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After volunteering for airborne forces, John Ackred served with 12 (Airborne) Battalion, Devonshire Regiment.He was killed on 11 April 1945 and is now buried in Hanover War Cemetery, Germany.

 Headstone image provided by Bob Hilton.

Private John Ackred

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Advance to the Baltic
The airborne soldiers were well suited to exploit the fluid situation that occurred following the collapse of the Rhine barri...
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