Divisional HQ
Commander : Major-General Richard Gale
Aide-de-Camp : Captain Tom Haughton
GSO-1 (Operations) : Lieutenant-Colonel Bobby Bray
GSO-1 (Air) : Lieutenant-Colonel Bill Bradish
GSO-2 (Operatons) : Major David Baird
GSO-3 (Operations) : Captain M. R. Spurling
GSO-3 (Air) : Captain Nick Pratt
GSO-2 (Intelligence) : Major Gerry Lacoste
GSO-3 (Intelligence) : Captain John Max
GSO-3 (CW) : Captain W. D. Burton
Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster-General : Lieutenant-Colonel Shamus Hickie
Deputy Assistant Adjutant General : Major H. J. Darlington
Deputy Assistant Quartermaster-General : Major E. J. O'B. Crocker
Assistant Director Medical Services : Lieutenant-Colonel Malcolm MacEwan
Assistant Director Ordnance Services : Lieutenant-Colonel John Fielding
Commander Royal Artillery : Lieutenant-Colonel Jack Norris
Commander Royal Engineers : Lieutenant-Colonel Frank Lowman (until mid July 1944)
Commander Royal Engineers : Lieutenant-Colonel J. R. C. Hamilton DSO RE (from mid July 1944)
Commander Royal Army Service Corps : Lieutenant-Colonel J. L. Watson
Commander Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers : Lieutenant-Colonel Raymond Vernon Powditch
Died: 2 Wounded: 35 Missing: 16
Defence Platoon
Commander : Captain P. J. A. Shelley
Died: 0 Wounded: 5 Missing: 5
3rd Parachute Brigade
Brigade HQ
Commander : Brigadier James Hill
Brigade Major : Major Bill Collingwood
Deputy Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster General : Major Andrew Alec Kyrle Pope
Intelligence Officer : Captain Anthony Thornton Wilkinson
Liaison Officer : Lieutenant D. J. Kippin
Signals Officer : Captain J. A. Wilkes
Medical Officer : Captain W. E. Church
Provost : Lieutenant S. Gyton
Chaplain : Captain/Reverend J. McVeigh
Brigade Ordnance Warrant Officer : WO Daggett ( - 15th June)
Brigade Ordnance Warrant Officer : Sergeant Mitchell (15th June -)
Died: 4 Wounded: 31 Missing: 17
8th (Midland Counties) Parachute Battalion
Battalion Headquarters
Commander : Lieutenant-Colonel Alastair Pearson
Second-in-Command: Major J. W. B. Marshall
Adjutant : Captain A. J. Bookless
Acting Adjutant : Lieutenant John Kay England
Intelligence Officer : Lieutenant R. A. Casares
Brigade Liaison Officer : Lieutenant E. G.Wells
Medical Officer : Captain R. S. Holtan
Chaplain : Captain/Reverend G. A. Kay
Regimental Sergeant Major : RSM A. G. Parsons
Headquarters / Support Company
Commander : Major G. Payne
Administration Officer : Captain C. E. Greenwood
Signals Platoon : Lieutenant C. A. Cramp
Anti-Tank Platoon : Lieutenant L. M. McLaine-Cross
Medium Machine Gun Platoon : Lieutenant D. C. Scaife
Mortar Platoon : Lieutenant R. C. Thompson
Company Sergeant Major : CSM I. Hutchinson
A Company
Commander : Major S. Terrell
Second-in-Command : Captain C. J. V. Shoppee
Company Sergeant Major : CSM F. Cooke
No.1 Platoon : Lieutenant G. R. Whitely
No.2 Platoon : Lieutenant I. E. Nicholls
No.3 Platoon : Lieutenant Richard Fry
Attached Officer : Lieutenant B. G. Luxton
B Company
Commander : Major A. J. Wilson
Second-in-Command : Captain D. B. Kelland
Company Sergeant Major : CSM L. Jones
No.4 Platoon : Lieutenant C. Connelly
No.5 Platoon : Lieutenant B. Ridings
No.6 Platoon : Lieutenant P. Durrance
C Company
Commander : Major G. Hewetson
Second-in-Command : Captain H. McCartney
Company Sergeant Major : CSM W. Burns
No.7 Platoon : Lieutenant R. G. Ellen
No.8 Platoon : Lieutenant J. Cooper
No.9 Platoon : Lieutenant Colin William Brown
Seaborne Echelon
Commander : Lieutenant Thomas Ellemore Miller
Died: 117 Wounded: 236 Missing: 110
9th (Home Counties) Parachute Battalion
Battalion Headquarters
Commander : Lieutenant-Colonel Terance Otway
Second-in-Command : Major Eddie Charlton
Adjutant : Captain Havelock Hudson
Brigade Liaision Officer : Lieutenant Douglas Martin
Medical Officer : Captain Harold Watts
Chaplain : Captain/Reverend John Gwinnett
Attached War Artist : Captain Albert Richards
