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Private Baverstock served with HQ Coy, 2nd Parachute Battalion.

Private Ralph Baverstock

Service History

Operations

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Sicily (Operation Husky)
Speed was essential to prevent the consolidation of Italian and German defences facing a rapid pincer movement launched from ...

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North Africa (Operation Torch)
On 12 November the 3rd Parachute Battalion (3 Para Bn) jumped onto and seized the vital airfield at Bone between Algiers and ...

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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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Arnhem (Operation Market Garden)
1st Allied Airborne Corps, which included the American 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions, was tasked to secure the main canal...

Decorations

France and Germany Star
France and Germany Star
1945
1939-45 Defence Medal
1939-45 Defence Medal
1945
1939-45 War Medal
1939-45 War Medal
1945
1939-45 Star
1939-45 Star
1945
Italy Star
Italy Star
1945
Africa Star
Africa Star
1945
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Media

Documents

Memorial service booklet for 2nd Parachute Battalion at Arnhem, December 1945 - page 1
Memorial service booklet for 2nd Parachute Battalion at Arnhem, December 1945 - page 1
Memorial service booklet for 2nd Parachute Battalion at Arnhem, December 1945 - page 2
Memorial service booklet for 2nd Parachute Battalion at Arnhem, December 1945 - page 2
Memorial service booklet for 2nd Parachute Battalion at Arnhem, December 1945 - page 3
Memorial service booklet for 2nd Parachute Battalion at Arnhem, December 1945 - page 3
The Parachute Regiment Old Comrades Association card of Ralph Baverstock, 1945
The Parachute Regiment Old Comrades Association card of Ralph Baverstock, 1945

Photos

Ralph Baverstock with a friend on camp
Ralph Baverstock with a friend on camp
Portrait of Ralph Baverstock, pictured after joining up in 1939
Portrait of Ralph Baverstock, pictured after joining up in 1939
Family photograph of Ralph Baverstock, taken into battle, 1943-4
Family photograph of Ralph Baverstock, taken into battle, 1943-4
Family photograph of Ralph Baverstock, taken into battle, 1943-4
Family photograph of Ralph Baverstock, taken into battle, 1943-4

Group photos

Members of the 2nd Parachute Battalion, 1944.
Members of the 2nd Parachute Battalion, 1944.
Ralph Baverstock with men of 2nd Para Bn, 1944.
Ralph Baverstock with men of 2nd Para Bn, 1944.
Members of 2nd Parachute Battalion at Maison Carrée, 1942.
Members of 2nd Parachute Battalion at Maison Carrée, 1942.
Group photo of the Medium Machine Gun Platoon, 2nd Parachute Battalion, 1943.
Group photo of the Medium Machine Gun Platoon, 2nd Parachute Battalion, 1943.
2nd Battalion Parachute Regiment HQ Company 1942.
2nd Battalion Parachute Regiment HQ Company 1942.

Solo photos

Portrait of Ralph Baverstock, 1942
Portrait of Ralph Baverstock, 1942

Official documents

The 2nd Parachute Battalion, Permanent Pass Book. - page 1
The 2nd Parachute Battalion, Permanent Pass Book. - page 1
The 2nd Parachute Battalion, Permanent Pass Book. - page 2
The 2nd Parachute Battalion, Permanent Pass Book. - page 2

Letters and Cards

Letter from Maj Digby Tatham-Warter to Mrs Baverstock, October 1944.
Letter from Maj Digby Tatham-Warter to Mrs Baverstock, October 1944.