Personal information | |
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Age | 24 |
Nationality | British |
Date / place of birth | Unknown |
Genealogy | Son of George and Elizabeth Falck. Husband of Pauline Mary of Epsom. |
Military information | |
Army Number | 237410 |
Rank | Lt. |
Function | Unknown |
Platoon / Troop / Flight | 4 Section |
Company / Squadron | 1st Airborne Divisional Provost Company |
Unit / Group | Unknown |
Division / Transport / Command | 1st Airborne Division |
Regiment | Corps of Royal Military Police |
Death information | |
Died when | 26-9-1944 |
Died where | Oosterbeek |
Spot | Near Overzicht estate |
Map reference | Unknown |
Burial Location | No known grave |
Grave number | Unknown |
Miscellaneous information | |
Personal notes | |
Lt. Falck was originally buried together with L/Cpl. Newby but his grave is now lost. A search for his remains, initiated by a veteran from his unit (John Hamblett) in 1995 was unsuccessful. Falck was a German/Dutch refugee. He jumped in with 2nd lift into intense fire from the ground. An eye-witness named L/Cpl. Stanley Reast gave testimony in 1993 that he buried both Falck and a Cpl Jack Newby in an orchard near where he found them dead propped up against a lamp post where they were killed during the defensive battle near the Hartenstein HQ. In 1945, Newby\\'s body was found with his ID tags but Falck had removed his ID (in case of capture by the Germans) but Reast had seen his cheque book and knew it was him anyway; both bodies were buried - it is almost certain - in one grave with only Newby\\'s name on. John Hamblett struggled to have Falck\\'s name put on a proper headstone at Oosterbeek and removed from the Groesebeek memorial but the CWGC have declined as they are | |
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Personal information | |
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Age | 24 |
Nationality | British |
Date / place of birth | Unknown |
Genealogy | Son of George and Elizabeth Falck. Husband of Pauline Mary of Epsom. |
Military information | |
Army Number | 237410 |
Rank | Lt. |
Function | Unknown |
Platoon / Troop / Flight | 4 Section |
Company / Squadron | 1st Airborne Divisional Provost Company |
Unit / Group | Unknown |
Division / Transport / Command | 1st Airborne Division |
Regiment | Corps of Royal Military Police |
Death information | |
Died when | 26-9-1944 |
Died where | Oosterbeek |
Spot | Near Overzicht estate |
Map reference | Unknown |
Burial Location | No known grave |
Grave number | Unknown |
Miscellaneous information | |
Personal notes | |
Lt. Falck was originally buried together with L/Cpl. Newby but his grave is now lost. A search for his remains, initiated by a veteran from his unit (John Hamblett) in 1995 was unsuccessful. Falck was a German/Dutch refugee. He jumped in with 2nd lift into intense fire from the ground. An eye-witness named L/Cpl. Stanley Reast gave testimony in 1993 that he buried both Falck and a Cpl Jack Newby in an orchard near where he found them dead propped up against a lamp post where they were killed during the defensive battle near the Hartenstein HQ. In 1945, Newby\\'s body was found with his ID tags but Falck had removed his ID (in case of capture by the Germans) but Reast had seen his cheque book and knew it was him anyway; both bodies were buried - it is almost certain - in one grave with only Newby\\'s name on. John Hamblett struggled to have Falck\\'s name put on a proper headstone at Oosterbeek and removed from the Groesebeek memorial but the CWGC have declined as they are | |
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Roll of Honour: British 1st Airborne Division
September 17th 1944 - September 25th 1944
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