Regimental Sergeant Major : RSM Bill Cunningham
Headquarters Company
Commander : Major George Smith
Motor Transport Officer : Lieutenant Jimmy Loring
Pioneer Platoon : Lieutenant Tom Halliburton
Medium Machine Gun Platoon : Lieutenant Dennis Slade
Mortar Platoon : Lieutenant George Peters
Army Physical Training Corps : CSM George David Miller
Army Physical Training Corps : CSM Bill Harrold
A Company
Commander : Major Allen Parry
Second-in-Command : Captain Robert Gordon-Brown
Company Sergeant Major : CSM Jack Harries
No.1 Platoon : Lieutenant Douglas Catlin
No.2 Platoon : Lieutenant Hugh Pond
No.3 Platoon : Lieutenant Hugh Smythe
B Company
Commander : Major Harold Bestley
Second-in-Command : Captain The Honourable Paul Greenway
Company Sergeant Major : CSM Wally Beckwith
No.4 Platoon : Lieutenant Brian Browne
No.5 Platoon : Lieutenant Murray Christie
No.6 Platoon : Lieutenant Mike Dowling
C Company
Commander : Major Ian Dyer
Second-in-Command : Captain Robbie Robinson
Company Sergeant Major : CSM Barney Ross
No.12 Platoon : Lieutenant Alan Jefferson
No.13 Platoon : Lieutenant Gordon Parfitt
No.14 Platoon : Lieutenant Jock Lepper
R Company (based in the UK)
Commander : Captain F. Tavenor
Quartermaster : Captain A. Chilton
Died: 94 Wounded: 167 Missing: 194
1st Canadian Parachute Battalion
Battalion Headquarters
Commander : Lieutenant-Colonel George Bradbrooke
Second-in-Command: Major J. A. Nicklin
Adjutant : Captain D. W. W. Mascal (Seaborne Echelon)
Assistant Adjutant : Lieutenant J. M. Girvan
Intelligence Officer : Lieutenant R. D. H. Weathersbee
Liaison Officer : Lieutenant I. C. Wilson
Medical Officer : Captain C. N. Brebner
Chaplain : Captain/Reverend G. A. Harris
Regimental Sergeant Major : RSM W. J. Clark
Headquarters Company
Commander : Major E. T. Munro
Second-in-Command : Captain H. B. Armstrong
Quartermaster : Captain E. R. Friel
Signals Platoon : Lieutenant J. A. Simpson
Anti-Tank Platoon : Lieutenant W. R. Croxford
Medium Machine Gun Platoon : Lieutenant R. C. Hilborn
Mortar Platoon : Lieutenant M. Cote
Captain E. Besteck (Seaborne Echelon)
Company Sergeant Major : CSM L. B. Hall
A Company
Commander : Major D. J. Wilkins
Second-in-Command : Captain D. S. MacLean
Company Sergeant Major : CSM G. W. Embree
No.1 Platoon : Lieutenant R. E. Harrison
No.2 Platoon : Lieutenant R. J. Mitchell
No.3 Platoon : Lieutenant John Anthony Clancy
B Company
Commander : Major C. E. Fuller
Second-in-Command : Captain Peter Griffin
Company Sergeant Major : CSM W. I. Blair
No.4 Platoon : Lieutenant J. P. Rousseau
No.5 Platoon : Lieutenant N. Toseland
No.6 Platoon : Lieutenant K. J. Arril
C Company
Commander : Major Murray McLeod
Second-in-Command : Captain John Hanson
Company Sergeant Major : CSM R. F. Johnson
No.? Platoon : Lieutenant J. R. Madden
No.? Platoon : Lieutenant L. H. Adams
No.? Platoon : Lieutenant H. M. Walker
No.? Platoon : Lieutenant S. McGowan
Went in: 543 Died: 84 Wounded: 162 Missing: 101
3rd Airlanding Anti-Tank Battery, RA
Commander : Major Nick Cranmer
Second-in-Command : Captain J. E. Jordan
Battery Captain : Captain J. Woodrow
Liaison Officer : Lieutenant B. W. Salt
A Troop (4 x 17 pounder)
Commander : Lieutenant J. E. Maddocks
B Troop (4 x 17 pounder)
Commander : Lieutenant I. W. Hall
C Troop (4 x 6 pounder)
Commander : Lieutenant C. F. Hart
D Troop (4 x 6 pounder)
Commander : Lieutenant J. A. Hunter
Died: 15 Wounded: 29 Missing: 4
3rd Parachute Squadron, RE
Commander : Major Tim Roseveare
Second-in-Command: Captain Allen Jack
Intelligence Officer : Lieutenant Williams
Squadron Sergeant Major : CSM R. Barr
No.1 Troop : Captain Freddy Fox
Section Commander : Lieutenant D.A. Breese
Section Commander : Lieutenant A. Wade
Section Commander : Lieutenant A. Forster
Section Commander : Lieutenant A. Lack
No.2 Troop : Captain Tim Juckes
Section Commander : Lieutenant R.R. Beaumont
6 Section : Lieutenant John Shave
Section Commander : Lieutenant Nash
Section Commander : Lieutenant E.V. Knox?
