Dennis William Robert Perryman
Memorial: Kingswood - Holy Trinity Church
Regiment: Army Air Corps
Medals: 1939–45 Star, War Medal 1939–1945
Rank and number: Sergeant
Parents: William and Florence Perryman
Marital status: Married
Home address: Dennis and Vera: 73 Holly Hill Road Kingswood
Pre-war occupation: Decorator
Date of birth: 23/04/1916
Date of death: 1944
Buried/Commemorated at: v
Age: 28
Further information:
3rd Battalion the Parachute Regiment, Army Air Corps.
Died: Between 19/09/1944 and 25/09/1944.
Dennis had a younger brother and sister and was the son of a laundry worker. He married Vera a corset maker in 1939.
Dennis’s battalion fought in the Western Europe Campaign landing in Normandy prior to D-Day to destroy bridges and gun batteries. The battalion also took part in Monty’s failed initiative Operation Market Garden landing in the Netherlands on the 17th September and tasked with securing 5 bridges across the Rhine to enable the allies advance. Dennis was originally reported as missing and then killed in action 2 days after the commencement of this operation.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
This information has been provided by Sarah Hands, Volunteer Researcher for the South Gloucestershire War Memorials Web Site.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
https://www.cwgc.org/
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/
https://www.nam.ac.uk/explore/paras