Some of the details on this page relating to unit commanders, companies, platoons, etc, have been taken from Who Was Who by C. van Roekel, published by the Society of Friends of the Airborne Museum, Oosterbeek, 1992. I am indebted to the Society of Friends for granting me permission to use extracts from their book. Numerous additional details have been contributed courtesy of Bob Hilton.
Details of unit strengths and casualties, etc, have been taken from "Arnhem 1944" by Martin Middlebrook. "Went in" figures indicate the total unit strength present in Arnhem, but may not represent their full operational strength as some elements were not air-transportable and were to have been reunited via the Sea Tail following a successful conclusion to Market Garden. "Died" includes all those killed in action, deaths as a result of atrocities or escape attempts immediately following the aftermath of the battle, and anyone who died from their wounds up until the end of 1944. "Evacuated" are those who assembled across the Rhine on the 26th September. "Missing" represents those taken prisoner during the battle, though a number of these men may have subsequently escaped and rejoined their units.
Divisional HQ and Defence Platoon
Commander : Major-General Roy Urquhart
GSO 1 (Operations) : Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Mackenzie
GSO 1 (Air) : Lieutenant-Colonel Eric Henry Steele-Baume (attached to IX Troop Carrier Command during the battle)
GSO 2 (Air) : Major David Madden
GSO 2 (Intelligence) : Major Hugh Maguire
Commander Royal Artillery : Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Loder-Symonds
Commander Royal Engineers : Lieutenant-Colonel Eddie Myers
Commander Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers : Captain A. F. Ewens
Commander Royal Army Service Corps : Lieutenant-Colonel Michael Packe
Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster-General : Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Preston
Assistant Director of Medical Services : Colonel Graeme Warrack
Assistant Director of Ordnance Services : Lieutenant-Colonel Gerald Mobbs
Assistant Provost Marshal : Major O. P. Haig
Defence Platoon : Lieutenant A. D. Butterworth
Based at Fulbeck Hall. Flew in 7 C-47's from Barkston Heath and Saltby, and 29 Horsas from Fairford, Down Ampney, and Manston.
Went in: 142 men Died: 14 Evacuated: 70 Missing: 58
1st Parachute Brigade
Brigade HQ and Defence Platoon
Commander : Brigadier Gerald Lathbury
Brigade Major : Major Tony Hibbert
Based at Syston Old Hall. Flew in 9 C-47's from Barkston Heath, and (believed) 8 Horsas from Blakehill Farm.
Went in: 82 men Died: 5 Evacuated: 3 Missing: 74
1st Parachute Battalion
Battalion Headquarters
Commander : Lieutenant-Colonel David Dobie
Headquarters/Support Company : Captain J. A. E. Davies
Signals Platoon : Lieutenant J. J. Lasenby
Assault Platoon : Lieutenant W. J. F. Sutton
Mortar Platoon : Lieutenant G. E. Guyon
Medium Machine Gun Platoon : Lieutenant J. Gardiner
R Company : Major John Timothy
No.1 Platoon : Lieutenant F. H. Greenhalgh
No.2 Platoon : Lieutenant G. Kilmartin
No.3 Platoon : Lieutenant R. A. Halstead
S Company : Major Ronnie Stark
No.5 Platoon : Lieutenant B. J. Gick
No.6 Platoon : Lieutenant R. A. J. Bingley
No.7 Platoon : Lieutenant R. H. B. Feltham
T Company : Major Chris Perrin-Brown
No.9 Platoon : Lieutenant J. T. McFadden
No.10 Platoon : Lieutenant Eric Davies
No.11 Platoon : Lieutenant Jack Helingoe
Based at Grimsthorpe Castle and Bourne. Flew in 34 C-47's from Barkston Heath, vehicles in 7 Horsas from Keevil and a Hamilcar from Tarrant Rushton.
