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J Fowler enlisted into the Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry and later volunteered for airborne forces.He qualified as a military parachutist on course 50 which ran at RAF Ringway from 8 to 22 February 1943 and served in A Company, 7th (Light Infantry) Parachute Battalion.

Service History

Operations

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Normandy (Operation Overlord)
Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of occupied Europe commonly known as D-Day, saw the 6th Airborne Division in action f...

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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...
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