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Biography of RSM Michael Briody
2717183. Warrant Officer Class I. Michael Briody. Regimental Sergeant Major, No 2 Wing The Glider Pilot Regiment. Micha...
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Roll of Honour 1st Bn GPR 1939 - 45 - page 1
Roll of Honour 1st Bn GPR 1939 - 45 - page 1
Roll of Honour 1st Bn GPR 1939 - 45 - page 2
Roll of Honour 1st Bn GPR 1939 - 45 - page 2
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Roll of Honour 1st Bn GPR 1939 - 45 - page 3
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Roll of Honour 1st Bn GPR 1939 - 45 - page 4
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Roll of Honour 1st Bn GPR 1939 - 45 - page 5
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Roll of Honour 1st Bn GPR 1939 - 45 - page 6
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Roll of Honour 1st Bn GPR 1939 - 45 - page 7
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Roll of Honour 1st Bn GPR 1939 - 45 - page 8
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Roll of Honour 1st Bn GPR 1939 - 45 - page 9
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Roll of Honour 1st Bn GPR 1939 - 45 - page 10
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Roll of Honour 1st Bn GPR 1939 - 45 - page 11
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Roll of Honour 1st Bn GPR 1939 - 45 - page 12
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Roll of Honour 1st Bn GPR 1939 - 45 - page 13
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Roll of Honour 1st Bn GPR 1939 - 45 - page 14
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Roll of Honour 1st Bn GPR 1939 - 45 - page 15
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Roll of Honour 1st Bn GPR 1939 - 45 - page 16
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Roll of Honour 1st Bn GPR 1939 - 45 - page 17
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Roll of Honour 1st Bn GPR 1939 - 45 - page 18
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Roll of Honour 1st Bn GPR 1939 - 45 - page 19
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Roll of Honour 1st Bn GPR 1939 - 45 - page 20
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Roll of Honour 1st Bn GPR 1939 - 45 - page 21
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Roll of Honour 1st Bn GPR 1939 - 45 - page 22
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Roll of Honour 1st Bn GPR 1939 - 45 - page 23
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Roll of Honour 1st Bn GPR 1939 - 45 - page 24
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Roll of Honour 1st Bn GPR 1939 - 45 - page 25
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Roll of Honour 1st Bn GPR 1939 - 45 - page 26
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Roll of Honour 1st Bn GPR 1939 - 45 - page 27
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Roll of Honour 1st Bn GPR 1939 - 45 - page 28
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Roll of Honour 1st Bn GPR 1939 - 45 - page 29
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Roll of Honour 1st Bn GPR 1939 - 45 - page 30
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Roll of Honour 1st Bn GPR 1939 - 45 - page 31
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Roll of Honour 1st Bn GPR 1939 - 45 - page 32
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Roll of Honour 1st Bn GPR 1939 - 45 - page 33
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Roll of Honour 1st Bn GPR 1939 - 45 - page 34
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Roll of Honour 1st Bn GPR 1939 - 45 - page 35
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Roll of Honour 1st Bn GPR 1939 - 45 - page 36
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Roll of Honour 1st Bn GPR 1939 - 45 - page 37
Roll of Honour 1st Bn GPR 1939 - 45 - page 38
Roll of Honour 1st Bn GPR 1939 - 45 - page 38
Roll of Honour 1st Bn GPR 1939 - 45 - page 39
Roll of Honour 1st Bn GPR 1939 - 45 - page 39
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Roll of Honour 1st Bn GPR 1939 - 45 - page 40
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Roll of Honour 1st Bn GPR 1939 - 45 - page 41
Roll of Honour 1st Bn GPR 1939 - 45 - page 42
Roll of Honour 1st Bn GPR 1939 - 45 - page 42
Roll of Honour 1st Bn GPR 1939 - 45 - page 43
Roll of Honour 1st Bn GPR 1939 - 45 - page 43
No Second Chance book by Roy Howard. GPR - page 1
No Second Chance book by Roy Howard. GPR - page 1
No Second Chance book by Roy Howard. GPR - page 2
No Second Chance book by Roy Howard. GPR - page 2
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No Second Chance book by Roy Howard. GPR - page 3
No Second Chance book by Roy Howard. GPR - page 4
No Second Chance book by Roy Howard. GPR - page 4
No Second Chance book by Roy Howard. GPR - page 5
No Second Chance book by Roy Howard. GPR - page 5
No Second Chance book by Roy Howard. GPR - page 6
No Second Chance book by Roy Howard. GPR - page 6
No Second Chance book by Roy Howard. GPR - page 7
No Second Chance book by Roy Howard. GPR - page 7
No Second Chance book by Roy Howard. GPR - page 8
No Second Chance book by Roy Howard. GPR - page 8

Medal Citations

S-Sgt CR Watkinson B-Sqn, GPR. 1944 DFM Citation
S-Sgt CR Watkinson B-Sqn, GPR. 1944 DFM Citation
Bronze Lion Medal Citation for RSM Michael Briody
Bronze Lion Medal Citation for RSM Michael Briody
MBE Citation for RSM Michael Briody
MBE Citation for RSM Michael Briody

Newspaper extracts

SSgt R Howard B-Sqn GPR OBITuary 1999
SSgt R Howard B-Sqn GPR OBITuary 1999
Jack Griffiths at the Norfolk Gliding Club, 2014.
Jack Griffiths at the Norfolk Gliding Club, 2014.

