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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...
Private George David Adsett, son of Charles and Ellen Kate Adsett, of Storrington, Sussex, served with 9th (Essex) Parachute Battalion. He took part in the D-Day landings to Normandy on 5-6 June, during Op Overlord.Private Adsett died on 6 June 1944, aged 21 years old. He is now commemorated on the Memorial at Bayeux War Cemetery, Normandy.
Memorial photograph reproduced by kind permission of CWGC.
Service History
- 1944 12th (Yorkshire) Parachute Battalion (Private)
