This section contains the war diaries kept by the units of the 1st Airborne Division throughout September. The existence of this section would not have been possible without the hard work of Andy Baker, who has obtained copies of the diaries from the National Archives and has kindly provided the Battle of Arnhem Archive with a complete set.
1st Airborne Division
Headquarters, Royal Army Service Corps
Headquarters, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
1st Parachute Brigade
1st Airlanding Anti-Tank Battery, RA
16 Parachute Field Ambulance, RAMC
4th Parachute Brigade
2nd (Oban) Airlanding Anti-Tank Battery, RA
1st Airlanding Brigade
1st Battalion The Border Regiment
2nd Battalion The South Staffordshire Regiment
7th (Galloway) Battalion The King's Own Scottish Borderers
Divisional Units
1st Airlanding Light Regiment, RA
1 Forward (Airborne) Observation Unit, RA
1st Airborne Divisional Signals
1st Airborne Reconnaissance Squadron
21st Independent Parachute Company
261 (Airborne) Field Park Company, RE
1st (Airborne) Divisional Field Park, RAOC
1st (Airborne) Divisional Provost Company, CMP
Attached Units
Headquarters, Commander Glider Pilots
No.1 Wing, The Glider Pilot Regiment
No.2 Wing, The Glider Pilot Regiment
Seaborne Echelon
Headquarters, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
2nd Battalion The South Staffordshire Regiment
93 (Airborne) Composite Company, RASC
250 (Airborne) Light Composite Company, RASC
1st (Airborne) Divisional Field Park, RAOC
1st (Airborne) Divisional Workshop, REME
1st Airborne Divisional Postal Unit
1st British Airborne Corps
Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Branch
Deputy Director Mechanical Engineers Branch
2nd British Army
4th Battalion The Dorsetshire Regiment
84th (Sussex) Medium Regiment, RA
Royal Air Force
Headquarters, Air Despatch Group, RASC
