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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 ...
Private Walter Wain served with 2nd Parachute Battalion and took part in the North African campaign, during Op Torch.Private Wain died on 30 November 1942, aged 26 years old. He is now buried in a collective grave at Massicault War Cemetery, Tunisia.
Service History
- Date not known 2nd Parachute Battalion