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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...
Pte William H Wall served with 2nd Battalion South Staffordshire Regiment.
He landed in Arnhem as part of Operation Market Garden on 17 September 1944, as part of 12 Platoon, B Company.
After the withdrawal of the bulk of 1st Airborne Division across the Rhine on 25 September, William successfully evaded capture by German forces until he could return back to allied lines.
Service History
- Date not known 2nd Battalion South Staffordshire Regiment (Private)