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Rhine Crossing (Operation Varsity)
Operation Varsity was the largest single airborne operation in history. On a single day, over 16,000 men were inserted by gli...
Sapper Sidney Ernest Davison served with 591 (Antrim) Parachute Squadron, Royal Engineers. He took part in the Rhine Crossing, during Op Varsity.Sapper Davison died on 24 March 1945. He is now buried at Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, at Kleve, Germany.
Service History
- 1941 591 Parachute Squadron (Driver)
- 1944 591 Parachute Squadron RE (Sapper)