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North Africa (Operation Torch)
On 12 November the 3rd Parachute Battalion (3 Para Bn) jumped onto and seized the vital airfield at Bone between Algiers and ...
Joined Royal Regiment Artillery 1937.
Qualified as a parachutist 23rd Dec 1940.
Served with 11 SAS.
Then became part of 1st Battalion Parachute Regiment member of T Company.
Served in Tunisia on Operation Torch 1942.
Badly wounded 24th November 1942.
Discharged 5th November 1943 due to injuries.
Service History
- 1937 Royal Artillery (RA) (Gunner)
- 1940 11 SAS Battalion (Private)
- 1941 The 1st Battalion The Parachute Regiment (1 PARA) (Private)