Went in: 548 Died: 84 Evacuated: 89 or 108 (reports differ) Missing: 377 or 358
2nd Parachute Battalion
Battalion Headquarters
Commander : Lieutenant-Colonel John Frost
Second-in-Command : Major David Wallis
Adjutant : Captain Duncan McLean
Intelligence Officer : Lieutenant Clifford D. Boiteux-Buchanan
Liaison Officer : Lieutenant James Flavell
Medical Officer : Captain James Logan
Chaplain : Captain/Reverend Bernard Egan
Regimental Sergeant Major : RSM G. Strachan
Headquarters Company : Major Francis Tate
Signals Platoon : Lieutenant J. G. Blunt
Quartermaster : Lieutenant John Thomas Parker
Administration Officer : Lieutenants Tom Ainslie and Albert Tannenbaum
Company Sergeant Major : CSM J. E. Bishop
Support Company : Captain Stanley Panter
Assault Platoon : Lieutenants Donald Douglass and William Dormer
Mortar Platoon : Lieutenant Reginald Woods
Medium Machine Gun Platoon : Lieutenant John Monsell
A Company
Commander : Major Digby Tatham-Warter
Second-in-Command : Captain Tony Frank
Company Sergeant Major : CSM Dennis Meads
No.1 Platoon : Lieutenant Robin Vlasto
No.2 Platoon : Lieutenant Jack Grayburn
No.3 Platoon : Lieutenant Andrew McDermont
B Company
Commander : Major Douglas Crawley
Second-in-Command : Captain Francis Hoyer-Millar
Company Sergeant Major : CSM William Scott
No.4 Platoon : Lieutenant Hugh Levien
No.5 Platoon : Lieutenant Colin Stanford
No.6 Platoon : Lieutenant Peter Cane
C Company
Commander : Major Victor Dover
Second-in-Command : Captain Dicky Morton
Company Sergeant Major : CSM D. R. Tasker
No.7 Platoon : Lieutenant David Russell
No.8 Platoon : Lieutenant Ian Russell
No.9 Platoon : Lieutenant Peter Barry
Based at Stoke Rochford and Grantham. Flew in 34 C-47's from Saltby, vehicles in 7 Horsas from Keevil and a Hamilcar from Tarrant Rushton.
Went in: 525 men Died: 57 Evacuated: 16 Missing: 452
3rd Parachute Battalion
Battalion Headquarters
Commander : Lieutenant-Colonel John Fitch
Headquarters Company : Major J. I. Houston
Signals Platoon : Lieutenant J. Pryce
Assault/Pioneer Platoon : Lieutenant H. D. Burwash
Mortar Platoon : Lieutenant Stanley Gillespie
Medium Machine Gun Platoon : Lieutenant M. J. Dickson
A Company : Major Mervyn Dennison
No.1 Platoon : Lieutenant Raymond Bussell
No.2 Platoon : Lieutenant A. R. Baxter
No.3 Platoon : Lieutenant B. P. Ash
B Company : Major Peter Waddy
No.4 Platoon : Lieutenant E. A. James
No.5 Platoon : Lieutenant Jimmy Cleminson
No.6 Platoon : Lieutenant G. T. Hill
C Company : Major Peter Lewis
No.7 Platoon : Lieutenant Peter Hibburt
No.8 Platoon : Lieutenant G. M. Infield
No.9 Platoon : Lieutenant Len Wright
Based at Spalding. Flew in 34 C-47's from Saltby, vehicles in 7 Horsas from Keevil and a Hamilcar from Tarrant Rushton.
Went in: 588 men Died: 65 Evacuated: 28 Missing: 495
1st Airlanding Anti-Tank Battery, RA
Battery Headquarters
Commander : Major Bill Arnold
A Troop : Lieutenant E. E. Clapham
B Troop : Lieutenant P. McFarlane
C Troop : Lieutenant Ted Shaw
D Troop : Lieutenant J. T. Lewis
P Troop : Lieutenant J. Casey
Z Troop : Lieutenant MacNaught
Based at Heckington and Helpringham, with P Troop at Tarrant Rushton. Flew in 30 Horsas from Manston (mostly) and Blakehill Farm, P Troop in 8 Hamilcars from Tarrant Rushton.
Went in: 191 men Died: 24 Evacuated: 52 Missing: 115
1st Parachute Squadron, RE
Squadron Headquarters
Commander : Major Douglas Murray
A Troop : Captain Eric Mackay
B Troop : Captain T. J. Livesey
C Troop : Captain W. Cox
Based at Donington. Flew in 9 C-47's from Barkston Heath, and 4 Horsas from Keevil.
Went in: 143 men Died: 20 Evacuated: 13 Missing: 110
16 Parachute Field Ambulance, RAMC
Commander : Lieutenant-Colonel E. Townsend
Based at Culverthorpe. Flew in 6 C-47's from Barkston Heath and Saltby, and 6 Horsas from Keevil
Went in: 135 men Died: 6 Evacuated: 0 Missing: 129
4th Parachute Brigade
Brigade HQ and Defence Platoon
Commander : Brigadier John Hackett
Brigade Major : Major Charles Dawson
Based at Knossington Grange. Flew in 8 C-47's from Spanhoe and 1 C-47 with Advance Party from Barkston Heath, and 8 Horsas from Keevil.
