Divisional HQ
Commander : Major-General Eric Bols
Aide-de-Camp : Lieutenant G. A. Young
GSO-1 (Operations) : Lieutenant-Colonel M. W. Roberts
GSO-2 (Operations) : Major S. Terrell
GSO-3 (Operations) : Captain C. E. Smart
GSO-2 (Air) : Major Charles Brewis
GSO-2 (Intelligence) : Major P. J. Jepson
GSO-3 (Intelligence) : Captain P. Low
GSO-3 (CW) : Captain F. E. Carpenter
GSO-3 : Captain S. Sebba
Deputy Assistant Quartermaster General : Major Clifford Clarence Norbury
Assistant Director Medical Services : Colonel Malcolm MacEwan
Assistant Director Ordnance Services : Lieutenant-Colonel J. Fielding
Commander Royal Artillery : Brigadier William Faithfull
Commander Royal Engineers : Lieutenant-Colonel J. R. C. Hamilton
Commander Royal Army Service Corps : Lieutenant-Colonel F. A. Lovegrove
Commander Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers : Lieutenant-Colonel Raymond Vernon Powditch
Based at Mushroom Farm Transit Camp. Took off from Rivenhall.
Went in on Varsity: 320 Killed (24/25th March): 7 Killed (26th March onwards): 5
3rd Parachute Brigade
Brigade HQ
Commander : Brigadier James Hill
Brigade Major : Major Robert Gordon
Deputy Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster General : Major Larry Dubery
Intelligence Officer : Captain C. J. V. Shoppee
Senior Liaison Officer : Captain Wilson (20th April - )
Staff Captain : Captain J. T. Woodgate
Electrical and Mechanical Engineer : Lieutenant R. G. Holliman
Brigade Royal Army Service Corps Officer : Captain D. W. Cooper
Medical Officer : Captain D. J. C. Cunningham
Chaplains : Captain / Reverend J. W. Kenny, W. T. Ogilvy and John Gwinnett
Based at Hill Hall. Took off from Chipping Ongar. Brigade Horsas based at Chadacre and took off from Shepherds Grove. Brigade Hamilcars based at Glevering Hall and took off from Woodbridge.
Went in on Varsity: 165 + 61 in Horsas + 29 in Hamilcars Killed (24/25th March): 5
1st Canadian Parachute Battalion
Battalion Headquarters
Commander : Lieutenant-Colonel Jeff Nicklin (KIA 24th March)
Commander : Lieutenant-Colonel Fraser Eadie (24th March -)
Second-in-Command : Major Fraser Eadie ( - 24th March)
Headquarters Company
Commander : Major Hilborn
Mortar Platoon : Lieutenant G. Lynch
Anti-Tank Platoon
Commander : Lieutenant Bill Jenkins
No.1 Section : Lance-Sergeant Fairborn
No.2 Section : Corporal A. Pearson
No.3 Section : Lance-Sergeant C. Crouse
No.4 Anti-Aircraft Section : Lance-Sergeant H. Holloway
A Company
Commander : Major Peter Griffin
Commander : Captain John Clancy (18th April - )
Second-in-Command : Captain R. E. Harrison
Company Sergeant Major : CSM Green
No.2 Platoon : Lieutenant G. A. Meen
B Company
Commander : Major C.E. Fuller (did not participate)
Second-in-Command (Acting CO) : Captain Sam McGowan (KIA 30th March)
Acting Second-in-Command : Lieutenant V.E. Fleming
No.5 Platoon : Lieutenant Jack Brunnette (KIA 24th March)
Company Sergeant Major : CSM John Kemp
C Company
Commander : Major John Hanson
Second-in-Command : Captain John Clancy (- 24th March)
Based at Hill Hall. Took off from Chipping Ongar.
