C. Hilary V Pritchard

1942
Commanding Officer (CO) 6th (Royal Welch) Parachute Battalion (Lieutenant-Colonel)
1943
Commanding Officer (CO) 2nd Parachute Brigade (Brigadier)

Operations

Greece (Operation Manna)

One company of the 4th Para Battalion was dropped in high winds at Megara airfield 40 miles from Athens suffering numerous casualties.

Event

Italy

The Italians had capitulated while the force was still at sea. The sinking of HMS Abdiel by a mine in the harbour, however, resulted in the loss of 130 soldiers from 6th (Royal Welch) Parachute Battalion including their Commanding Officer.

Event

Palestine

Arab intransigence over the surge of Jewish immigration that followed the Holocaust in Europe led to the forming of extreme dissident Zionist groups such as IZL (Irgun Zwai Leumi) and the Stern Gang, all seeking to promote their aims through violence.

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Group portrait of men of HQ 2nd Parachute Brigade

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Brigadier CHV Pritchard faces the camera.

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Brigadier Prichard reads a document with the brigade chief clerk.

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Four officers from 2nd Para Brigade, Italy, September 1944.

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Four officers including General Down in Cassino, 1944.

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Message from Brigadier Pritchard to Major Hibbert outlining requests to be carried out.

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Message to Brigadier Pritchard from 8th Army wishing him luck with Operation Hasty.

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Letter from Pritchard about possibility of seaborne landing.

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Letter to Brigadier Pritchard about mishap during Operation Hasty.

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Letter from Brigadier Pritchard about shortfalls of Operation Hasty.

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Letter from Lt Col R Crawshaw OBE MP TD to Brigadier CHV (Pritchard) Vaughan DSO, 19 December 1967.

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Detailed planning document for Operation Earlsdon.

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Camp Orders from CO, 4th Para Bn, Lt Col De V. Martin, 4 June 1945.

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Brigadier C. Hilary V Pritchard

Service History

Operations

Greece (Operation Manna)

Italy

Palestine

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Brigadier C. Hilary V Pritchard

Service History

Operations

Greece (Operation Manna)

Italy

Palestine

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