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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...
Lance Corporal Richard Vaughan, served with 2nd (Airborne) Battalion, Oxs and Bucks Light Infantry. He took part in the Rhine Crossing, during Op Varsity.Lance Corporal Vaughan died on 24 March 1945, aged 30 years old. He is now buried at Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, in Germany.
Service History
- 1945 2nd Battalion Ox and Bucks Light Infantry (Lance Corporal)