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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...
Lieutenant Michael Joseph Dowling, son of William and Mary Dowling, of Rednal, Worcestershire, served with 9th (Essex) Parachute Battalion. He took part in the D-Day landings to Normandy, during Op Overlord.Lieutenant Dowling died on 6 June 1944, aged 34 years old. He is now commemorated on the Memorial near Bayeux War Cemetery, Normandy.
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Service History
- 1944 9th (Essex) Parachute Battalion (Lieutenant)
