Private Patrick J Sharples

Patrick John Sharples was born and lived in East London, he enlisted in the Essex Regiment and volunteered for airborne forces.

Private Sharples successfully completed his parachute training at RAF Ringway on course number 50, from 8 to 22 February 1943. His course report stated “Showed great interest, especially detail, above average”. He was posted to C Company, 9th Battalion, The Parachute Regiment, and took part in Operation Overlord (Normandy).

Pte Sharples was killed in action on 6 June 1944, aged 23, and was given a field burial at Conneville-Sur-Merville, and was re-interred to Ranville War Cemetery, Calvados, France, on 10 August 1945.

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