Private Harry Tongue

Private Harry Tongue enlisted into South Lancashire Regiment and later served with airborne forces.

He attended Parachute Training Course No 89 which ran at RAF Ringway from 28 October to 9 November 1943. There were 281 trainees on the course who completed over 2,000 descents. The instructors marked Pte Tongue as "an oustanding pupil and a good leader."

Pte Tongue was posted to the 13th Parachute Battalion on completion of his training.

He jumped with the Battalion as part of Operation Overlord and fought in the Normandy campaign.

Pte Tongue died on 19 August 1944, aged 21 years, and is buried in Putot-En-Auge Churchyard, Normandy.

Churchyard photograph reproduced by kind permission of CWGC.