Flare Parachute Signed by members of 1st Para Bn, 11 Pln, T Coy 1942

This small parachute held in the Airborne Assault Archives has been signed by men of the 1st Parachute Battalion, 11 Platoon, T Company, at Hardwick Hall on 23 September 1942. We have attempted to find out the history of each of the 34 men who signed this parachute. Please click on the blue hyperlinks to view each man's ParaData profile. Research is still ongoing. 

Lt Dan Kellas (Ironman)

Barker "Col"

"Jock" Storm

Sgt Parker (ATTC)

Livsey W Gun One 

"Bomber" Fryer

H Slack

G Waterworth

"Cast Iron Cass"

Sgt "Smiler" Poulton

E Hurket (Mortar Man)

Sgt Whitley "B" (Get Fell in)

J Hutton

Ginger Benford

Sgt Mick Manton

"Taffy" Mason

"Doc" Dalton

Wally

"Beefy" Beaman

Cpl R Hicks

"Sniper" Lacey

The Great Profile 4" Joe

Cpl " Stinker" Sweet

John Hughes

Dodgson "Ass"

"Ned" Sparkes Rear Guard

"Chuck" Sim

J Whitehead

Manierton

"Tug" Wilson

Gunner Hall

Darky Thomas

Nobby Cox Gun One

Cpl Oborne Gun 2 "Follow Me"

 

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