Ernest Pownall
Service number
5887249
Military unit
2nd Bn Northamptonshire Regiment
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Date of birth
Date of death
10 May 1940 (21 years old)
Place of birth
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Family history
He was the son of Ernest and Mary Ellen Pownall of Broxtowe, Nottingham.
Military history
The 2nd Battalion of the Northamptonshire Regiment was a regular army unit belonging to the 5th Infantry Division of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF). On 10 May 1940, they were stationed near the French-Belgian border and were immediately ordered to advance into Belgium to set up defensive lines along the River Dyle to slow the German invasion.
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