Magazine extracts

Horsa 1 CG (Centre of Gravity) & Weight Determinator
Horsa 1 CG (Centre of Gravity) & Weight Determinator
The Eagle 1989 'Portrait of a Pilot' Roy Howard
The Eagle 1989 'Portrait of a Pilot' Roy Howard
The Eagle 1989 'Portrait of a Pilot' Roy Howard
The Eagle 1989 'Portrait of a Pilot' Roy Howard

Letters and Cards

Letter from Roy Howard. B-Sqn, GPR. 11 Aug 1997 - page 1
Letter from Roy Howard. B-Sqn, GPR. 11 Aug 1997 - page 1
Letter from Roy Howard. B-Sqn, GPR. 11 Aug 1997 - page 2
Letter from Roy Howard. B-Sqn, GPR. 11 Aug 1997 - page 2
Letter from Roy Howard. B-Sqn GPR 11 Aug 1997
Letter from Roy Howard. B-Sqn GPR 11 Aug 1997

Photos

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Medal set for Maj Aubrey Pickwoad DFC
Medal set for Maj Aubrey Pickwoad DFC
Medal set of RSM Michael Briody
Medal set of RSM Michael Briody
Aubrey Pickwoad in Dress Uniform
Aubrey Pickwoad in Dress Uniform
GPR Night Vision Googles AATDC May 1945
GPR Night Vision Googles AATDC May 1945
GPR Night Vision Googles AATDC May 1945
GPR Night Vision Googles AATDC May 1945
GPR Night Vision Googles AATDC May 1945
GPR Night Vision Googles AATDC May 1945
GPR Night Vision Googles AATDC May 1945
GPR Night Vision Googles AATDC May 1945
GPR Night Vision Googles AATDC May 1945
GPR Night Vision Googles AATDC May 1945
GPR Night Vision Googles AATDC May 1945
GPR Night Vision Googles AATDC May 1945

Group photos

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Photo of a 'Jeep patrol setting out to go into Arnhem'.
Photo of a 'Jeep patrol setting out to go into Arnhem'.
"The Master Race at work" - two German prisoners chopping wood for a field cooker to feed their own men.
"The Master Race at work" - two German prisoners chopping wood for a field cooker to feed their own men.
19 Flight B Sqn The Glider Pilot Regiment. RAF Brize Norton 18 July 1944
19 Flight B Sqn The Glider Pilot Regiment. RAF Brize Norton 18 July 1944
Heavy Glider Conversion Unit 27 in June 1943 at RAF Brize Norton
Heavy Glider Conversion Unit 27 in June 1943 at RAF Brize Norton
Bernard A Cummins on his wedding day 8 April 1944
Bernard A Cummins on his wedding day 8 April 1944
G Sqn 24 Flight GPR June 1944
G Sqn 24 Flight GPR June 1944
G Sqn 24 Flight GPR June 1944
G Sqn 24 Flight GPR June 1944
G Sqn 24 Flight GPR June 1944 named
G Sqn 24 Flight GPR June 1944 named

Official accounts

S/Sgt CR Watkinson. GPR. POW questionnaire. May 1945
S/Sgt CR Watkinson. GPR. POW questionnaire. May 1945

Personal accounts

Glider Pilot Denis Cason's account of Nijmegen
Glider Pilot Denis Cason's account of Nijmegen

Documents

Arnhem Commemoration Dinner menu, GPR Sgt's Mess, 18 October 1944 - page 1
Arnhem Commemoration Dinner menu, GPR Sgt's Mess, 18 October 1944 - page 1
Arnhem Commemoration Dinner menu, GPR Sgt's Mess, 18 October 1944 - page 2
Arnhem Commemoration Dinner menu, GPR Sgt's Mess, 18 October 1944 - page 2

Solo photos

Sgt Sanders, Glider Pilot Regt, date unknown.
Sgt Sanders, Glider Pilot Regt, date unknown.
RSM Michael Briody. No 2 Wing, GPR. 1942
RSM Michael Briody. No 2 Wing, GPR. 1942
Salute at the Memorial to The Royal Engineers and Glider Pilots who died during Operation Freshman
Salute at the Memorial to The Royal Engineers and Glider Pilots who died during Operation Freshman

Paintings and Prints

Final checks in a glider cockpit before take off by an unknown artist
Final checks in a glider cockpit before take off by an unknown artist

Obituaries

James J Sharrock Obituary
James J Sharrock Obituary

Post-combat reports

Chalk 320 Sgt JJ Sharrock and SSgt S Waring
Chalk 320 Sgt JJ Sharrock and SSgt S Waring
Report on assault of Merville Battery Op. Tonga 6 June 1944 - page 1
Report on assault of Merville Battery Op. Tonga 6 June 1944 - page 1
Report on assault of Merville Battery Op. Tonga 6 June 1944 - page 2
Report on assault of Merville Battery Op. Tonga 6 June 1944 - page 2

Aerial photos

LANDING ZONE ‘Z’. SUNDAY, 17 SEPTEMBER 1944.
LANDING ZONE ‘Z’. SUNDAY, 17 SEPTEMBER 1944.
RO Walchli Flying No 18
RO Walchli Flying No 18

Roll of Honour

William R Howe Grave and Cross
William R Howe Grave and Cross
William R Howe Grave and Cross
William R Howe Grave and Cross

Object

The Shillelagh or Irish Fighting Stick carried by Capt John Smellie ‘B’ Sqn. GPR
The Shillelagh or Irish Fighting Stick carried by Capt John Smellie ‘B’ Sqn. GPR