Went in: 86 men Died: 12 Evacuated: 43 Missing: 31
156 Parachute Battalion
Battalion Headquarters
Commander : Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Richard Des Voeux
Headquarters Company : Major Michael Page
Signals Platoon : Lieutenant D. J. Suter
Support Company : Captain Tom Wainwright
Anti Tank Platoon : Lieutenant Michael Cambier
Mortar Platoon : Lieutenant Ronald Adams
Medium Machine Gun Platoon : Lieutenant J. F. Noble
A Company : Major John Pott
No.3 Platoon : Sergeant W. Griffiths
No.4 Platoon : Lieutenant Stanley Watling
No.5 Platoon : Lieutenant Lindsay Delacour
B Company : Major John Waddy
No.6 Platoon : Lieutenant R. W. Wood
No.7 Platoon : Lieutenant John Davison
No.8 Platoon : Lieutenant D. Kayne
C Company : Major Geoffrey Powell
No.9 Platoon : Lieutenant N. R. Willcock
No.10 Platoon : Sergeant J. A. Black
No.11 Platoon : Lieutenant William Donaldson
Based in and around Melton Mowbray. Flew in 33 C-47's from Saltby and 1 C-47 with Advance Party from Barkston Heath, vehicles in 7 Horsas from Keevil and 1 Hamilcar from Tarrant Rushton.
Went in: 621-625 men Died: 98 Evacuated: 68 Missing: 455-459
10th Parachute Battalion
Battalion Headquarters
Commander : Lieutenant-Colonel Ken Smyth
Headquarters Company : Major Charles Ashworth
Signals Platoon : Lieutenant J. Clark
Support Company : Major F. W. Lindley
Assault Platoon : Lieutenant L. E. S. Trehearn
Mortar Platoon : Lieutenant Roy Dodd
Medium Machine Gun Platoon : Lieutenant Herbert Radcliff
A Company : Major Pat Anson
No.3 Platoon : Lieutenant Leslie Kiaer
No.4 Platoon : Lieutenant Patrick Mackey
No.5 Platoon : Lieutenant J. Howard
B Company : Major Peter Warr
No.10 Platoon : Lieutenant A. E. Baker
No.11 Platoon : Lieutenant H. M. Broadway
No.12 Platoon : Lieutenant William Burgess
D Company : Major Cedric Horsfall
No.16 Platoon : Lieutenant J. R. Proctor
No.17 Platoon : Lieutenant P. B. Mackenzie
No.18 Platoon : Lieutenant Peter Saunders
Based at Somerby, Thorpe Satchville, Burgh-on-the-Hill, and Twyford. Flew in 33 C-47's from Spanhoe and 1 C-47 with Advance Party from Barkston Heath, vehicles in 7 Horsas from Keevil and a Hamilcar from Tarrant Rushton.
Went in: 582 men Died: 92 Evacuated: 86 Missing: 404
11th Parachute Battalion
Battalion Headquarters
Commander : Lieutenant-Colonel George Lea
Headquarters Company : Major D. R. W. Webber
Signals Platoon : Lieutenant W. G. Fleet
Support Company : Captain Frank King
Assault Platoon : Lieutenant Frank Crawford
Mortar Platoon : Lieutenant Reginald Thomas
Medium Machine Gun Platoon : Lieutenant James Rogerson
A Company : Major David Gilchrist
No.1 Platoon : Lieutenant A. A. Vickers
No.2 Platoon : Lieutenant W. A. P. Grose
No.3 Platoon : Lieutenant R. Wood
B Company : Major Guy Blacklidge
No.4 Platoon : Lieutenant Wilfred Speke
No.5 Platoon : Lieutenant A. L. T. Hoyle
No.6 Platoon : Lieutenant J. E. Blackwood
C Company : Major Peter Milo
No.7 Platoon : Lieutenant R. de Courcy Peele
No.8 Platoon : Lieutenant K. F. Bell
No.9 Platoon : Lieutenant G. H. Fitzgerald
Based at Melton Mowbray. Flew in 33 C-47's from Saltby and 1 C-47 with Advance Party from Barkston Heath, vehicles in 7 Horsas from Keevil and 1 Hamilcar from Tarrant Rushton.
Went in: 571 men Died: 99 Evacuated: 72 Missing: 407
2nd (Oban) Airlanding Anti-Tank Battery, RA
Battery Headquarters
Commander : Major A. Haynes
E Troop : Lieutenant Robert Glover
F Troop : Lieutenant Robert McLaren
G Troop : Lieutenant L. O. Harding
H Troop : Lieutenant F. W. Ellis
X Troop : Lieutenant George Paull
Based at Harrowby. Flew in 24 Horsas from Blakehill Farm and 8 Hamilcars from Tarrant Rushton.
Went in: 168 men Died: 25 Evacuated: 37 Missing: 106
4th Parachute Squadron, RE
Squadron Headquarters
Commander : Major Aeneas Perkins
No.1 Troop : Captain J. G. A. Smith
No.2 Troop : Captain J. J. McCormie
No.3 Troop : Captain Henry Brown
Based at Uppingham. Flew in 9 C-47's from Spanhoe, and 4 Horsas from Keevil.
Went in: 155 men Died: 19 Evacuated: 64 Missing: 72
133 Parachute Field Ambulance, RAMC
Commander : Lieutenant-Colonel W. Alford
Based at Barleythorpe Hall. Flew in 6 C-47's from Spanhoe and Saltby, and 6 Horsas from Keevil.
