Private William J E Hillyard

Private William John Edward Hillyard served with 7th (Light Infantry) Parachute Battalion and took part in the Rhine Crossing, during Op Varsity.

Private Hillyard died on 27 March 1945. He is now buried at Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.

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