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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 Cox transferred from the Royal Ulster Rifles on the formation of 1st Parachute Brigade.He attended Course 3 at RAF Ringway in December 1941, before joining A Company, 2 PARA.
Whilst with 2 PARA in North Africa, he was wounded, taken prisoner of war and transferred to Stalag 8B E/41 Camp, Lamsdorf.
Service History
- Date not known The 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment (2 PARA) (Private)