Went in on Varsity: 637 Killed (24/25th March): 24 Killed (26th March onwards): 20
8th Parachute Battalion
Battalion Headquarters
Commanding Officer : Lieutenant-Colonel George Hewetson
Second-in-Command : Major John Tilly
Adjutant : Captain R. C. Thompson
Intelligence Officer : Lieutenant J. K. England (KIA 24th March)
Quartermaster : Lieutenant J. R. Phillips
Liaison Officer : Lieutenant P. C. Roberts
Medical Officer : Captain I. F. B. Johnston
Regimental Sergeant Major : RSM Arthur George Parsons
Headquarters Company
Commander : Major Archibald John Bookless
A Company
Commander : Major Bob Flood
Second-in-Command : Captain A. S. Philp (22nd April - )
B Company
Commander : Major Desmond Jack Kippin
C Company
Commander : Major John Shoppee
Based at Hill Hall. Took off from Chipping Ongar.
Went in on Varsity: 697 Killed (24/25th March): 38 Killed (26th March onwards): 16
9th Parachute Battalion
Battalion Headquarters
Commander : Lieutenant-Colonel Napier Crookenden
Second-in-Command : Major W. B. P. Bradish
Adjutant : Captain F. H. Tavener
Acting Adjutant : Lieutenant M. H. Reid
Intelligence Officer : Lieutenant N. M. Glen
Quartermaster : Lieutenant J. M. Glover
Liaison Officer : Lieutenant S. Elliott-Goldman
Staff Captain : Lieutenant A. J. Cattanach
Medical Officer : Captain R. M. Marquis
Headquarters Company
Administration Officer : Captain T. E. A. Robinson
Mortar Platoon : Lieutenant A. R. Jefferson
Medium Machine Gun Platoon : Lieutenant D. J. Fitt
Anti-Tank Platoon : Lieutenant H. C. Pond
A Company
Commander : Major Allan Parry
B Company
Platoon Commander : Lieutenant Adnaws
Platoon Commander : Lieutenant Gordon Lee
Company Sergeant Major : CSM Moat ( - 11th April)
Company Sergeant Major : CSM Harrold (11th April -)
C Company
Platoon Commander : Lieutenant Blair
Platoon Commander : Lieutenant Miller
Based at Mushroom Farm. Took off from Wethersfield.
Went in on Varsity: 632 Killed (24/25th March): 19 Killed (26th March onwards): 10
3rd Parachute Squadron, RE
Commander : Major J. C. A. Roseveare
Second-in-Command : Captain J. G. Smith
Company Sergeant Major : CSM Bob Barr
Troop Commander : Captain J. S. R. Shave
Troop Officer : Lieutenant J. D. Inman
Troop Officer : Lieutenant G. A. J. Wade
Troop Officer : Lieutenant G. M. Franklin
Troop Officer : Lieutenant A. N. D. Forster
Based at Mushroom Farm. Took off from Wethersfield.
Went in on Varsity: 64 Killed (26th March onwards): 1
224th Parachute Field Ambulance, RAMC
Commander : Lieutenant-Colonel A. D. Young
No.1 Section : Captain Freeman
No.2 Section : Captain O'Reagain
No.3 Section : Captain Lacey
Detachment of 36 based at Hill Hall took off from Chipping Ongar. Detachment of 36 based at Mushroom Farm took off from Wethersfield.
Went in on Varsity: 72 Killed (24/25th March): 6
5th Parachute Brigade
Brigade HQ
Commander : Brigadier Nigel Poett
Brigade Major : Major M. W. Brennan
Deputy Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster General : Major E. S. "Ted" Lough
Intelligence Officer : Captain Mills
Staff Captain : Captain William Frank Eardsley Bennett
Brigader Royal Army Service Corps Officer : Captain G. W. King
Medical Officer : Captain T. Hanley
Chaplains : Captain / Reverend J. O. Jenkins and Whitfield Foy
Based at Shudy Camp. Took-off in 10 Dakotas from Wethersfield, 2 Horsas (based at Chadacre) from Shepherds Grove, and 3 Hamilcars (based at Glevering Hall) from Woodbridge.