No.3 Troop : Captain Geoff Smith
9 Section : Lieutenant T.D.V. Marsh
10 Section : Lieutenant J.L. Inman
11 Section : Lieutenant B.H. Holloway
12 Section : Lieutenant Baillie
Died: 15 Wounded: 29 Missing: 2
224th Parachute Field Ambulance, RAMC
Commander : Lieutenant-Colonel D. H. Thompson
Second-in-Command : Captain J.H.G. Wilson (20th August -)
No.1 Section (attached 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion, 6th June)
Commander : Captain D. H. Nelson
No.2 Section (attached 8th Parachute Battalion, 6th June)
Commander : Lieutenant R. M. Marquis
No.3 Section (attached 9th Parachute Battalion, 6th June)
Commander : Captain I. F. B. Johnston
Died: 9 Wounded: 15 Missing: 43
5th Parachute Brigade
Brigade HQ
Commander : Brigadier Nigel Poett
Brigade Major : Major John Barker
Deputy Assistant Adjutant & Quartermaster General : Major E.S. "Ted" Lough
Intelligence Officer : Captain M. Dolden
Staff Captain : Captain W. F. E. Bennett
Medical Officer : Lieutenant D. R. Urquhart
K Section, Signals
Commander : Captain G.T. Radmore
Second-in-Command : Lieutenant G. Royle
Died: 1 Wounded: 22 Missing: 3
7th (Light Infantry) Parachute Battalion
Battalion Headquarters
Commander : Lieutenant-Colonel Geoffrey Pine-Coffin
Second-in-Command : Major Eric Henry Steele-Baume
Adjutant : Captain W. S. Coppin
Acting Adjutant : Lieutenant Richard Todd
Intelligence Officer : Lieutenant Herbert Horatio Mills
Liaison Officer : Lieutenant I. G. MacDonald
Quartermaster : Captain R. P. H. Fortnum
Medical Officer : Captain A. Young
Chaplain : Captain/Reverend G. Parry
Regimental Sergeant Major : RSM George Johnson
Headquarters Company
Commander : Major Tullis
Second-in-Command : Captain J. D. Went
Signals Platoon : Lieutenant S. T. Theobald
Anti-Tank Platoon : Lieutenant F. J. H. Rogers
Medium Machine Gun Platoon : Lieutenant M. R. "Garth" Hill
Mortar Platoon : Lieutenant N. M. Archdale
Company Sergeant Major : CSM J. E. P. Hutchings
A Company
Commander : Major Nigel Taylor
Second-in-Command : Captain Jim Webber
Company Sergeant Major : CSM E. A. Leverton
No.1 Platoon : Lieutenant W. A. B. Temple
No.2 Platoon : Lieutenant W. Bowyer
No.3 Platoon : Lieutenant David Hunter
B Company
Commander : Major Roger Neale
Second-in-Command : Captain B. R. Braithwaite
Company Sergeant Major : CSM F. E. Durbin
No.4 Platoon : Lieutenant D. C. Farr
No.5 Platoon : Lieutenant Edward Pool
No.6 Platoon : Lieutenant T. Thomas
C Company
Commander : Major R. J. H. Bartlett
Second-in-Command : Captain Bob Keene
Company Sergeant Major : CSM C. "Jerry" Martin
No.7 Platoon : Lieutenant W. F. Parrish
No.8 Platoon : Lieutenant Eric Woodman
No.9 Platoon : Lieutenant Robert Atkinson
Died: 129 Wounded: 248 Missing: 114
12th (10th Bn The Green Howards) Parachute Battalion
Battalion Headquarters
Commander : Lieutenant-Colonel Johnny Johnson
Second-in-Command: Major Ken Darling
Adjutant : Captain P. C. Bernard ( - 8th June)
Assistant Adjutant : Captain G. Foster
Quartermaster : Captain E. Clarke
Intelligence Officer : Lieutenant J. Firth
Liaison Officer : Lieutenant I. C. Wilson
Medical Officer : Captain G. C. Kennedy
Chaplain : Captain/Reverend J. O. Jenkins
Regimental Sergeant Major : RSM P. Partridge
Headquarters Company
Commander : Major D. Mayfield
Second-in-Command : Captain George Winney
Signals Platoon : Lieutenant D. Sharp
Anti-Tank Platoon : Lieutenant A. T. W. Austin
Medium Machine Gun Platoon : Lieutenant J. W. Shaw
Mortar Platoon : Lieutenant Tottenham-Smith
Company Sergeant Major : CSM A. C. Thorne
A Company
Commander : Major Gerald Ritchie ( - 8th June)
Commander : Captain P. C. Bernard (8th June -)
Second-in-Command : Captain G. H. Stevenson
Company Sergeant Major : CSM J. T. Marwood
No.1 Platoon : Lieutenant P. Burkenshaw
No.2 Platoon : Lieutenant J. R. D. Campbell
No.3 Platoon : Lieutenant B. M. Brewer
B Company
Commander : Major Harold Rogers
Second-in-Command : Captain G. Turnbull
No.4 Platoon : Lieutenant James Hunter Duthie
Platoon Commander : Lieutenant G. W. Whirray
Platoon Commander : Lieutenant H. W. Roberts
Platoon Commander : Lieutenant A. F. Newall
Platoon Commander : Lieutenant G. G. Hall
C Company
Commander : Major Clarence Weatherill Stephens
Second-in-Command : Captain John Sim
No.7 Platoon : Lieutenant J. F. Stirling
No.8 Platoon : Lieutenant E. A. Read
No.9 Platoon : Lieutenant W. G. Medd
U.K. Base (Home Details)
Commander : Captain H. T. Caiden
Second-in-Command : Lieutenant R. Coakes
Administration : Lieutenant E. S. Ward (Seaborne Echelon?)
