John William Bull
Service number
14424514
Military unit
12th (10th Bn The Green Howards [Yorkshire Regt]) Bn The Parachute Regiment, AAC
Address
39 Woodland Drive, Mansfield
Date of birth
10 Jun 1925
Date of death
10 Jul 1944 (19 years old)
Place of birth
Mansfield, Nottinghmshire.
Employment, education or hobbies
In 1939 aged 14 John was working has a shoe shop errand boy.
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Family history
Son of John William and Gertie Bull of 39 Woodland Drive, Mansfield. He had an older sister, Dorothy Joan born in 1921.
Military history
John's unit parachuted into France on D-Day with the objective to take the village of Bas de Ranville. They took the village despite the troops being scattered over a wide area during the drop. Over the next few days they held the village despite heavy bombardment in which their commander Lt Col Jonny Johnson was killed.
Extra information
Buried in Ranville War Cemetery, France, Plot IVA E 18.
Photographs
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