Went in: 129 men Died: 6 (not including one officer in the sea tail) Evacuated: 3 Missing: 120
1st Airlanding Brigade
Brigade HQ and Defence Platoon
Commander : Brigadier Philip Hicks
Deputy Commander : Colonel Hilaro Barlow
Brigade Major : Major Charles Anthony Howell Bruce Blake
Based at Woodhall Spa. Flew in 11 Horsas from Broadwell.
Went in: 69 men Died: 7 Evacuated: 39 Missing: 23
1st Battalion The Border Regiment
Battalion Headquarters
Commander : Lieutenant-Colonel Tommy Haddon
Headquarters Company : Major Dennis Morrisey
Signals Platoon : Lieutenant Joe Hardy
Pioneer Platoon : Lieutenant Alan Cox
Support Company : Major Richard Stewart
Mortar Group : Captain Barry Ingram
No.23 Mortar Platoon : Lieutenant Mike Holman
No.24 Mortar Platoon : Lieutenant Blain Coulthard
Anti Tank Group : Captain Robert Reese
No.25 Anti Tank Platoon : Lieutenant J. A. Howe
No.26 Anti Tank Platoon : Lieutenant Edward Newport
Medium Machine Gun Group : Captain T. W. I. Cleasby
No.27 Medium Machine Gun Platoon : Lieutenant Joe Tate
No.28 Medium Machine Gun Platoon : Lieutenant John McCartney
A Company : Major Thomas Montgomery
No.7 Platoon : Lieutenant Pat Baillie
No.8 Platoon : Lieutenant T. W. Aasen
No.9 Platoon : Lieutenant Robert Coulston
No.10 Platoon : Lieutenant Edmund Scrivener
B Company : Major Tommy Armstrong
No.11 Platoon : Lieutenant Stanley Barnes
No.12 Platoon : Lieutenant A. R. Royall
No.13 Platoon : Lieutenant John Wellbelove
No.14 Platoon : Sergeant Thomas Watson
C Company : Major William Neill
No.15 Platoon : Lieutenant P. G. Boville
No.16 Platoon : Lieutenant G. W. Comper
No.17 Platoon : Lieutenant R. C. Crittenden
No.18 Platoon : Lieutenant Alan Roberts
D Company : Major Charles Breese
No.19 Platoon : Lieutenant Jack Bainbridge
No.20 Platoon : Lieutenant Alan Green
No.21 Platoon : Lieutenant Philip Holt
No.22 Platoon : Lieutenant George Brown
Based at Woodhall Spa, with B Company at Bardney. Flew in 56 Horsas from Broadwell and Blakehill Farm, and a Hamilcar from Tarrant Rushton.
Went in: 788 men Died: 121 Evacuated: 235 Missing: 432
2nd Battalion The South Staffordshire Regiment
Battalion Headquarters
Commander : Lieutenant-Colonel Derek McCardie
Headquarters Company : Major John Simonds
Signals Platoon : Lieutenant H. H. L. Cartwright
Pioneer Platoon : Lieutenant E. F. Walters
Support Company : Major John Buchanan
Mortar Group : Captain A. H. Willcocks
No.1 Mortar Platoon : Lieutenant J. Reynolds
No.2 Mortar Platoon : Lieutenant L. Withers
Medium Machine Gun Group : Unknown
No.1 Medium Machine Gun Platoon : Lieutenant C. J. MacDonnell
No.2 Medium Machine Gun Platoon : Lieutenant W. Alex Harvie
Anti Tank Group : Captain G. C. Woodward
No.1 Anti Tank Platoon : Lieutenant E. H. D. Butler
No.1 Anti Tank Platoon : Unknown
A Company : Major T. B. Lane
No.7 Platoon : Lieutenant W. C. Withnall
No.8 Platoon : Lieutenant A. E. Barker
No.9 Platoon : Lieutenant R. A. Barrett
No.10 Platoon : Lieutenant G. W. Glassborow
B Company : Major Robert Cain
No.11 Platoon : Lieutenant K. D. Taylor
No.12 Platoon : Lieutenant J. Sharp
No.13 Platoon : Lieutenant C. Norwood
No.14 Platoon : Lieutenant G. Dupenois
C Company : Major Philip Wright
No.15 Platoon : Lieutenant Philip Turner
No.16 Platoon : Lieutenant P. B. Evans
No.17 Platoon : Lieutenant D. K. Edwards
No.18 Platoon : Lieutenant J. Badger
D Company : Major J. E. Phillp
No.19 Platoon : Lieutenant A. E. Boustead
No.20 Platoon : Lieutenant J. E. Hardman-Mountford
No.21 Platoon : Lieutenant Ernest Roebuck
No.22 Platoon : Lieutenant J. E. Erskine
Based at Woodhall Spa. Flew to Arnhem over two days in 62 Horsas from Manston and Broadwell, and a Hamilcar from Tarrant Rushton.
