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Italy
The Italians had capitulated while the force was still at sea. The sinking of HMS Abdiel by a mine in the harbour, however, r...
Pte Jack Copley briefly enslited into the Leicestershire Regiment before volunteering for airborne forces.He qualified as a military parachutists on Course 40 which ran at RAF Ringway from 1 to 11 December 1942 and served in HQ Company, 6th (Royal Welch) Parachute Battalion.