Alfred Milton | ParaData

Alfred Milton enlisted into the Durham Light Infantry and volunteered for airborne forces in early 1945.

Pte Milton attended parachute training course B156 at RAF Ringway from 12 to 26 March 1945 but sprained his ankle on the third jump. When recovered he passed course B159 which ran from 2 to 13 April 1945. The course report states: ‘Keen and hardworking, completed the course confidently and well.’ Pte Milton was posted to the 2nd Parachute Battalion.

Pte Milton died aged 21 years in Palestine on 25 October 1947 when the lorry he was travelling in collided with another military vehicle, killing fourteen military personnel. He is now buried in Khayat Beach War Cemetery, Israel.

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2nd Parachute Battalion (Private)

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Palestine

Arab intransigence over the surge of Jewish immigration that followed the Holocaust in Europe led to the forming of extreme dissident Zionist groups such as IZL (Irgun Zwai Leumi) and the Stern Gang, all seeking to promote their aims through violence.

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Cross of Sacrifice, Khayat Beach Cemetery, 1 January 2015.

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Grave of Pte Alfred Milton, Khayat Beach War Cemetery, 1 January 2015.

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Mourners at the funeral of 2nd Parachute Battalion members, Khayat Beach War Cemetery, 1947.

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Funeral for members of the 2nd Parachute Battalion, who died 25/26 October 1947, Khayat Beach War Cemetery.

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Funeral for members of 2nd Parachute Battalion, who died 25/26 October 1947, Khayat Beach War Cemetery.

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