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May 30, 20230 min read

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Welcome the the story of The Seventeenth Man? Albert Joseph Holtom was a founding member of the 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment,...

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May 5, 20231 min read

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Although there is no mention of Italy in Albert’s service records, his letters home, Field Service Postcard, and Christmas card from...

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Jun 21, 20239 min read

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Lieutenant Andrew Roberts signed Albert’s Service and Pay Book to confirm that Albert had qualified for the Africa Star, dating the entry...

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Jun 1, 20232 min read

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Albert sailed from Greenock in Scotland to Algeria on a converted cruise liner with the rest of the 2nd Battalion in November 1942, as...

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Jun 1, 20232 min read

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Albert states in his testimony that Operation Biting, the lightning raid on a radar installation in Bruneval, France, in February 1942,...

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Jun 1, 20239 min read

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In his civilian life, Albert was an Assistant Bakery Manager in the Holtom family bakery. Therefore it is plausible that when he...

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May 16, 20235 min read

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This blog focuses specifically on Albert’s activities between 21st September 1941 and 17th January 1945, during which time all sources...

Paul Press

May 12, 20231 min read

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