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Pvt
James Hawkins
Military Details
Service Number: 3658138
Regiment & Unit / Ship
6th bttn DLI
Service Branch
Army
Enlistment Details
Rank at Enlistment
Pte.
Battalion at Enlistment
6th
Service Number at Enlistment
3658138
Service History
Battalion War Diary Extract
he 6th Battalion, DLI was part of the 151st Infantry Brigade, 50th (Northumbrian) Division, one of the key British divisions that landed on Gold Beach on D‑Day (6 June 1944).
By mid‑June, the battalion was engaged in fierce battles around Tilly‑sur‑Seulles, a heavily contested area where British forces fought to break through German defensive lines.
The date of Hawkins’ death—19 June 1944—places him in the middle of this brutal phase of the Normandy campaign.
Personal Details
Date of Birth
19th February 1920
Place of Birth
Sunderland
Address
15 The Bungalows , Cleator Moor (Wifes address)
Residence (Roll of Honour)
Ambleside
Parents
Henry & Mary
Married
Julia nee williamson
Death and Memorial
Date of Death
19th June 1944
Age at Death
28
Theater of Action
Western Europe
Battle
Normandy
Battalion/Vessel at Death
6
Rank at Death
Pte.
Buried or Commemorated at
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