Men of the 1st Parachute Battalion preparing to emplane a Whitley. Late 1941/early 1942.

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Men of the 1st Parachute Battalion parading in ‘stick’ order next to a Whitley at R.A.F. Ringway. Late 1941/early 1942.

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The ‘stick’ boarding the aircraft. The 2nd man from the left is Pte. S. Ashford, 4th is L/Cpl. B. Murphy, 5th is Pte. J.T. Nash.

NOTES: ‘Jim’ Nash initially served in 1 Pln, R-Coy (Aug/Sep 1941), then by Nov 1942 in Reinforcement Coy. 3961163. Pte. Stephen Ashford initially served in 1 Pln, R-Coy (Aug/Sep 1941), then by Nov 1942 in Reinforcement Coy. 3775400. L/Cpl. Berry Murphy initially served in 12 Pln, U-Coy (Aug/Sep 1941), then by Nov 1942 in 8 Section, 3 Pln, R-Coy.

Courtesy of Bob Hilton.