2nd Parachute Battalion

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Mike Lewis, late 2nd Parachute Battalion, at the memorial in the Red
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Mike Lewis, late 2nd Parachute Battalion, at the memorial in the 'Red Valley' (Tamera Valley).

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Photo of Tommy and Claude Gronert, of B Coy, 2nd Parachute Battalion - both were killed at Arnhem
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Photo of Tommy and Claude Gronert, of B Coy, 2nd Parachute Battalion - both were killed at Arnhem

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7 Platoon, C COY, 2nd Parachute Battalion, Hungerton Hall, Grantham, England, 1944

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Memorials to 2nd Para Bn in Stoke Rochford Church, undated.

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Lieutenant-Colonel John D Frost’s Hunting Horn.

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The Officers of 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment. Cottismore, 1944.

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Sgt RH Beagle in Altamura, Italy, September 1943.
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Sgt RH Beagle in Altamura, Italy, September 1943.

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Men of The 2nd Para Battalion in Altamura Italy
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Men of The 2nd Para Battalion in Altamura Italy

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GROUP PHOTOGRAPH OF AN, EASTON HALL, A COY, 2ND PARACHUTE BATTALION, LINCS, JUNE 1944.

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Bruneval Raid as seen by CWH Cox MM RAF

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OS Transfer and Enlistment entry for Cpl A Maybury
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Transfer and Enlistment entry for Cpl A Maybury

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OS Sgt.F.T.Lockett. Newspaper story of escape
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Sgt FT Lockett. Newspaper story of his escape.

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OS Mac Forsyth London Gazette MM Entry
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Mac Forsyth London Gazette Order of Red Star Entry

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OS Captain Anthony Mutrie Frank ( 99817) 'A' Company, 2nd Parachute Battalion - Medals
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Captain Anthony Mutrie Frank 'A' Company, 2nd Parachute Battalion - Medal set

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Colourised version of Lt John Timothy with a US Paratrooper from the 2nd/503rd and their mascot Smokey, September 1942

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Copy of the paper citation for Lt John Brayley
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Citation for Lt John Brayley, 2nd Para Bn, Jan 1943.

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OS A group of four men from the 2nd Parachute Battalion, with two local boys in North Africa in November/December 1942.
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A group of four men from the 2nd Parachute Battalion, with two local boys in North Africa in November/December 1942.

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OS Mrs Dodds invitation to the 1954 Airborne Pilgrimage
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Mrs Dodds invitation to the 1954 Airborne Pilgrimage

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Newspaper Cutting Charles Cox MM
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Newspaper Cutting Charles Cox MM with H Jones and John Frost

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RSM Alfred Stewart's medals displayed in the Airborne Assault Museum
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RSM Alfred Stewart's medals displayed in the Airborne Assault Museum

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OS Pte.N.F.Dellar. 2 Para Bn. Local Newspaper article 1944
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Pte Dellar 2 Para Bn. Local Newspaper article 1944

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AA example of wartime 2nd Para Bn yellow lanyard
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example of wartime 2nd Para Bn yellow lanyard

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OS Letter from Yves Frances to Leonard Carlier
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Letter from Yves Frances to Leonard Carlier

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The objective of C Company 2nd Para Bn: the radar site at Bruneval.
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The objective of C Company 2nd Para Bn: the radar site at Bruneval on 5 December 1941.

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Map of North Africa showing landing zones of 1st, 2nd and 3rd Parachute Battalions.
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Map of North Africa showing landing zones of 1st, 2nd and 3rd Parachute Battalions, 1942.

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Members of 2nd Parachute Battalion at Maison Carrée, 1942.

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OS Victor Cox by a Dakota with fellow Paras, circa 1945-46
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Victor Cox by a Dakota with fellow Paras, circa 1945-46.

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Troops train for the Bruneval raid by firing Bren guns from a landing craft.
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Troops train for the Bruneval raid by firing Bren guns and Boys from a landing craft, 1942.

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Gp Capt Sir Nigel Norman talks with Flt Sgt Cox after the operation, Bruneval, 1942.

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Landing craft and crews in training for Bruneval, 1942.

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Detail view of the bridge of a Motor Launch, Bruneval, 1942.

