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D-Day Glider Pilot Sergeant Eric Lightowler

D-Day Glider Pilot Sergeant Eric Lightowler

Jun 5, 2024 | Category, Dalton, People, WW1 and WW2

One name that seems to be missing from our local war memorials is that of Eric Lightowler, who was killed in action on D-Day 6th June 1944. Born in 1920 he was the son of Albert and Edith Lightowler, of Moldgreen, Huddersfield. Eric enlisted in the Duke of...
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