George Edward Perks was the son of William and Amelia Fanny Perks; husband of Maud Perks, of Hartshill, Stoke-on-Trent, he enlisted in the General Service Corps and volunteered for airborne forces.

Gunner Perks successfully completed parachute and also glider training at RAF Ringway and was posted to 3 Airlanding Anti-Tank Battery, Royal Artillery, and took part in Operation Overlord (Normandy).

Gnr Perks was killed in action on 16 June 1944, age 34, and was buried in Ranville War Cemetery, Calvados, France.

If you are part of Gnr Perks’s family and would like to complete this biography, you can apply to the curator to do so. To do this you will need to become a member of ParaData and select the 'friend or family member' option on the registration form.

If you would like to find out more about becoming a member please visit our registration page.

Members of ParaData can submit their material by clicking on the 'Add content to this article' button on the right.