R Company (based in UK)
Lt F. S. Robson (took over as Assistant Adjutant)
Lt C. L. Bliss (posted to A Company: 12-18/6/44)
Lt D. E. Cattell
Lt P. Flint
Lt H. M. Warren
Lt J. H. Absalom (Reserve Signals Platoon Commander, injured
Lt J. S. J. Swales
Lt K. J. C. Jenkins
Lt W. F. L. Crouch
Died: 115 Wounded: 413 Missing: 46
13th (2nd/4th Bn The South Lancashire Regiment) Parachute Battalion
Battalion Headquarters
Commander : Lieutenant-Colonel Peter Luard
Second-in-Command : Major Bill Harris MC
Adjutant : Captain Bill Grantham
Assistant Adjutant : Lieutenant Bernard Metcalf
Intelligence Officer : Lieutenant Leslie Golding
Quartermaster : Captain "George" Daisley
Medical Officer : Captain Neil Whitley
Chaplain : Captain/Reverend Whitfield Foy
Regimental Sergeant Major : RSM Bob Duxberry
Regimental Quartermaster : Sergeant Jimmy Henstock
Headquarters Company
Commander : Major Reggie Tarrant
Administration Officer : Captain F.A.N. Ellison
Signals Platoon : Lieutenant Malcolm Town
Anti-Tank Platoon : Lieutenant Alf Lagregan
Machine Gun Platoon : Lieutenant Ellis "Dixie" Dean
Mortar Platoon : Lieutenant Fred Skeate
Company Sergeant Major : CSM Morland
Company Quartermaster Sergeant : CQMS Ray Meachim
A Company
Commander : Major John Cramphorn
Second-in-Command : Captain Harry Ainsworth
Company Sergeant Major : CSM J. McParlan
Company Quartermaster Sergeant : CQMS Harry Watkins
No.3 Platoon : Lieutenant Jack Watson
No.? Platoon : Lieutenant "Joe" Hodgson
No.? Platoon : Lieutenant Gordon O'Brien-Hitching
B Company
Commander : Major George Bristow
Second-in-Command : Captain Mike Kerr
Company Sergeant Major : CSM Jack Moss
Company Quartermaster Sergeant : CQMS Eric Cookson
No.? Platoon : Lieutenant Bert Arnold
No.? Platoon : Lieutenant Stan Jeavons
No.? Platoon : Lieutenant "Terry" Bibby
C Company
Commander : Major Gerald Ford
Second-in-Command : Captain "Nobby" Clark
Company Sergeant Major : CSM Micky Maguire
Company Quartermaster Sergeant : CQMS "Duggy" Dugdale
No.7 Platoon : Lieutenant Harry Pollak
No.8 Platoon : Lieutenant Jack Sharples
No.9 Platoon : Lieutenant George Lee
R Company (based in the UK)
Commander : Captain "Claude" Milman
Transport : Lieutenant "Baggy" Allen
Lieutenant Ken Walton
Lieutenant Cyril Bailey
Lieutenant Steve Honnor
Lieutenant Dick Burton
Lieutenant "Topper" Brown
2nd Lieutenant Geoff Otway
Died: 97 Wounded: 226 Missing: 54
4th Airlanding Anti-Tank Battery, RA
Commander : Major Peter Dixon
Second-in-Command : A. Bain
Second-in-Command : Captain W. Hunt (7th July -)
Battery Captain : Captain F. A. Kilbey
Liaison Officer : Lieutenant R. Trease
E Troop
Commander : Lieutenant P. Pring
F Troop
Commander : Lieutenant J. S. Robinson
G Troop
Commander : Lieutenant L. J. Ray
H Troop
Commander : Lieutenant S. A. Lyons
Died: 19 Wounded: 24 Missing: 12
591st Parachute Squadron, RE
Commander : Major Andy Wood
Second-in-Command: Captain Gordon Davidson
No.1 Troop : Captain Frank Harbord
No.2 Troop : Captain Tony Jackson
No.3 Troop : Captain Fergy Semple
Died: 19 Wounded: 21 Missing: 20
225th Parachute Field Ambulance, RAMC
Headquarters
Commander : Lieutenant-Colonel Bruce Harvey
Second-in-Command : Captain R. R. Maitland
Quartermaster : Captain P. J. Nicholson
Surgeon Specialist : Major Daintree Johnson
Surgeon Specialist : Major Peter Essex-Lopresti
Dentist : Captain G. J. M. Holland
Transport Officer : Captain Leslie Hill RASC
Padre : Captain/Reverend Bill Briscoe
Major Pat Hewlings
No.1 Section : Captain Tommy Wilson
No.2 Section : Captain J .K. Wagstaff
No.3 Section : Captain D. J. Tibbs
No.4 Section : Captain David Clark
Died: 9 Wounded: 19 Missing: 12
6th Airlanding Brigade
Brigade HQ
Commander : Brigadier The Honourable Hugh Kindersley (6th June - 12th June)
Commander : Brigadier Edwin Flavell (12th June - )
Deputy Commander : Colonel Reginald Parker
Brigade Major : Major Napier Crookenden
Deputy
Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster General : Major R. W. Cranshaw
GSO-3 : Captain K. Hardy
Intelligence Officer : Captain R. J. Gilbert
Staff Captain: Captain J. A. Brown
Brigade Transport Officer : Captain H. M. Leiper
Brigade Royal Army Service Corps Officer : Captain W. L. Melhuish
Electrical and Mechanical Engineer : Captain C. J. Phillips
