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Rhine Crossing (Operation Varsity)
Operation Varsity was the largest single airborne operation in history. On a single day, over 16,000 men were inserted by gli...
Bernard Lionel Rawlins volunteered for airborne services and served with 2nd (Airborne) Battalion, Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry.He was killed on 16 April 1945 and is now buried in Hanover War Cemetery, Germany.
Grave image by Bob Hilton.