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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 ...
Lance Corporal Norman Ashcroft was the son of James and Alice Ashcroft, and husband of May Ashcroft, of Wigan, Lancashire. He served with 2nd Parachute Battalion and took part in the North African campaign as part of 1st Army, during Op Torch.
Lance Corporal Ashcroft died on 30 November 1942, aged 33 years old. He is now commemorated on the Memorial at Medjez-el-Bab War Cemetery, Tunisia.
Service History
- 1942 2nd Parachute Battalion (Lance Corporal)