Liaison Officer : Lieutenant G. A. Mills
Died: 0 Wounded: 24 Missing: 0
1st Battalion The Royal Ulster Rifles
Battalion Headquarters
Commander : Lieutenant-Colonel "Jack" Carson
Second-in-Command : Major John Deane-Drummond
Adjutant : Captain Robert E. H. "Bob" Sheridan
Intelligence Officer : Lieutenant Robin W. MacD. Crockett
Quartermaster : Lieutenant William Beattie
Medical Officer : Captain Dai R. L. Rees
Chaplain : Captain/Reverend James McMurray Taylor
Regimental Sergeant Major : RSM "Scoop" Griffith
Support Company
Commander : Major Eric Francis "Killer" Johnston
Staff Officer : Lieutenant K. M. "Tim" Dooley
Motor Transport Officer : Captain Ronny MacE. Wilson
Mortar Platoon : Lieutenant J. Hanna
Pioneer Platoon : Captain C. G. "Windy" Windebank
Reconnaissance Platoon : Captain Robin Rigby
Reconnaissance Section Commander : Lieutenant John Dorrell Theakston
Loading Officer : Lieutenant Maurice Peter Fogt
F Company
Commander : Major E. A. D. "Paddy" Liddle
Second-in-Command : Captain Robert Wilson Gordon
No.1 Anti-Tank Platoon : Lieutenant Richard "Dicky" Quinn
No.2 Anti-Tank Platoon : Lieutenant George Alexander Maginnis
No.1 Medium Machine Gun Platoon : Lieutenant Harry R. Morgan
No.2 Medium Machine Gun Platoon : Lieutenant Reg Ellis
A Company
Commander : Major Charles Vickery
Second-in-Command : Captain Robert Dickson Martin
Company Sergeant Major : CSM Beggs
Company Quartermaster Sergeant : Colour Sergeant O'Connor
No.7 Platoon : Lieutenant John Derek Atheling Boustead
No.8 Platoon : Lieutenant Daniel McGrath
No.9 Platoon : Lieutenant A. A. Milliken
No.10 Platoon : Lieutenant Colin O'Hara-Murray
B Company
Commander : Major Gerald Rickcord
Second-in-Command : Captain R. M. Burke
No.11 Platoon : Lieutenant F. W. Hindson
No.12 Platoon : Lieutenant Mervyn Lion "Micky" Archdale
No.13 Platoon : Lieutenant P. J. Bryan
No.14 Platoon : Lieutenant D. A. S. "Spud" Murray
C Company
Commander : Major Bob Hynds
Second-in-Command : Captain Huw Wheldon
Company Sergeant Major : CSM William McCutcheon
Company Quartermaster Sergeant : Colour Sergeant Richard Boyce
No.15 Platoon : Lieutenant Reginald Norman "Reggie" Morgan
No.16 Platoon : Lieutenant R. D. Laird
No.17 Platoon : Lieutenant W. E. Dean
No.18 Platoon : Lieutenant Frederick Mike Gann
D Company
Commander : Major A. J. "Tony" Dyball
Second-in-Command : Captain Kenneth Herbert Donnelly
Company Sergeant Major : CSM Baker
No.19 Platoon : Lieutenant W. J. "Jack" Chapman
No.20 Platoon : Lieutenant Allan Ronald Malcolm
No.21 Platoon : Lieutenant R. J. Monroe
No.22 Platoon : Lieutenant John Weeden "Boy" Robertson
E Company (1st Reinforcements)
Captain Dean O. Steadman (took over as M.T.O. in July 1944), Lieutenants Harry Leonard Croft, P. D. Colquhoun, J. E. "Admiral" Wright, V. H. Hunt, William J. Robinson, Leo G. Bizell, Maurice Duhault, John A. Chambers, F. A. "Gus" Le Feyer and Leo Joseph Robillard.
Officers of unknown units : Lieutenants L. J. Burke, H. W. Campbell and H. L. G. Hamilton.
Died: 84 Wounded: 235 Missing: 35
2nd Battalion The Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
Battalion Headquarters
Commander : Lieutenant-Colonel Michael Roberts
Second-in-Command : Major Mark Darrell-Brown
Adjutant : Captain John Tillett
Intelligence Officer : Lieutenant R. M. Osborne
Loading Officer and Weapon Training Officer : Lieutenant L. Nicholson
Medical Officer : Captain S. Smith
Chaplain : Captain/Reverend A. Nimmo
Support Company
Commander : Major E. V. M. Favell
Quartermaster : Lieutenant J. James
Signals Officer : Lieutenant S. F. Robin
Mortar Platoon : Lieutenant G. C. Chicken
Pioneer Platoon : Lieutenant G. Van Klaveren
Reconnaissance Platoon : Captain A. C. Mason
Second-in-Command : Lieutenant C. H. David-Goff
No.1 Section : Lieutenant P. S. Jones
No.2 Section : Lieutenant P.G. Bulford
No.3 Section and Welfare Officer : Lieutenant T. Deacon
Transport Officer : Captain J. F. S. Busher
H Company
Commander : Major S. J. Heath-Smith
Second-in-Command : Captain P. K. Everett
No.7 Platoon : Lieutenant H. J. S. Seville
No.8 Platoon : Lieutenant Anthony Bousfield
No.9 Platoon : Lieutenant E. H. Budds
No.26 Platoon : Lieutenant C.M. Moncrieff
A Company
Commander : Major Gilbert Rahr
Second-in-Command : Captain J. Marriott, G.M.
