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Fred Glover provides a brilliant and at times emotional account of his service with the 9th Parachute Battalion.
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Fred Glover
Fred Glover enlisted into The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment) in the Second World War and later volunteered for airborne forces while serving as a Lance Corporal.
He qualified on the 6th of August 1943 and was posted to A Company 9th (Essex) Parachute Battalion. Fred fought in Normandy but was captured and taken POW.
This interview gives a great account of his escape and subsequent war in the Rhine.
