From the local Newspaper "De Gelderlander": Roads to well-known Airborne memorial sites will be closed to all traffic on Saturday or Sunday. The...
I appreciate this unit has had a little coverage on the forum - I'd like to make a list of casualties: here are three,...
I'm trying to create a timeline of my father's army career so I can include it alongside a collection of his army photos in a memorabilia book...
Pte Freddie Dixie Dean one of two surviving members of 10 th Battalion Parachute Regiment who jumped at Arnhem passed away on 30th July . .Freddie...
Hi, I am trying to find out what I can about a former Airborne soldier for a friend of mine. Details we have so far (unconfirmed) are: Name -...
Major George Arthur Paull (268829) 2nd (Oban) Air Landing Anti-Tank Battery, Royal Artillery 19th July 1909 - 1st August 1993 I was appointed...
Hello, I am currently looking into my great grandfather Percy Jones. I don't have concrete evidence, but I was told he served in the 156th...
Personal Number: 52592 (LG); 52952 (CWGC online record, but Concentration reports concur with LG) Rank: Lieutenant-Colonel Name: Sir William...
When I was younger I collected autographs of the veterans visiting Arnhem/Oosterbeek. In my small notebook I found the autograph of Jack Campbell,...
When I was younger I collected autographs of the veterans visiting Arnhem/Oosterbeek. In my small notebook I found the autograph of Ron Parton...
in the film "Theirs is the glory" [MEDIA] at 41mins 40seconds. ive been trying to identify the german tanks in the street scene i keep...
A former paratrooper (North Africa, Arnhem) in the 1st Airborne Division. Vincent White – Catering Department – Standard Triumph Works Directory...
Hello, My Oosterbeeker grandparents befriended an Arnhem veteran, of whom I unfortunately know very little. My uncle and father call him “Phil...
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War hero receives Legion d'honneur for his part in D-Day landings A WAR veteran has been awarded France's highest military honour for his role...
I was wondering how the GPR was organised during the battle of Arnhem. 1st Wing had 15 flights, 2nd Wing had ‘just’ 8. According to elements from...
Hello, My Oosterbeeker grandparents have tended the grave of corporal Alfred Reynolds, 3pt/R coy/1bn/1para brig. He is believed to have fallen on...
Bear with me on this one. I purchased an old metal trunk at a local auction and this tired, faded and torn newspaper was at the bottom, having...
Remembering Today Private SMITH, WILLIAM HAROLD Service Number 7586835 Died 20/09/1944 Aged 29 156th Bn. The Parachute Regiment, A.A.C. Buried at...
Sad to hear of the passing yesterday of Lt. Jack Reynolds MC who fought at Arnhem with the mortar platoon of 2/South Staffs. Jack was in part...
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