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Report on action by B Coy at Bob's Farm 10 July 1944

The plan was for the two pls of B Coy to attack in two phases - leading pl and Coy HQ were to get into fm area and establish firm bases and the second pl was to form up on the NORTH end of track ru

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Account of a visit to Neustadt on the 50th Anniversary

As 1995 began, the plans for the year ahead were discussed April, our pilgrimage to Neustadt; June, return to Normandy for the D-Day Services; July, Airborne Forces day, and the Reunion Dinner in A

Back from the dead

My story is on similar lines of that by Geoff Yardley (April 86, page 102).

Bill Elvin's account of his first hours in Normandy and his journey to reach his comrades in 7th Para Bn 1944

“I suppose that my D-Day escapade started in the late afternoon of the 5th of June when we boarded trucks at our concentration area on Salisbury Plain to go the aerodrome at Fairford.

Military Cross citation for Capt Eric Woodman

For outstanding leadership and gallantry in action from 6th June 1944 to 8th May 1945.

George Medal Citation for Sgt Instructor Alfred Cook

On the 9th August, 1943, Sergeant Instructor Cook was despatching a squad of parachute trainees from a C47 aircraft on a dropping zone in North Africa when Private Trevor jumped, his parachute fail

'No Circus could rival this'

Men were training for the Second Front.

Account of Arnhem by Captain Richard Bingley

Report about the experience of the 6th Platoon S Company of the 1st Para battalion by : Captain Richard Bingley.

The formation of L Troop 11 SAS Battalion

In January 1941 a group of sixty guardsman arrived at Achdalieu for Commando training along with contingents from the South Wales Borderers and Lancashire Fusiliers.

Account by Trooper Dale-Glossop

The 3rd The Kings Own Hussars moved down from Adlum in Syria to Sarafand (the Aldershot of Palestine) in the autumn of 1945 joining the 6th Airborne Division, as the only remaining Airborne Cavalry Re

Personal account of Operation Fustian by Captain Richard Bingley

Airborne Operation “FUSTIAN” in Sicily on 13th July 1943 by 2/Lieut R.A.J Bingley 1st Bn The Parachute Regiment

A personal account of the Sicily landings

Sgt Callaway was one of 17 NCOs who left Company Headquarters on 13 July 1943 for the airborne landings on Sicily.

List of Chaplains to the 6th Airborne Division

Reverend G F Hales MC Senior Chaplain to the Forces (SCF) with 6th Airborne Division The Glider Pilot Regiment No.1 Wing Chaplain Rev George Arnold Francis Pare No.2 Wing Chaplain

OBE Citation for Lt Col Norman Field

For outstanding devotion to duty

Donors to the Airborne Assault Museum

The following list contains the names of the very generous donors who made the development of Airborne Assault Duxford:

The Brunei Uprising and Borneo Confrontation 1962-1966

Borneo (Kalimantan to the Indonesians) is the second biggest island in the world.

Obituary for LCpl William Kershaw

Bill Kershaw born in 1923 lied about his age on joining the Royal East Kent Regiment in 1939. He decided to join the Paras, which had just started recruiting in 1940.

THE BATTLE FOR DARWIN THIRTY YEARS ON

THE BATTLE FOR DARWIN THIRTY YEARS ON:

Major Phil Neame's Personal Account of the Falklands War

An extract from the book 'Above All Courage' by Max Arthur. No section of this article may reproduced without the author's permission.

War Diary Report on Argoub Battle, 26-27 February 1943

Reference Map Tunisia 1:50,000 Sheet 41 (Djebel Mansour)

Personal Accounts of North Africa (Operation Torch)

Please click on a name in the list below to view their personal account

Military Medal Citation for Sgt 'Ted' Barrett 2 PARA 1982

Sergeant Barrett was a Platoon Sergeant in A Company 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment during the Falkland Islands campaign.

Daily Telegraph Obituary for Brigadier Gordon Reinhold

Brigadier Gordon Reinhold, who has died aged 94, was that very rare combination, a first-rate staff officer and an outstanding front line commander.

A biographical profile of Lt J R Evans.

Born 12 September 1911. Died North Africa, 8 March 1943. Hooker. Newport High School 1927. Welsh Secondary Schools 1926,1927.

Article on Noel Ross from The Daily Telegraph, 12 June 2012.

From The Daily Telegraph 12 June 2012 . NOEL ROSS who died aged 91, won an exceptional Miliatry Medal with 156 Parachute Battalion at Arnhem.

A personal account of experiences in Normandy 1944

I was then a captain Royal Signals, Adjutant of 6 Airborne Divisional Signals, and was admitted to the planning stage at Syrencote House in February.

A personal obituary of Harry Houghton

By his daughter Jeanie Holland

Pegasus Obituary for Major Charles Strafford

One of the delights of Airborne Forces is the characters it has nurtured.

AFEE reports held at the National Archives Kew in the AVIA Series 21 files

The following table lists AFEE reports held at the National Archives Kew in the AVIA Series 21 files.

Memories of Charles Strafford

I have known Charles for over 50 years and many memories come back to me.

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