Private Eric G Newell

07 Jun 1944

Private Eric George Newell served with the 2nd Airborne Battalion, Ox and Bucks Light Infantry and took part in the D-Day landings to Normandy on 5-6 June 1944.

Pte Newell died on 7 June, aged 27 years old. He is now buried at Herouvillette New Communal Cemetery, Herouvillette, near Caen, Normandy.

 

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Eric G Newell

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  • Group Photograph of D Company Ox and Bucks 52nd Light Infantry, December 1943.

    Group Photograph of D Company Ox and Bucks 52nd Light Infantry, December 1943.

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