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Sgt Denis Ernest Chapman  served with 3rd King's Own Hussars, part of 6th Airborne Division, in Palestine and qualified as a military parachutist on course 218, which ran at RAF Upper Heyford in April 1947.

Sergeant Denis Chapman

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Palestine
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Arabs pose in front of Staghound armoured car, Kaffel Khouri, Palestine, March 1946.
Arabs pose in front of Staghound armoured car, Kaffel Khouri, Palestine, March 1946.

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3rd King's Own Hussars armoured car crew stop for break, Palestine, c1946-47.
3rd King's Own Hussars armoured car crew stop for break, Palestine, c1946-47.
Sgt Denis Chapman looks out from a Staghound at the Bridge of Acorn, Megiddo, Palestine, 1947.
Sgt Denis Chapman looks out from a Staghound at the Bridge of Acorn, Megiddo, Palestine, 1947.
Two NCOs of 3rd King's Own Hussars at Ramat Gan crossroads, Palestine, September 1946.
Two NCOs of 3rd King's Own Hussars at Ramat Gan crossroads, Palestine, September 1946.
The King David Hotel after the Hagana bomb explosion, 1946.
The King David Hotel after the Hagana bomb explosion, 1946.
Suspects awaiting interrogation by Intelligence Officers, Tel Aviv, 30 July 1946.
Suspects awaiting interrogation by Intelligence Officers, Tel Aviv, 30 July 1946.