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Three: Private W. H. Burford, 8th Battalion, Parachute Regiment, who was killed in action...
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Three: Private W. H. Burford, 8th Battalion, Parachute Regiment, who was killed in action during Operation Varsity, the air drop over the Rhine, on 24 March 1945
1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named bestowal slip, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mr. W. Burford, 193 Dysart Road, Grantham, Lincs.’, extremely fine (3) £240-£280
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William Henry Burford, from Grantham, Lincolnshire, attested in Army for service during the Second War and served with the 8th (Midlands) Battalion, Parachute Regiment. He was killed in action during Operation Varsity, on 24 March 1945, when his Battalion was the first unit to land, with the objective to secure drop zone ‘A’. B Company landed in the wrong area and came under fire from defensive positions manned by German Parachutists. After hand to hand fighting, the position was eventually destroyed with heavy casualties. Both A and C Companies had very little opposition, so it seems likely, though unconfirmed, that Private Burford was a member of B Company. He is buried in Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany.
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1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named bestowal slip, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mr. W. Burford, 193 Dysart Road, Grantham, Lincs.’, extremely fine (3) £240-£280
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William Henry Burford, from Grantham, Lincolnshire, attested in Army for service during the Second War and served with the 8th (Midlands) Battalion, Parachute Regiment. He was killed in action during Operation Varsity, on 24 March 1945, when his Battalion was the first unit to land, with the objective to secure drop zone ‘A’. B Company landed in the wrong area and came under fire from defensive positions manned by German Parachutists. After hand to hand fighting, the position was eventually destroyed with heavy casualties. Both A and C Companies had very little opposition, so it seems likely, though unconfirmed, that Private Burford was a member of B Company. He is buried in Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany.
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Three: Private W. H. Burford, 8th Battalion, Parachute Regiment, who was killed in action during Operation Varsity, the air drop over the Rhine, on 24 March 1945
1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named bestowal slip, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mr. W. Burford, 193 Dysart Road, Grantham, Lincs.’, extremely fine (3) £240-£280
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William Henry Burford, from Grantham, Lincolnshire, attested in Army for service during the Second War and served with the 8th (Midlands) Battalion, Parachute Regiment. He was killed in action during Operation Varsity, on 24 March 1945, when his Battalion was the first unit to land, with the objective to secure drop zone ‘A’. B Company landed in the wrong area and came under fire from defensive positions manned by German Parachutists. After hand to hand fighting, the position was eventually destroyed with heavy casualties. Both A and C Companies had very little opposition, so it seems likely, though unconfirmed, that Private Burford was a member of B Company. He is buried in Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany.
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1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named bestowal slip, in card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mr. W. Burford, 193 Dysart Road, Grantham, Lincs.’, extremely fine (3) £240-£280
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William Henry Burford, from Grantham, Lincolnshire, attested in Army for service during the Second War and served with the 8th (Midlands) Battalion, Parachute Regiment. He was killed in action during Operation Varsity, on 24 March 1945, when his Battalion was the first unit to land, with the objective to secure drop zone ‘A’. B Company landed in the wrong area and came under fire from defensive positions manned by German Parachutists. After hand to hand fighting, the position was eventually destroyed with heavy casualties. Both A and C Companies had very little opposition, so it seems likely, though unconfirmed, that Private Burford was a member of B Company. He is buried in Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany.
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