Wild, L/Cpl Robert Harold, 4469377. Enlisted 4 ITC Brancepth, 11/12/41. Died 17/7/43, serving with 9 DLI, aged 23. Son of Thomas Temple Wild and Ada Wild, of Acklam, Middlesbrough. Catania War Cemetery, Sicily, III C I.
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Campaign Medals on display at DLI Museum. Brief biography and photograph:
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http://dlimuseum.durham.gov.uk/pgFullBiography.aspx?&BioId=6370&BioSurname=Wild&AZ=Y
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'Born in 1920 in Middlesbrough, he served with 9 DLI during the Second World War. He was killed in action, as a Lance Corporal with C Company, on 17 July 1943 at Primosole Bridge, Sicily. The battle to take the bridge from German paratroops was one of the most bitter actions fought by the DLI and cost the Regiment over 500 men killed, wounded or missing. Robert Wild was buried in Catania, Sicily. He was 23 years old.'
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Winward, Sgt Albert, 4469385. Enlisted 4 ITC Brancepth, 12/41. Died 10/8/44 serving with 10 DLI. Age not recorded by CWGC. Son of Albert and Alice Winward of Middlesbrough. Middlesbrough (Acklam) Cemetery, Cons, Grave 14.
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Wood, Pte William 4469389. Died serving with the 4th Bn Dorset Regt, 15/2/45, aged 23. Son of William and Ellen Wood of Blyth, Northumberland, husband of Nancy Wood of Blyth. Reichswald Forest War Cemetery 57 F 2.
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Wylie, L/Cpl G, 4469390. Captured while serving with the Army Air Corps. POW, no number or Stalag listed.
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Young, Pte W, 4469391, Stalag 398 in 1/45, German POW No 154749. POW Italy in 1943
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Smith, Pte John, 4469397. Died serving with 7th Bn Parachute Regt, 6/6/44, aged 20. Son of John William and Elizabeth Smith of Houghton-le-Spring, Co Durham. La Deliverande War Cemetery, Douvres, France, Sp Mem, 111 K 6.
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Vincent, Pte Kenneth, 4469400. Died serving with the 7th Bn Parachute Regt, 6/6/44, aged 22. Son of Harry and Florence May Vincent, of Barnstaple, Devon. Hermanville War Cemetery, France, 1 B 2.
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Tait, L/Cpl John, 4469403. Died 1/2/44, serving with 'Durham Light Infantry and 9 Commando', aged 23. Son of John and
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Isabella Tait of Berwick upon Tweed. Minturno War Cemetery, Italy, V A 3.
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CWGC Headstone photograph:
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http://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/Commando+War+Graves+Memorials+and+Plaques/graves/War+Graves+Italy/minturno/Tait+j++9+cdo.jpg.html
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The odd name and number above is out of surname alphabetical sequence--perhaps due to some kind of initial admin oversight. But it is notable how most surnames follow alphabetically within their specific training draft. This also the case with those recruits enlisting direct to ‘Recruit Company’ of 16 DLI at Folkstone in January 1942 who are listed beginning on the next page. Click on the link below.
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