No.10 Platoon : Lieutenant P. H. Godsal
No.11 Platoon : Lieutenant H. J. C. Bashford
No.12 Platoon : Lieutenant D. M. Neale
No.13 Platoon : Lieutenant K. Gunter
B Company
Commander : Major J. S. R. Edmunds
Second-in-Command : Captain J. Brabner
No.14 (No.3) Platoon : Lieutenant Richard Smith (att. "D" Company for coup de main)
No.15 Platoon : Lieutenant Michael Aston
No.16 Platoon : Lieutenant Johnny Pankhurst
No.17 (No.6) Platoon : Lieutenant Dennis Fox (att. "D" Company for coup de main)
C Company
Commander : Major Johnny Granville
Second-in-Command : Captain J. J. W. Molloy
No.18 Platoon : Lieutenant B. M. Rutherford
No.19 Platoon : Lieutenant E. H. Nankivell
No.20 Platoon : Lieutenant C. T. Cross
No.21 Platoon : Lieutenant Frederick Balfour Scott
D Company
Commander : Major John Howard
Second-in-Command : Captain B. C. E. Priday
No.22 (No.4) Platoon : Lieutenant Tony Hooper
No.23 (No.5) Platoon : Lieutenant "Todd" Sweeney
No.24 (No.2) Platoon : Lieutenant David Wood
No.25 (No.1) Platoon : Lieutenant Denham Brotheridge
No.1 Section : Corporal Caine
No.2 Section : Corporal Webb
Scout Section : Corporal Bailey
R Company (based in the UK)
Commander, Mess President and President of Regimental Institutes : Major C. H. Styles
Reserve Mortar Officer : Lieutenant C. W. Groos
Reserve Transport Officer : Lieutenant R. E. Gleed
Lieutenants A. F. White, F. H. Wood, D. O. Smith, R. N. Prince, P. G. Henstridge, 2nd Lieutenants M. L. Southern and S. G. Harvey
Died: 83 Wounded: 257 Missing: 13
12th Battalion The Devonshire Regiment
Battalion Headquarters
Commander : Lieutenant-Colonel Dick Stevens
Second-in-Command : Major Paul Gleadell
Adjutant : Captain Ken J. T. Stoneman
Intelligence Officer : Lieutenant Vince Walker
Quartermaster : Lieutenant E. E. L. Brokenshire
Liaison Officer : Lieutenant John Basil Edward Kittow
Loading Officer : Captain Laurence Salt
Medical Officer : Captain J. S. Binning
Chaplain : Captain/Reverend Joe W. Hall
Regimental Sergeant Major : RSM Henry Charles Frank Allen
Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant : RQMS J. Leverton
Support Company
Commander : Major Eddie Warren
Signals Platoon : Lieutenant C. J. Hutchinson
Mortar Platoon : Lieutenant Thomas David Dickenson Bowman
Reconnaissance Platoon : Captain John D. Carroll
Pioneer Platoon : Lieutenant Ronald Lewis Tucker
Motor Transport Officer : Captain E. J. Harding
A Company
Commander : Major Johnny H. G. Rogers
Second-in-Command : Captain Brian D. Carey
No.7 Platoon : Lieutenant Richard "Dick" H. Whiteway
No.8 Platoon : Lieutenant Arthur Jack Hobbs
No.9 Platoon : Lieutenant Geoffrey Sneezum
No.10 Platoon : Lieutenant Bertram Frederick Horwood
B Company
Commander : Major Wallie F. Barrow
Second-in-Command : Captain J. R. H. Fawkes-Underwood
No.11 Platoon :
No.12 Platoon : Lieutenant Eric D. Nuttall
No.13 Platoon : Lieutenant David Essex Lewis
No.14 Platoon :
C Company
Commander : Major J. P. Haythornthwaite
Second-in-Command : Captain W. A. R. Wright
Platoon Commander : Lieutenant R. W. Hartland
Platoon Commander : Lieutenant E. Charles Strawbridge
Platoon Commander : Lieutenant G. A. Young
Platoon Commander :
D Company
Commander : Major John Augustus Frederick Bampfylde
Second-in-Command : Captain John H. W. Warwick-Pengelly
No.19 Platoon : Lieutenant G. G. "Stinker" Reaks
No.20 Platoon : Lieutenant F. E. Ogden
No.21 Platoon : Lieutenant Peter Taylor
No.22 Platoon : Lieutenant Derek Christopher Lindsay Grange
E Company
Commander : Major Patrick Robson Dobbin
Second-in-Command : Captain T. Bridgeman
Anti-Tank Platoon : Lieutenant Albert Edward Germain
Anti-Tank Platoon : Lieutenant Leslie J. "Trappy" Trapnell
No.23 Medium Machine Gun Platoon : Captain C. J. Snell
No.24 Medium Machine Gun Platoon : Lieutenant W. F. Robinson
Officers of unknown appointments
