Andika mwendelezo wa aya hii - Pine-Coffin's tenure as the 3rd Battalions' commanding officer ended when he was called back to Britain, at a time when the battalion was preparing to take part in the Allied airborne assault on Sicily
.. na Alichaguliwa kuwa kamanda wa 7 (Light Infantry) Parachute Battalion (zamani 10 Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry), ambayo ilikuwa sehemu ya 5 Parachute Brigade, 6 Airborne Division.