Private Thomas Halligan, son of Edna Halligan, of Wombwell, Yorkshire, served with 13th (South Lancs) Parachute Battalion. He took part in the Rhine Crossing, during Op Varsity.
Private Halligan died on 24 March 1945, aged 19 years old. He is now buried at Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.
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by Airborne Forces administratorArmy Roll of Honour: World War II supplied by Naval and Military Press Ltd
- Name
- Thomas Halligan
- Rank
- Private
- Service Number
- 14837591
- Regiment
- Parachute Regt (The South Lancashire Regt (Prince of Wales' Volunteers))
- Date of Death
- 24/3/45
- Theatre of War
- Western Europe Campaign, 1944/45
