Douglas Eccles was the son of Mrs J Eccles, of Lancaster. He enlisted in the Royal Tank Regiment and volunteered for Airborne Forces.
He successfully completed parachute training and was posted to B Squadron, 1st Special Air Service Regiment, Army Air Corps.
Douglas was murdered by a Nazi firing squad on 7 July 1944, aged 24 and is now buried in Rom Communal Cemetery, Southern France.
By Rod Gibson with additional information from Jon Baker
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