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Normandy (Operation Overlord)
Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of occupied Europe commonly known as D-Day, saw the 6th Airborne Division in action f...
Sergeant Joseph Albert Beech, son of John and Cathrine Beech, of Seaforth, Liverpool, served with 7th (Light Infantry) Parachute Battalion. He took part in the D-Day landings to Normandy, during Op Overlord on 5-6 June 1944.Sergeant Beech died on 6 June 1944, aged 25 years old. He is now buried in a joint grave at La Deliverandes War Cemetery, Douvres-la-Deliverande, near Caen, Normandy.
Service History
- 1944 7th (Light Infantry) Parachute Battalion (Sergeant)