Private Cecil H Creasy

25 Sep 1944

Private Cecil Harry Creasy, the son of William and Ethel Creasy, of Framlingham, Suffolk,  was initially enlisted into his county regiment.

He transferred to the Army Catering Corps in  November 1943 and was attached to 156  Parachute Battalion, serving with the Defence Platoon as a cook at Arnhem during Operation Market Garden.

Pte William Creasy died  on 25 September 1944, aged 27 years old, and is now buried at Oosterbeek War Cemetery, Arnhem.

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  • Headstone of Pte Cecil Creasy, Oosterbeek War Cemetery.
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    Headstone of Pte Cecil Creasy, Oosterbeek War Cemetery.

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  • Entry for Cecil Creasy in the Roll of Honour book on display in the Airborne Museum Hartenstein.
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    Entry for Cecil Creasy in the Roll of Honour book on display in the Airborne Museum Hartenstein.

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