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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...
R Seabright enlisted into the Gloucestershire Regiment and then volunteered for airborne forces.
He qualified as a military parachutist on course 78 which ran at RAF Ringway in August 1943 and served in 1 Platoon, A Company, 7th (Light Infantry) Parachute Battalion. His course report reads: ‘A very good NCO, worth promotion.’
Pte AR Seabright W.I.A. 06.06.44 Normandy 7th Parachute Battalion
L/Sgt. AR. Seabright W.I.A. 24.03.45 Germany 7th Parachute Battalion
Service History
- 1943 7th (Light Infantry) Parachute Battalion (Sergeant)