Rifleman Hugh D McD McIntyre

Rifleman Hugh Duncan McDonald McIntyre was born in Ayrshire and served with 9th Battalion, The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), before volunteering for Airborne Forces in World War II.

He answered the call for volunteers on the formation of No 1 Parachute Brigade in 1941 and, after completion of the selection course at Hardwick Hall, was posted to the 2nd Parachute Battalion then in the process of forming up, and assigned to C Company.

Along with other members of C Coy he attended the first parachute training course for personnel of No 1 Parachute Brigade at RAF Ringway in November 1941. He returned to Ringway with C Coy for the brigade's first advanced training course involving a night descent from a balloon and aircraft descents with arms containers in January 1942. 

Shortly after returning from their advanced training, C Coy began intense training and preparation for the Bruneval Raid, a daring parachute operation into enemy occupied France to capture components from a German Würzburg radar installation. 

Rifleman McIntyre was a member of Hardy section for the raid and flew in the Whitley aircraft numbered Z9425 flown by Sergeant Hughes of the RAF. They landed successfully on the assigned drop zone and moved to the radar post to provide close protection to the Royal Engineers and Flt Sgt Cox of the RAF as they dismantled the radar.

Rifleman McIntyre was killed in action on 28 February 1942, aged 28 years old, and is now buried at St Marie Cemetery, Le Havre, France.