Hello everyone , I'm trying to find out as much as I can about my friend Paul's late father Joe worth. He knows that he was intelligence officer with 9th battalion parachute regiment during the attack on Merville Battery. I have found a photograph on line but that is about it. Could anyone help Many thanks James
Hello James a good place to start is his service records Get a copy of military service records - GOV.UK I am sure forum members will be along shortly to offer more advice regards Clive
Hes mentioned in this book The Day the Devils Dropped In: The 9th Parachute Battalion in Normandy - D - Day to D + 6 The Day the Devils Dropped in: The 9th Parachute Battalion in Normandy D-Day to D+6: Merville Battery to the Chateau St Come: Amazon.co.uk: Neil Barber: 9781844150458: Books Major Allen Parry "By this time, 01:00, I was getting a little agitated at the passing of time and still I hadn't made the RV. I collected about a dozen other chaps and eventually saw a red light. For the third time, I breathed a sigh of relief and approached the red light which was held by the inevitable {Lieutenant} Joe {Worth - the Battalion's Intelligence Officer} As CL1 suggests his service records are the way forward and will eliminate a lot of guess work and wrong paths TD
