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Sergeant Joseph Albert Beech, son of John and Cathrine Beech, of Seaforth, Liverpool, served with 7th (Light Infantry) Parachute Battalion. He took part in the D-Day landings to Normandy, during Op Overlord on 5-6 June 1944.Sergeant Beech died on 6 June 1944, aged 25 years old. He is now buried in a joint grave at La Deliverandes War Cemetery, Douvres-la-Deliverande, near Caen, Normandy.

 

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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...
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