Photo report Ounveiling Plaque 'Gunners within 1st Airborne Division'
On Friday, September 19, 2025, the ashes of Corporal William Ronald "Bill" Larder were interred at the Airborne Cemetery in Oosterbeek. Bill had passed away earlier that year. He was not only the last veteran of the 11th Battalion of the British Parachute Regiment, but also the last surviving member of the entire 4th Parachute Brigade that took part in the Battle of Arnhem.
Bill returned to the Arnhem/Oosterbeek area only once after the war, during the Airborne March in 2022.
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- Source: TracesOfWar, Arjan Vrieze
- Published on: 26-09-2025 12:49:41
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