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Tom Matthews  MG Pln,12th (Yorkshire) Parachute Battalion

After the war, Tom moved to Guelph in Canada with his wife Evelyn. They had two children, Ray and Judith.

Tom was an ardent Liverpool supporter all his life.

 

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Tom Matthews

Service History

Operations

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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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Ardennes
After the Allied landings in Normandy and subsequent advance through France and Belgium, the German Army had succeeded in sta...

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Rhine Crossing (Operation Varsity)
Operation Varsity was the largest single airborne operation in history. On a single day, over 16,000 men were inserted by gli...
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