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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...
A W Kingston volunteered for airborne forces in 1943 and qualified as a military parachutist on course 82 which ran at RAF Ringway from 13 to 23 September 1943 and served in A Company, 7th (Light Infantry) Parachute Battalion. The course report reads ‘Sgt Kingston: Good type of NCO fine leader, performance good.’‘Jack’ Kingston became a section Sgt of 2 Platoon, A Company.
Service History
- Date not known 7th (Light Infantry) Parachute Battalion (Sergeant)