George Dennis Barrow was the son of Reginald Victor and Florence (Yeates) Barrow; husband of Pamela Joan (Smith) Barrow and father of Pauline Joyce Barrow. He enlisted in the General Service Corps and volunteered for airborne forces.
Private Barrow successfully completed glider training and was posted to 12th (Airborne) Battalion, Devonshire Regiment and took part in operation Varsity (Rhine Crossing).
Pte Barrow was killed in action on 26 March 1945, aged 24, and was given a field burial at Hamminkeln and was re-interred to Reichswald Forest War Cemetery on 8 April 1947.
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By Rod Gibson
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