Went in: 767 men Died: 85 Evacuated: 124 Missing: 558
7th (Galloway) Battalion The King's Own Scottish Borderers
Battalion Headquarters
Commander : Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Payton-Reid
Chaplain : Captain / Reverend James Morrison
Headquarters Company : Major Alexander Cochran
Signals Platoon : Lieutenant William James Melville Lamond
Pioneer Platoon : Lieutenant J. Chrystal
Support Company : Major Henry Hill
Mortar Group : Captain G. W. Steer
No.1 Mortar Platoon : Lieutenant C. M. Pelissier
No.2 Mortar Platoon : Lieutenant Alexander Crighton
Medium Machine Gun Group : Captain J. W. Coulthard
No.1 Medium Machine Gun Platoon : Lieutenant A. W. Robertson-Durham
No.2 Medium Machine Gun Platoon : Lieutenant T. E. Donaldson
Anti Tank Group : Captain B. Bannatyne
No.1 Anti Tank Platoon : Lieutenant A. Hannah
No.2 Anti Tank Platoon : Lieutenant Arthur Sharples
A Company : Major Robert Buchanan
No.1 Platoon : Lieutenant L. Kane
No.2 Platoon : Lieutenant D. A. Cameron
No.3 Platoon : Lieutenant G. S. MacDonald
No.4 Platoon : Lieutenant James Strang
B Company : Major M. B. Forman
No.5 Platoon : Lieutenant Alexander Murray
No.6 Platoon : Lieutenant E. R. E. Carter
No.7 Platoon : Lieutenant C. Doig
No.8 Platoon : Lieutenant C. J. Ashley
C Company : Major G. M. Dinwiddie
No.9 Platoon : Lieutenant Adam Hunter
No.10 Platoon : Lieutenant Albert Wayte
No.11 Platoon : Lieutenant M. L. Kaufmann
No.12 Platoon : Lieutenant Jim Taylor
D Company : Major Gordon Sherriff
No.13 Platoon : Lieutenant Joseph Hunter
No.14 Platoon : Lieutenant W. G. Beddoe
No.15 Platoon : Lieutenant Albert Kipping
No.16 Platoon : Lieutenant P. B. Mason
Based at Woodhall Spa. Flew in 56 Horsas from Down Ampney and Blakehill Farm, and a Hamilcar from Tarrant Rushton.
Went in: 765 men Died: 112 Evacuated: 76 Missing: 577
181 Airlanding Field Ambulance, RAMC
Commander : Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur Marrable
Based at Stenigot House and Martin. Flew in 12 Horsas from Down Ampney.
Went in: 137 men Died: 5 Evacuated: 10 Missing: 122
Divisional Units
1st Airlanding Light Regiment, RA
Regimental Headquarters
Commander : Lieutenant-Colonel 'Sheriff' Thompson
Second-in-Command : Major George Francis de Gex
Acting Adjutant : Lieutenant A. P. Humphries
Intelligence Officer : Lieutenant R. Corben
Survey Officer : Lieutenant Rod Pearson
Regimental Medical Officer : Captain R. Martin
Chaplain : Captain/Reverend S. Thorne
Regimental Sergeant Major : RSM John Siely
1st Airlanding Light Battery
Commander : Major Arthur Norman-Walker
Battery Captain : Captain J. B. Dickinson
Command Post Officer : Lieutenant C. W. Fogarty
Assistant Command Post Officer : Lieutenant D. C. C. Siggins
Battery Sergeant Major : BSM A. J. Jemmett
A Troop
Commander : Captain J. H. D. Lee (Forward Observation Officer, 1st Border)
Troop Leader : Lieutenant R. G. Staddon
Gun Position Officer : Lieutenant T. R. Barron
Troop Sergeant Major : TSM A. E. Reed
A-SUB Gun Commander : Sergeant R. Gibson
B-SUB Gun Commander : Sergeant A. W. Elliott
C-SUB Gun Commander : Sergeant R. McLeod
D-SUB Gun Commander : Sergeant D. Sinclair
B Troop
Commander : Captain John Walker (Forward Observation Officer, 7th KOSB)
Troop Leader : Lieutenant K. C. Halliday
Gun Position Officer : Lieutenant I. O. Meikle
Troop Sergeant Major : TSM Richard Barrett
E-SUB Gun Commander : Sergeant H. G. Harvey
F-SUB Gun Commander : Sergeant J. Fellows
G-SUB Gun Commander : Sergeant J. Daly
H-SUB Gun Commander : Sergeant H. Simmonite (1st Sea Tail)
H-SUB Acting Gun Commander : Bombardier A. S. Jacobs
2nd Airlanding Light Battery
Commander : Major James Linton
Battery Captain : Captain Basil Anthony Bethune Taylor
Command Post Officer : Lieutenant C. S. Leitch
Assistant Command Post Officer : Lieutenant R. Corben (Attached from Regimental HQ)
