Captain Charles E Greenwood

Charles Edward Greenwood was the son of Philip Edward and Marguerite A Greenwood; husband of Margaret Greenwood, of Palmers Green, Middlesex. He was commissioned into the Northumberland Hussars and volunteered for airborne forces.

Captain Greenwood successfully completed his parachute training at RAF Ringway on course number 83, from 15 to 24 September 1943 and was posted to 8th Battalion, The Parachute Regiment and took part in Operation Overlord (Normandy).

Capt. Greenwood was killed in action on 7 June 1944, aged 29, and was given a field burial at Herouvillette and re-interred to Ranville War Cemetery, Calvados, France on 23 October 1945.

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