Herbert Francis Turner volunteered for The Parachute Regiment and attended parachute training course number 98 at RAF Ringway between 10 and 21 January 1944.
Pte Turner served with MMG platoon, 13th (Lancashire) Parachute Battalion in Normandy.
He was killed during the Battle of Pont L'Eveque on 22 August 1944. He is buried in the Ranville War Cemetery, Normandy.
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Compiled with kind assistance of Phil Jennett
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