William Charles Seeley, son of James Charles and Mary Ann Seeley, of Battersea, London, enlisted into the Royal Welch Fusiliers and then volunteered for airborne forces.
Private Seeley undertook parachute training on course 25 at RAF Ringway from 30 August to 8 September 1942, and was posted to 6th Battalion (10th Bn The Royal Welch Fusiliers) The Parachute Regiment.
He took part in the amphibious landings in Italy in September 1943, on board a mine layer, HMS Abdiel. Unfortunately, HMS Abdiel struck a mine in Taranto Harbour causing significant casualties and loss of life, including Pte Seeley.
Pte Seeley died at sea on 10 September 1943. Aged 20.
His body was recovered and buried in a common grave at Taranto. He was later identified and re-interred in Bari British Military Cemetery on 20 October 1944.
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