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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...
Private William Hek served with 7th (Light Infantry) Parachute Battalion and took part in the Normandy campaign, during Op Overlord.He died on 6 June 1944, aged 22 years old. He is now commemorated on the Memorial at La Delivrande War Cemetery, Douvres, near Caen, Normandy.
Service History
- Date not known 7th (Light Infantry) Parachute Battalion (Private)
