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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 ...
Tom started his military career with The Durham Light Infantry.
He volunteered for the airborne forces and became a member of 156 Battalion HQ Company. He later served in the North African campaign. This Battalion on 20 November 1942 disembarked off Port Tewfik, Egypt.
Service History
- Date not known 156 Parachute Battalion (Private)
