238261 Sgt. Neville Leonard Ashley British Army 2nd Btn. A Coy. 2 Pltn. Parachute Regiment Neville Ashley had served with the TA, 7th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment before the war. He saw action with the British Expeditionary Force in Belgium and France during the retreat to Dunkirk. He was evacuated from beache at La Panne on the Dutch ship, Horst and taken to Margate. He was discharged from the army, but later re-enlisted and joined No.2 Platoon, A Company, 2nd Parachute Battalion. He was taken Prisoner of War near Arnhem in September 1944 and held in Stalag 12a and Stalag 18c.
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