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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...
Sergeant Ernest Albert Archer was the son of Frederick and Helen Francis Archer, and the husband of Beatrice Grace Archer, of Grays, Essex. He served with 9th (Essex) Parachute Battalion and took part in the Rhine Crossing, during Op Varsity.Sergeant Archer died on 24 March 1945, aged 28 years old. He is now buried at Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.
Service History
- 1945 9th (Essex) Parachute Battalion (Sergeant)