Lieutenants John Arthur Cranch Drake, E. G. Eve, D. W. Turner, R. A. Vickery, J. Pengelly, A. C. T. Sanders, and N. P. Turner
1st Reinforcements Company
Commander : Major G. Edecombe-Palmer
Second-in-Command : Captain P. R. Meldon
Officers
Lieutenants D. H. Triggs, Samuel McBride Barrett, L. Bargery, J. H. S. Henderson, Ernest Haydn Wild, Ronald F. Brixey, and J. C. Box
Died: 66 Wounded: 226 Missing: 13
249th (Airborne) Field Company, RE
Commander : Major Sandy Rutherford
Second-in-Command: Captain Mike Clive
Reconnaissance Officer : Lieutenant J. Freeman
Lieutenant Martindale
Company Sergeant Major : CSM R. Isaac
No.1 Platoon
Commander : Captain J. Hirst
Second-in-Command : Lieutenant Montgomery
No.2 Platoon
Commander : Captain Jock Neilson
Second-in-Command : Lieutenant J. Bence
No.3 Platoon
Commander : Captain Smerdon
Second-in-Command : Lieutenant G.L. Woodcock
Died: 4 Wounded: 37 Missing: 0
195th Airlanding Field Ambulance, RAMC
Commander : Lieutenant-Colonel Bill Anderson
Died: 6 Wounded: 15 Missing: 1
Divisional Units
53rd (Worcestershire Yeomanry) Airlanding Light Regiment, RA
Regimental Headquarters (all HQ, except Commander and Second-in-Command, arrived by sea)
Commander : Lieutenant-Colonel Tony Teacher
Second-in-Command : Major F. E. Allday
Adjutant : Captain R. A. M. Goldthorp
Intelligence Officer : Lieutenant A. E. Leaf
Quartermaster : Lieutenant J. F. Slayer
Signals Officer : Lieutenant H. Ryden
Regimental Sergeant Major : RSM H. Last
Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant : RSM C. Ross
210th Airlanding Light Battery (whole Battery, minus Commander and Forward Observation Officer parties, arrived by sea)
Commander : Major The Honourable Charles Russell
Battery Captain : Captain W. B. Godfrey
Command Post Officer : Lieutenant H. Cotton
Assistant Command Post Officer : Lieutenant J. Price
A Troop
Commander : Captain P. W. Mertens
Gun Position Officer : Lieutenant J. Battersby
Troop Leader 1 : Lieutenant O. E. Brownlow-Wray
Troop Leader 2 : Lieutenant R. Stickley
B Troop
Commander : Captain D. K. Thomas
Gun Position Officer : Lieutenant D. Stubbs
Troop Leader 1 : Lieutenant Douglas F. Hurndall
Troop Leader 2 : Lieutenant Peter F. Stoop
211th Airlanding Light Battery
Commander : Major Jim Craigie
Battery Captain : Captain R. G. "Dick" Furbank
Command Post Officer : Lieutenant John B. Spittal
Assistant Command Post Officer : Lieutenant A. P. "Tony" Yapp
C Troop
Commander : Captain Hugh W. Ward
Gun Position Officer : Lieutenant G. H. "John" Blower
Troop Leader 1 : Lieutenant Frank Withecombe
Troop Leader 2 : Lieutenant Algie Barras
D Troop
Commander : Captain H. R. "Dick" Rogers
Gun Position Officer : Lieutenant A. W. "Bill" Lyne
Troop Leader 1 : Lieutenant Tom Lester
Troop Leader 2 : Lieutenant Allen J. Coultas
212th Airlanding Light Battery (whole Battery, minus Forward Observation Officer parties, arrived by sea)
Commander : Major Matt Gubbins
Battery Captain : Captain W. A. Anderson
Command Post Officer : Lieutenant A. Bower
Assistant Command Post Officer : Lieutenant J. W. Blackmore
E Troop
Commander : Captain P. R. N. Stewart
Gun Position Officer : Lieutenant N. G. Tweedle
Troop Leader 1 : Lieutenant H. H. Thompson
Troop Leader 2 : Lieutenant B. E. Cotton
F Troop
Commander : Captain C. E. Stone
Gun Position Officer : Lieutenant C. F. Presley
Troop Leader 1 : Lieutenant H. E. S. Farrer
Troop Leader 2 : Lieutenant S. S. Aylard
Died: 17 Wounded: 29 Missing: 2
2 Forward (Airborne) Observation Unit, RA
Commander : Major Harry Rice
Died: 0
2nd Airlanding Light Anti-Aircraft Battery, RA
Commander : Major W. A. H. Rowat
Died: 6 Wounded: 1 Missing: 0
22nd Independent Parachute Company
Commander : Major Francis Lennox-Boyd
Died: 10 Wounded: 14 Missing: 3
6th Airborne Armoured Reconnaissance Regiment
Regimental Headquarters
Commander : Lieutenant-Colonel Godfrey Stewart
Second-in-Command : Major G. L. M. Welstead
Adjutant : Captain C. W. Kent
