Philip M Colechin

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The 1st Battalion The Parachute Regiment (1 PARA) (Private)
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R Coy, 1 Para (Private)

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North Africa (Operation Torch)

On 12 November the 3rd Parachute Battalion (3 Para Bn) jumped onto and seized the vital airfield at Bone between Algiers and Tunis, arriving barely before German paratroopers deployed for the same mission.

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Private Philip M Colechin

01 Feb 1943

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