Corporal Reginald Pledger

Reginald Pledger was the son of Frederick N and Mary Ann Pledger, of Ilford, Essex, he enlisted in the Essex Regiment and volunteered for airborne forces.

Corporal Pledger successfully completed parachute training at RAF Ringway on course number 47 from 18 January to 1 February 1943. His course report stated “Keen and hard worker, did well.” He was posted to 9th Battalion, the Parachute Regiment and took part in operation Overlord (Normandy).

Cpl Pledger was killed in action on 6 June 1944, age 30, and was given a field burial at Gonneville-sur-Merville and was re-interred to Ranville War Cemetery, Calvados, France, on 10 August 1945.

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