Private John Charters

John Charters was the son of Henry and Mary Ann Charters, of Liverpool, he enlisted in the Cheshire Regiment and volunteered for Airborne forces.

Private Charters successfully completed parachute training at RAF Ringway and was posted to Mortar Platoon, 8th (Midlands) Battalion, the Parachute Regiment, and took part in Operation Overlord (Normandy).

Pte Charters was killed in action on 16 June 1944, aged 25, and was given a field burial at Benouville. He was re-interred to Ranville War Cemetery, Calvados, France, on 29 May 1945.

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