Assistant Adjutant : Captain C. P. Hughes
Intelligence Officer : Lieutenant C. H. Paterson
Staff Officer : Lieutenant V. V. Kenward
Assistant Staff Officer : Lieutenant C. P. B. Smith
Harbour Party : Lieutenant R. C. Belcher
Quartermaster : Lieutenant S. G. Trezise
Regimental Medical Officer : Captain J. M. Bertram
Regimental Sergeant Major : RSM P. Dunne
Headquarters and Support Squadron
Commander : Captain H. Walker
Light Aid Detachment : Captain J. B. Esland (REME)
Assistant Motor Transport Officer : 2nd Lieutenant A. O'Hanlon
Mortar Section : Lieutenant G. E. Wilson
Despatch Rider Troop : Lieutenant H. F. Turpin
Lieutenant R. C. Rollason
2nd Lieutenant E. H. Mellor
A Squadron (Light Tanks)
Commander : Major P. Barnett
Second-in-Command : Captain K. W. Spreckley
1 Troop : Lieutenant R. de C. Rennick
2 Troop : Lieutenant K. T. Robertson
3 Troop : Lieutenant W. A. Cartwright
Reinforcement Troop Commander : Lieutenant E. Davis
Reinforcement Troop Commander : Lieutenant Ian Alexander Renny
Reinforcement Troop Commander : Lieutenant G. C. Warburton
B Squadron (Reconnaissance)
Commander : Captain Jarrad Cholmeley Gabbett Dunolly
Second-in-Command : Captain K. H. Fehr
Troop Commander : Captain J. J. Selwyn
Troop Commander : Lieutenant E. P. Jones
Troop Commander : Lieutenant R. E. Laycock
Troop Commander : Lieutenant P. I. P. Scott-Martin
Troop Commander : Lieutenant D. G. Shearer
Troop Commander : Lieutenant N. R. Thompson
Troop Commander : 2nd Lieutenant W. R. H. Beeston
R Squadron (Support)
Commander : Major A. C. Doyle
Second-in-Command : Captain W. H. Dickinson
Motor Transport Officer : Lieutenant B. C. Ingall
Troop Leader : Lieutenant A. Goddard
Troop Leader : Lieutenant J. M. Maitland
Troop Leader : Lieutenant R. M. McEarchern
Troop Leader : Lieutenant L. J. Williams
Unknown Squadron / Troop
W. T. H. Pilcher (To Divisional Air Branch)
H. Robson ("A" Squadron Reinforcement)
T. Smyth (Reinforcement)
Died: 14 Wounded: 32 Missing: 10
286th (Airborne) Field Park Company, RE
Commander : Major Jack Waters
Second-in-Command : Peter Dickson MBE
Died: 7 Wounded: 3 Missing: 1
6th Airborne Divisional Signals
Headquarters
Commander : Lieutenant-Colonel D. Smallman-Tew
Adjutant : Captain Anthony Windrum
No.1 Company
Commander : Major George Symes Fenton
C-Section (Lines)
E-Section (53rd Airlanding Light Regiment, RA)
H-Section (Headquarters, Royal Artillery)
J-Section (3rd Parachute Brigade)
K-Section (5th Parachute Brigade)
L-Section (6th Airlanding Brigade)
Died: 29 Wounded: 78 Missing: 22
63rd Composite Company, RASC
Commander : Major A. C. Bille-Top
Died: 11 Wounded: 6 Missing: 44
398th Composite Company, RASC
Commander : Major M. E. Phipps
Died: 9 Wounded: 29 Missing: 5
716th Light Composite Company, RASC
Commander : Major E. C. Jones
Died: 19 Wounded: 34 Missing: 9
6th (Airborne) Divisional Ordnance Field Park, RAOC
Commander : Major W. L. Taylor
Died: 1 Wounded: 0 Missing: 0
6th (Airborne) Divisional Workshops, REME
Commander : Major E. B. Bonniwell
Died: 5 Wounded: 0 Missing: 0
10th Airlanding Light Aid Detachment, REME
Died: 1
12th Airlanding Light Aid Detachment, REME
Died: 2
6th (Airborne) Divisional Provost Company, CMP
Commander : Captain K. G. Wells
Second-in-Command : Lieutenant L. J. Northam
Regimental Sergeant Major : RSM A. J. Bird
No.2 Section : Lieutenant S. R. Gyton
No.3 Section : Lieutenant R. G. Rault
No.4 Section : Lieutenant J. D. Neaves
Died: 5 Wounded: 0 Missing: 14
317 (Airborne) Field Security Section, Intelligence Corps
Commander : Captain Frank MacMillan
Wounded: 2 Missing: 2
6th Airborne Divisional Postal Unit
Commander : Lieutenant J. C. G. Hine
Died: 0 Wounded: 2 Missing: 0
Units Attached to the Division
The Glider Pilot Regiment
No.1 Wing (Lieutenant-Colonel Iain Murray)
No.2 Wing (Lieutenant-Colonel John Place)
Died: 39
HQ, 245th Provost Company, CMP
Died: 1
