Eric W Easton | ParaData

Ricky Easton qualified as a miltiary parachutist on Course 202 which ran at RAF Upper Heyford from 4 November to 3 December 1946.

After qualifying Ricky was initially posted to the Reserve Battalion at Talavera Barracks, Aldershot and then to the 9th Parachute Battalion, then serving with the 6th Airborne Division in Palestine.

Ricky was transferred to the Army Reserve in May 1948.

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1946
The Parachute Regiment Reserve Battalion / Training and Holding Battalion (Talavera Barracks) (Private)
1947
9th (Essex) Parachute Battalion (Private)

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Palestine

Arab intransigence over the surge of Jewish immigration that followed the Holocaust in Europe led to the forming of extreme dissident Zionist groups such as IZL (Irgun Zwai Leumi) and the Stern Gang, all seeking to promote their aims through violence.

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Eric Easton and friends, Palestine 1947

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Yvette Norfolk said:

Unfortunately my father passed away on Saturday 18th January 2020. His pride in his service to the Parachute Regiment lasted all his life. He is missed

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Private Eric W Easton

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13 May 1928 - 18 Jan 2020

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Private Eric W Easton

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13 May 1928 - 18 Jan 2020

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