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My father John 'Jack' Archer, served with 6th (Royal Welch) Parachute Battalion in North Africa, Italy (including Cassino), Greece and Palestine.Unfortunately, John Archer passed away on 02 January 2013, aged 90.

Private John Archer

Service History

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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 d...

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Italy
The Italians had capitulated while the force was still at sea. The sinking of HMS Abdiel by a mine in the harbour, however, r...

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South France (Operation Dragoon)
The airborne assault was mounted alongside five US Parachute Battalions and one US Air Landing Brigade. The 51st US Troop Car...

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Greece (Operation Manna)
One company of the 4th Para Battalion was dropped in high winds at Megara airfield 40 miles from Athens suffering numero...
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Collage of 6th Parachute Battalion.
Collage of 6th Parachute Battalion.
Collage of 6th Parachute Battalion.
Collage of 6th Parachute Battalion.
Collage of 6th Parachute Battalion.
Collage of 6th Parachute Battalion.
Trooper John 'Jack' Archer at Buckingham Palace, Veterans Day, 10 July 2005
Trooper John 'Jack' Archer at Buckingham Palace, Veterans Day, 10 July 2005
John Archer in the grounds at Buckingham Palace, Veterans Day, 10 July 2005
John Archer in the grounds at Buckingham Palace, Veterans Day, 10 July 2005
John Archer on Veterans Day, Buckingham Palace, 2005
John Archer on Veterans Day, Buckingham Palace, 2005

Solo photos

Pte John Archer, 6th (Royal Welch) Parachute Battalion, date unknown.
Pte John Archer, 6th (Royal Welch) Parachute Battalion, date unknown.

Group photos

Members of the 6th (Royal Welch) Parachute Battalion, possibly Athens, c1944.
Members of the 6th (Royal Welch) Parachute Battalion, possibly Athens, c1944.
A Parachute Stick onboard bound for Operation Dragoon
A Parachute Stick onboard bound for Operation Dragoon