Lance Corporal Fred Ogden

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Fred Ogden was born and lived in Cheadle, Cheshire. He enlisted on 22 January 1954 into the Grenadier Guards.He volunteered for airborne forces in 1955 and was posted to No 1 (Guards) Independent Parachute Company.

Lance Corporal Ogden served in Cyprus from June until November 1956.

He was medically discharged in February 1957 following a parachute accident that resulted in major surgery on a dislocated and damaged right shoulder.

Fred Ogden passed away in February 2012 after a short battle with cancer.