Battery Sergeant Major : BSM W. A. Goodman
C Troop
Commander : Captain Peter Chard (Forward Observation Officer, 156th Battalion)
Troop Leader : Lieutenant K. G. White (Forward Observation Officer, 10th Battalion)
Gun Position Officer : Lieutenant Adrian Donaldson
Troop Sergeant Major : TSM E. V. Morgan
A-SUB Gun Commander : Sergeant S. E. Hardy
B-SUB Gun Commander : Sergeant H. P. Clarke
C-SUB Gun Commander : Sergeant L. G. Turner
D-SUB Gun Commander : Sergeant L. N. Atkins
D Troop
Commander : Captain Percy Taylor (Forward Observation Officer, 11th Battalion)
Gun Position Officer : Lieutenant J. H. Woods
Troop Sergeant Major : TSM J. Jubb
A-SUB Gun Commander : Lance-Sergeant E. Prentice
B-SUB Gun Commander : Sergeant W. Fletcher
C-SUB Gun Commander : Sergeant Eric Newland
D-SUB Gun Commander : Sergeant F. McAdam
3rd Airlanding Light Battery
Commander : Major Dennis Munford
Battery Captain : Captain D. Lindsay
Command Post Officer : Lieutenant Peter Wilkinson
Assistant Command Post Officer : Lieutenant J. W. Widdicombe
Battery Sergeant Major : BSM A. Garnett
E Troop
Commander : Captain Tony Harrison (Forward Observation Officer, 2nd Battalion)
Troop Leader : Lieutenant A. V. Driver (Forward Observation Officer, 1st Battalion)
Gun Position Officer : Lieutenant N. F. Farrands
Troop Sergeant Major : TSM D. Lawson
E1 GUN Gun Commander : Sergeant Horace F. Marriott
E2 GUN Gun Commander : Sergeant J. E. Coates
E3 GUN Gun Commander : Sergeant J. H. Wyatt
E4 GUN Gun Commander : Sergeant D. C. Hardie
F Troop
Commander : Captain Tudor Griffiths (Forward Observation Officer, 3rd Battalion)
Troop Leader : Lieutenant F. P. D. Moore
Gun Position Officer : Lieutenant T. A. Conlin
Troop Sergeant Major : TSM T. W. Kent
F1 GUN Gun Commander : Sergeant H. E. L. Leahy
F2 GUN Gun Commander : Sergeant R. C. McBain
F3 GUN Gun Commander : Sergeant A. J. Newman
F4 GUN Gun Commander : Sergeant L. Dunk
Based at Boston. Flew in 57 Horsas from Fairford, Blakehill Farm, Down Ampney, Manston and Keevil on the First Lift; No.2 Battery and remainder flew in 33 Horsas from Manston on the Second Lift.
Went in: 372 men Died: 36 Evacuated: 136 Missing: 200
1 Forward (Airborne) Observation Unit, RA
Unit Officers
Commander : Major Denys Wight-Boycott (1st Sea Tail)
Second-in-Command (Acting Commanding Officer) : Captain Arthur Edgar O'Grady
Captains G. Cape, M. W. Braithwaite, Lieutenants C. McL. Hewitt, J. L. Meigh and G. W. Davey (all 1st Sea Tail)
Attached to 1st Parachute Brigade
Captain C. O. Kennedy (Brigade Headquarters)
Captain W. S. Caird (1st Parachute Battalion)
Captain H. S. Buchanan (2nd Parachute Battalion)
Captain D. C. O. Bowerman (3rd Parachute Battalion)
Attached to 4th Parachute Brigade
Captain T. V. Miller (Brigade Headquarters)
Captain R. S. Stevens (156th Parachute Battalion)
Captain W. H. Whimster (10th Parachute Battalion)
Captain J. L. Brown (11th Parachute Battalion)
Attached to 1st Airlanding Brigade
Captain Christopher John Salter MacMillan (Brigade Headquarters)
Captain E. I. Gilman (Brigade Headquarters)
Captain S. B. Birchmore (1st Battalion The Border Regiment)
Captain R. G. A. Gow (2nd Battalion The South Staffordshire Regiment)
Captain J. Langford (7th Battalion The King's Own Scottish Borderers)
Attached to Divisional Units
Captain C. W. Ikin (Headquarters Royal Artillery)
Captain W. J. Mallett (1st Airborne Reconnaissance Squadron)
Based at Harlaxton Hall. Flew on the First Lift in 3 Horsas from Keevil, chalk numbers 456-458, piloted by No.21 Flight, "D" Squadron The Glider Pilot Regiment. Further parachute parties flew in aircraft attached to their assigned units.
Went in: 73 men Died: 7 Evacuated: 13 Ditched & Rescued: 4 Missing: 49
1st Airborne Divisional Signals
Regimental Headquarters (20 men?)
