Walter Needham
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He was the son of Walter and Agnes Needham and the brother of Agnes, Edith, Gertrude, Bertha, Albert and William Needham. In 1921 they lived at 26 Connaught Street, Radford, Nottingham. He was the husband of Mary Needham of Nottingham.
MASSICAULT WAR CEMETERY V A 1
The 2nd Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment spent April 1943 stationed in the Middle East (moving between Persia, Iraq, and Egypt) as part of the 17th Infantry Brigade within the 5th Infantry Division, preparing and training for upcoming amphibious operations in the Mediterranean.
While the 2nd Battalion spent early April 1943 staging and transitioning through the Middle East, they were quickly deployed to French North Africa to reinforce Allied efforts during the final, intense stages of the Tunisian Campaign.
Sergeant Needham was killed during the opening days of Operation Vulcan (the final Allied assault to capture Tunis). His date of death (23 April) coincides with the brutal fighting for Medjez el Bab and the surrounding hills, where the British First Army pushed through heavy German defensive lines.
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