William Kenneth Marfleet
Staff Sergeant William Kenneth Marfleet was the First Pilot & Aircraft Commander in a Horsa glider on D-Day. Telling Staff Sergeant Marfleet’s D-Day 75 story is his nephew, military author Steve Wright. The story also mentions several servicemen who sadly died alongside William on 6 June 1944.
FALLEN HEROES
WILLIAM KENNETH MARFLEET
Army • STAFF SERJEANT
Glider Pilot Regiment
1 WingDIED | 06 June 1944
AGE | 24
SERVICE NO. | 7537176
ALBERT EDWARD DAVIES
Army • COMPANY QUARTERMASTER SERJEANT
Parachute Regiment
9th BattalionDIED | 06 June 1944
AGE | 32
SERVICE NO. | 6008541
WILLIAM SIDNEY
Army • BOMBARDIER
Royal Artillery
4 Airlanding Anti-Tank BatteryDIED | 06 June 1944
AGE | 27
SERVICE NO. | 5126153
JOHN WILLIAM LUNN
Army • DRIVER
Royal Army Service Corps
716 (Airborne) Light Composite CompanyDIED | 06 June 1944
AGE | 19
SERVICE NO. | T/14427546
VICTOR HAINES
Army • SERJEANT
Glider Pilot Regiment
1 WingDIED | 06 June 1944
AGE | 25
SERVICE NO. | 1888144
FALLEN HEROES
WILLIAM KENNETH MARFLEET
Army • STAFF SERJEANT
Glider Pilot Regiment
1 WingDIED | 06 June 1944
AGE | 24
SERVICE NO. | 7537176
ALBERT EDWARD DAVIES
Army • COMPANY QUARTERMASTER SERJEANT
Parachute Regiment
9th BattalionDIED | 06 June 1944
AGE | 32
SERVICE NO. | 6008541
WILLIAM SIDNEY
Army • BOMBARDIER
Royal Artillery
4 Airlanding Anti-Tank BatteryDIED | 06 June 1944
AGE | 27
SERVICE NO. | 5126153
JOHN WILLIAM LUNN
Army • DRIVER
Royal Army Service Corps
716 (Airborne) Light Composite CompanyDIED | 06 June 1944
AGE | 19
SERVICE NO. | T/14427546
VICTOR HAINES
Army • SERJEANT
Glider Pilot Regiment
1 WingDIED | 06 June 1944
AGE | 25
SERVICE NO. | 1888144
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