Edward Charles Mullins was the son of Edward William and Edith Emmaline Mullins, of East Ham, Essex, he enlisted in the General Service Corps and volunteered for airborne forces.

Private Mullins successfully completed glider training and was posted to 12th (Airborne) Battalion, Devonshire Regiment, and took part in Operation Overlord (Normandy).

Private Mullins was killed in action on 12 June 1944, age 19, and was given a field burial at Breville and was re-interred to Ranville War Cemetery, Calvados, France, on 5 July 1945.

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