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

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

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

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

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