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Ardennes
After the Allied landings in Normandy and subsequent advance through France and Belgium, the German Army had succeeded in sta...
Corporal Edward Robert Hamlin Banbury was the son of Edward Robert Horder and Kathleen Banbury, and husband of Violet May Banbury, of Eastleigh, Hampshire. He served with 3rd Parachute Squadron, Royal Engineers, and took part in the Ardennes offensive in the winter of 1944-5.
Corporal Banbury died on 12 February 1945, aged 30 years old. He is now buried at Venray War Cemetery, Holland.
Service History
- Date not known 3rd Parachute Squadron RE (Corporal)