Lance Corporal John Grakauskas

John Grakauskas was the son of Benedict and Ursula Grakauskas, of Glasgow, Scotland, he enlisted in the York and Lancaster Regiment and volunteered for Airborne forces.

Lance Corporal Grakauskas successfully completed parachute training at RAF Ringway on course number 84, from 20 September to 1 October 1943. His course report stated “Very keen and confident, excellent standard in ground training and parachuting”. He was posted to 12th (10th Battalion, The Green Howards [Yorkshire Regiment]) Bn., The Parachute Regiment, and took part in Operation Overlord (Normandy).

L/Cpl Grakauskas was killed in action on 12 June 1944, aged 30, and was given a field burial at Amfreville and was re-interred to Ranville War Cemetery, Calvados, France, on 20 June 1945.

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