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Four of the paratroopers who took part in the Bruneval raid on board landing craft.
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Wearing "P" type helmets, four of the paratroopers who took part in the Bruneval raid, 1942.

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Experimental Platoon "Panter's Pirates" July 1942
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Experimental Platoon "Panter's Pirates" July 1942

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Two men of 2nd Parachute Battalion take cover behind rocks at Medjez el Bab, November 1942.

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Three officers of 1st and 2nd Parachute Battalion stand in the Beja area of Tunisia.
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Three officers of A Coy, 2nd Parachute Battalion, stand in the Beja area of Tunisia, 1943.

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Group photo of 1st Platoon, A Company, 2 Para Bn taken at Barletta, Italy, 1943
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Group photo of 1st Platoon, A Company, 2nd Para Bn taken at Barletta, Italy, 1943.

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Charles Waddilove left with 2 other members of C Coy, 2 Bn in Italy, 1943
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Charles Waddilove (left) and Sydney Ramsey (Centre) with another member of C Coy, 2nd Para Bn in Altamura, Italy, 1943.

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Group photo of the Medium Machine Gun Platoon, 2nd Parachute Battalion, 1943.

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Sgt Ballinger with men of 2nd Para Bn, Italy, 1943.

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OS Off's & SNCO's, SP-Coy, 2 Para Bn. Barletta, Italy. Nov 1943
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Members of 2nd Para Battalion Barletta, 1943.

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Members of 9 Platoon, C Company, 2nd Parachute Battalion, Altamura, Italy, September/October 1943.

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Barletta, Italy Oct 1943
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Members of 2nd Para Bn Barletta, Italy, October 1943.

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Group photo of the Anti-Tank Platoon, 2nd Parachute Battalion, Barletta, Italy, November 1943.
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Group photo of the Anti-Tank Platoon, 2nd Parachute Battalion, Barletta, Italy, November 1943.

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Extract from A Coy 2 Para photo in 1944
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Extract from Group photo of A Coy 2nd Para Bn, in 1944

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Men of 2 Para at Buckingham Palace after receiving their awards, 1944.
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Men of 2nd Para Bn at Buckingham Palace after receiving their awards, 1944.

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2nd Battalion Parachute Regiment HQ Company 1942.

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Members of the 2nd Parachute Battalion, 1944.

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Group photograph of A Company, 2nd Parachute Battalion, Easton Hall, Lincs, June 1944.

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Group portrait of 9 Platoon, C Company, 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment, July 1944
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Group portrait of 9 Platoon, C Company, 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment, July 1944.

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Members of 6 Platoon, B Coy, 2nd Parachute Battalion, near Arnhem Bridge, September 1944
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Members of 6 Platoon, B Coy, 2nd Parachute Battalion, near Arnhem Bridge, September 1944

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Capt Killick leads a 2nd Parachute Battalion patrol near Arnhem Bridge, September 1944
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Capt Killick leads a 2nd Parachute Battalion patrol near Arnhem Bridge, September 1944.

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Ralph Baverstock with men of 2nd Para Bn, 1944.

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2nd Parachute Battalion Hockey Team 1944-45
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2nd Parachute Battalion Hockey Team 1944-45

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Group photograph of 2nd Bn WOs' and Sgts' Mess, Ashwell Camp, Oakham, Leics, 1945.

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Ted Dent during the 2nd Parachute Battalion Christmas Football match, Palestine, Dec 1946

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Funeral for members of 2nd Parachute Battalion, who died 25/26 October 1947, Khayat Beach War Cemetery.

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Funeral for members of the 2nd Parachute Battalion, who died 25/26 October 1947, Khayat Beach War Cemetery.

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Mourners at the funeral of 2nd Parachute Battalion members, Khayat Beach War Cemetery, 1947.

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2 PARA, REME (Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers) LAD (Light Aid Detachment), Stanley, 1982.

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The Memorial sign is on the wall of this house at Le Tilleul (near Etretat).
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Refuge point for two paratroopers at Le Tilleul (near Etretat) separated from the Bruneval Raiding Party, 2011.

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Plaque to tribute Hugh inaugurated by his nieces, Elizabeth Van Vondelen and Mary Kerr, during 70th anniversary of the Raid.
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Plaque for Hugh McIntyre, 70th anniversary of Op Biting, Bruneval, 2012.

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