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Arnhem (Operation Market Garden)
1st Allied Airborne Corps, which included the American 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions, was tasked to secure the main canal...
Private Henry James Battrick, son of Frederick Charles and M E Battrick, of Piddletrenthide, Dorsetshire, served with 2nd Parachute Battalion. He took part in the Battle of Arnhem, during Op Market Garden.
He died on 21 September 1944, aged 26 years old. He is now buried at Oosterbeek War Cemetery, Arnhem.
Service History
- Date not known 2nd Parachute Battalion (Private)