Harold Hofton
He was a driller.
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Son of Walter and Mabel Hofton and brother of Joseph, John, Emma and Annie Hofton of 18, Charter Street, Radford, Nottingham.
In July 1943, the 1st Battalion, Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) played a frontline role in Operation Husky—the Allied invasion of Sicily. Operating under the 154th Infantry Brigade of the famed 51st (Highland) Infantry Division, the battalion helped spearhead the first major Allied return to the European continent.
Private Hofton was killed in action at the height of the Battle for Gerbini (20–21 July 1943). This night assault against fortified German positions near the airfield resulted in the 1st Battalion's heaviest casualties of the Sicilian campaign before they were forced to withdraw across the Dittaino River.
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