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Organisation: 16th (Parachute) Field Ambulance
Name 16th (Parachute) Field Ambulance
Description A Royal Army Medical Corps unit of the British airborne forces during WW2 that was the first parachute field ambulance unit. Their deployments included Operation Torch in North Africa, Operation Fustian in Sicily, Operation Slapstick in Italy and at the Battle of Arnhem where the majority of the unit where captured.
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Name By Air to Battle. The official account of the British Airborne Divisions
Category Action in the Air
Issued By Ministry Of Information
Issued For Air Ministry
Published Oct/1945