 4467203, DLI. Stalag 4C, POW No 262823.

Thomas, Pte George William Nathaniel, 4467204. Died 19/5/47, serving with the Durham Light Infantry, battalion not specified by CWGC, aged 30. Son of Nathaniel and Ethel Annie Thomas; husband of Vera Dorothy Thomas, of Folkestone. Hawkinge Cemetery, Plot N, Sec A, Grave 439.

Venables, Pte E L, 4467206, Stalag 18A in early 1945, POW No 7222. PG 66, Italy in 1943.

Ainsworth, Pte F, 4467234, DLI. POW PG 70, Italy, 1943.

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