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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 ...
Sergeant John William Baynes, husband of Mary Baynes, of Carlisle, served with 3rd Parachute Battalion. He took part in the North African campaign, and was posthumously awarded a Mention in Despatches.Sergeant Baynes died on 17 August 1943, aged 29 years old. He is now commemorated on the Memorial at Medjez-el-Bab War Cemetery, Tunisia.