Commander : Lieutenant-Colonel Tom Stephenson
Second-in-Command : Major Tony Deane-Drummond
Adjutant : Captain L. L. Golden
No.1 Company - Divisional Headquarters Signals (33 men)
A-Section (Wireless) : Captain J. R. Smith
Lieutenants R. Hodges and P. T. Robson (38 men in total)
C-Section (Lines) : Lieutenant D. A. Polley (20 men)
Cypher Officer : Captain G. E. Hemelryk
Security Officer : Captain M. R. Hewitt
No.2 Company - Brigade and Artillery Signals (10 men)
Commander : Major G. W. Holbrook
E-Section (1st Airlanding Light Regiment) : Lieutenant Robert Gregg (22 men)
F-Section (Headquarters Royal Artillery) : Lieutenant G. C. Marshall (2 men)
J-Section (1st Parachute Brigade) (75 men)
Commander : Captain W. J. Marquand
Second-in-Command : Lieutenant J. B. Cairns
K-Section (4th Parachute Brigade) (40 men)
Commander : Captain A. B. Kennett
Second-in-Commander : Lieutenant R. W. Bosworth
L-Section (1st Airlanding Brigade) (60 men)
Commander : Captain S. L. Blatch
Second-in-Command : Lieutenant F. E. Drake
1st Polish Independent Parachute Brigade Group
Signals Liaison Officer : Lieutenant E. E. Brown
1st Airborne Corps Signals (based at Nijmegen)
Commander : Lieutenant-Colonel R. J. Moberley
Second-in-Command : Major J. D. G. Russell
Based at Caythorpe. Flew in C-47's and Horsas from several airfields, as much of the unit had been split up amongst the Division to provide signals for brigade and artillery HQ's.
Went in: 348 men Died: 28 Evacuated: 149 Missing: 171
1st Airborne Reconnaissance Squadron
Commander : Major Freddie Gough
Headquarters Troop : Captain Horace Platt
Support Troop : Lieutenant John Christie
A Troop : Captain M. W. Grubb
No.1 Section : Lieutenant J. Stevenson
No.2 Section : Lieutenant Douglas Galbraith
No.3 Section : Lieutenant D. R. Guthrie
C Troop : Captain J. A. Hay
No.7 Section : Lieutenant R. C. Foulkes
No.8 Section : Lieutenant Peter Bucknall
No.9 Section : Lieutenant C. B. Bowles
D Troop : Captain John Park
No.10 Section : Lieutenant J. W. Marshall
No.11 Section : Lieutenant W. F. V. Hodge
No.12 Section : Lieutenant Alan Pascal
Based at Ruskington. Flew in 8 C-47's from Barkston Heath, and 22 Horsas from Tarrant Rushton.
Went in: 181 men Died: 30 Evacuated: 73 Missing: 78
21st Independent Parachute Company
Commander : Major 'Boy' Wilson
No.1 Platoon : Lieutenant David Eastwood
No.2 Platoon : Lieutenant C. E. K. Speller
No.3 Platoon : Lieutenant Hugh Ashmore
Based at Newark. Flew in 12 Stirlings from Fairford, and a Horsa (believed from Fairford).
Went in: 186 men Died: 20 Evacuated: 120 Missing: 46
9th (Airborne) Field Company, RE
Commander : Major John Winchester
No.1 Platoon : Captain Roger Binyon
No.2 Platoon : Captain E. C. O'Callighan
No.3 Platoon : Captain M. Heggie
Based at Tattershall and Coningsby. Flew in 22 Horsas over two lifts from Keevil.
Went in: 194 men Died: 44 Evacuated: 71 Missing: 79
261 (Airborne) Field Park Company, RE
Commander : Lieutenant W. Skinner
Flew in 3 Horsas and a Hamilcar, all believed from Tarrant Rushton.
Went in: 13 men Died: 2 Evacuated: 5 Missing: 6
250 (Airborne) Light Composite Company, RASC
No.1 Para Platoon & 1st Para Jeep Section (1st Para Brigade) : Captain John Cranmer-Byng
No.2 Para Platoon & 2nd Para Jeep Section (4th Para Brigade) : Captain Desmond Kavanagh
No.3 Para Platoon & 3rd Para Jeep Section (1st Airlanding Brigade) : Captain W. V. A. Gell
Based at Longhills Hall, Branston, and Lincoln. Flew in 4 C-47's from Barkston Heath and Saltby, and 34 Horsas and 3 Hamilcars from Keevil, Harwell, and Tarrant Rushton.
Went in: 226 men Died: 29 Evacuated: 75 Missing: 122
1st (Airborne) Divisional Ordnance Field Park, RAOC
Commander : Captain Bill Chidgey
Based at Grantham. Flew in a shared C-47 from Barkston Heath, and a Horsa from Keevil.
