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Private Chester Billingsley served with 1st Parachute Battalion and took part in the North African campaign.

Private Billingsley died on 28 March 1943, aged 19 years old. He is now buried at Beja War Cemetery, Tunisia.

 

Private Chester Billingsley

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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 ...
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