Corporal Ronald Dixon
March 27th 1923 – December 27th 2003
Corporal Ronald Dixon qualified as a military parachutist on Course 97 which ran at RAF Ringway from 26 July to 6 August 1943 and subsequently served with Headquarters Company of 12th (Yorkshire) Parachute Battalion.
He served with the Battalion during its campaigns in North West Europe in 1944-45 and the Far East.
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| 06/06/1944 – 27/08/1944 | Normandy (Operation Overlord) |
| 24/12/1944 – 28/01/1945 | Ardennes |
| 24/03/1945 – 02/05/1945 | Rhine Crossing (Operation Varsity) |
| 26/03/1945 – 02/05/1945 | Advance to the Baltic |
| 01/08/1945 – 15/05/1946 | Far East |
| 12th (Yorkshire) Parachute Battalion, (Corporal) |
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