Private Ronald S Jepp

Ronald Sydney Jepp was the son of Edward Walter and Doris Vera Jepp, of Southsea, Hampshire, he enlisted into the Hampshire Regiment and volunteered for airborne forces.

Private Jepp successfully completed parachute training at RAF Ringway on course number 78 from 14 to 24 August 1943. His course report stated “Lacks confidence, can do well”. He was posted to 3 Section, Medium Machine Gun Platoon, 9th Battalion the Parachute Regiment, and took part in Operation Overlord (Normandy).

Pte Jepp was killed in action on 12 June 1944, and was given a field burial at Breville and was re-interred to Ranville War Cemetery, Calvados, France, on 2 July 1945.

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