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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 ...
William G V Engeldow, son of John and Maud Engeldow; husband of Mary Engeldow, of Sheffield. He enlisted in the Army 3 April 1940.
He volunteered for the airborne forces from The Beds and Herts Regiment.
William became a member of R Coy 1st Para Bn and was killed in action during The Battle of Mansour 3 February 1943.
His death is commemorated on face 34 of The Medjez el Bab memorial, CWGC in Tunisia.
Service History
- Date not known 1st Parachute Battalion (Corporal)