Went in: 19 men Died: 2 Evacuated: 2 Missing: 15
1st (Airborne) Divisional Workshops, REME
Advanced Workshop Detachment : Lieutenant G. Manning
1st Para Brigade Light Aid Detachment : RSM M. J. Jaboor
4th Para Brigade Light Aid Detachment : Lieutenant A. M. Brodie
Based at Sleaford. Flew in 4 Horsas from Fairford and Down Ampney, with other men flying in with various units.
Went in: 61 men Died: 6 Evacuated: 29 Missing: 26
1st (Airborne) Divisional Provost Company, CMP
Commander : Captain Bill Gray
No.1 Provost Section (1st Para Brigade) : Lieutenant W. D. Morley
No.2 Provost Section (4th Para Brigade) : Lieutenant T. G. A. Smith
No.3 Provost Section (1st Airlanding Brigade) : Lieutenant F. L. Horton
No.4 Provost Section (Divisional HQ) : Lieutenant R. J. Falck
Based at Stubton Hall and Newark, with sections at Divisional and brigade HQ's. Company HQ flew in a Horsa from Down Ampney, sections in C-47's and Horsas with other units.
Went in: 69 men Died: 7 Evacuated: 13 Missing: 49
89th (Parachute) Field Security Section, Intelligence Corps
Commander : Captain J. Killick
Based at Wellingore. HQ flew in shared Horsa from Fairford, with other men flying in with various units.
Went in: 16 men Died: 2 Evacuated: 4 Missing: 10
Units Attached to the Division
The Glider Pilot Regiment
Commander : Colonel George Chatterton (flew to Nijmegen)
No.1 Wing
Commander : Lieutenant-Colonel Iain Murray
A Squadron : Major H. T. Bartlett
No.1 Flight : Captain Norman Hardie
No.17 Flight : Captain N. A. C. Smellie
B Squadron : Major T. I. J. Toler
No.3 Flight : Captain T. G. Miller
No.4 Flight : Captain John Smellie
No.19 Flight : Captain D. A. Simpson
No.20 Flight : Captain Angus Feredith Webster Low
D Squadron : Captain James Ogilvie
No.5 Flight : Captain J. A. Morrison
No.8 Flight : Captain B. Murdoch
No.13 Flight : Captain S. G. Cairns
No.21 Flight : Captain F. H. Barclay
No.22 Flight : Captain Iain Muir
G Squadron : Major Robert Croot
No.9 Flight : Captain Michael Temple Corrie
No.10 Flight : Captain M. W. D. Priest
No.23 Flight : Captain E. H. Leschalles
No.24 Flight : Captain R. O. Walchi
No.2 Wing
Commander : Lieutenant-Colonel John Place
C Squadron : Major J. A. C. Dale
No.6 Flight : Captain Bernard Halsall
No.7 Flight : Captain F. C. Aston
E Squadron : Major B. P. H. Jackson
No.11 Flight : Captain Gordon Mills
No.12 Flight : Captain C. B. Dodwell
No.25 Flight : Captain Arthur Oxenford
F Squadron : Major F. A. S. Murray
No.14 Flight : Captain A. E. Pickwoad
No.15 Flight : Captain Emrys Thomas
No.16 Flight : Captain F. Robson
No.1 Wing HQ based at Harwell. A Squadron based at and flew from Harwell. B Squadron based at Brize Norton, but flew from Manston. D Squadron based at and flew from Keevil. G Squadron based at and flew from Fairford.
No.2 Wing HQ based at Broadwell. C Squadron based at and flew from Tarrant Rushton. E Squadron based at and flew from Down Ampney. F Squadron based at and flew from Broadwell and Blakehill Farm.
Went in: 1262 men Died: 219 Evacuated: 532 Missing: 511
Figures do not include Regimental HQ and part of A Squadron, who flew Airborne Corps HQ to Nijmegen without sustaining any serious casualties.
Dutch Liaison Mission - No.2 (Dutch) Troop of No.10 (Inter-Allied) Commando
Commander: Lieutenant M. J. Knottenbelt
Flew in with various units.
Went in: 12 Died: 1 Evacuated: 9 Missing: 2
6080 and 6341 Light Warning Units, RAF
Flew in 4 Horsas with the Second Lift.
Went in: 45 Died: 9 Evacuated: 4 Missing: 32
US Air Support Signals Team - 306th Fighter Control Squadron
Flew in 4 Wacos from Manston.
Went in: 10 Died: 0 Evacuated/Missing: Unknown
GHQ Signal Liaison Regiment Detachment - 'Phantom'
Went in: 10 Died: 0 Evacuated/Missing: Unknown
Jedburgh Team
Went in: 3 Died: 1 Evacuated: 1 Missing: 1
Public Relations Team
Went in: 15 Died: 0 Evacuated: 14 (Unconfirmed) Missing: 1