Went in on Varsity: 192 + 41 in Horsas + 20 in Hamilcars Killed (24/25th March): 7
7th (Light Infantry) Parachute Battalion
Battalion Headquarters
Commander : Lieutenant-Colonel Geoffrey Pine-Coffin
Second-in-Command : Major Nigel Taylor
Adjutant : Captain Rogers
Intelligence Officer : Lieutenant Farr
Quartermaster : Captain R. P. H. Fortnum
Medical Officer : Captain Wagstaffe
Chaplain : Captain A. L. Beckingham
Regimental Sergeant Major : RSM George Johnson
Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant : RQMS Cowan
Headquarters Company
Commander : Major J. D. Went
Administration Officer : Captain Fotheringham
Signals Platoon : Lieutenant S. T. Theobald
Mortar Platoon : Lieutenant Woodburn
Platoon Sergeant : Sergeant Haslett
Detachment Commander : Sergeant Avery
Detachment Commander : Sergeant Knott
Medium Machine Gun Platoon : Lieutenant Norton
Platoon Sergeant : Sergeant W. Rickett
Section Commander : Sergeant French
Section Commander : Sergeant Ferry
Anti-Aircraft and Anti-Tank Platoon : Lieutenant Nelson
Platoon Sergeant : Sergeant Dickens
Company Sergeant Major : CSM O'Mahoney
Company Quartermaster Sergeant : CQMS Lake
A Company
Commander : Major Fraser
Second-in-Command : Captain Fotheringham
Company Sergeant Major : CSM Mitchell
Company Quartermaster Sergeant : CQMS Kidwall
Runner : Private Alabaster
No.1 Platoon : Lieutenant Simpson
Platoon Sergeant : Sergeant Wilkes
Section Commander : Sergeant Parsons
Section Commander : Sergeant Day
Section Commander : Sergeant Seabright
No.2 Platoon : Lieutenant Patterson
Platoon Sergeant : Sergeant Kingston
Section Commander : Sergeant Kean
Section Commander : Sergeant Fowler
Section Commander : Sergeant Jones
No.3 Platoon : Lieutenant Hunter
Platoon Sergeant : Sergeant Aitkenhead
Section Commander : Sergeant Fyfe
Section Commander : Sergeant Killeen
Section Commander : Sergeant Davey
B Company
Commander : Major Derick Rowland Reid
Second-in-Command : Captain Eric George Woodman
Company Sergeant Major : CSM Lucas
Company Quartermaster Sergeant : CQMS Cope
Runner : Private Revell
No.4 Platoon : Lieutenant Pape
Platoon Sergeant : Sergeant Bettle
Section Commander : Sergeant Glasiter
Section Commander : Sergeant Roberts
Section Commander : Sergeant Burr
No.5 Platoon : Lieutenant Gush
Platoon Sergeant : Sergeant Harper
Section Commander : Sergeant Norman
Section Commander : Sergeant Smallman
Section Commander : Sergeant Cornell
No.6 Platoon : Lieutenant Hinman
Platoon Sergeant : Sergeant Keily
Section Commander : Sergeant Cherry
Section Commander : Sergeant Hutchinson
Section Commander : Sergeant Graham
C Company
Commander : Major Bob Keene
Second-in-Command : Captain Hawley
Company Sergeant Major : CSM Martin
Company Quartermaster Sergeant : CQMS Bill Cooper
Runner : Private Gay
No.7 Platoon : Lieutenant Lewendon
Platoon Sergeant : Sergeant Cox
Section Commander : Sergeant Ward
Section Commander : Sergeant Simmons
Section Commander : Sergeant Kirk
No.8 Platoon : Lieutenant N. M. Archdale
Platoon Sergeant : Sergeant Bessant
Section Commander : Sergeant Powell
Section Commander : Sergeant Ireland
Section Commander : Sergeant Boyd
No.9 Platoon : Lieutenant Kearney
Platoon Sergeant : Sergeant Lawson
Section Commander : Sergeant McCarthy
Section Commander : Sergeant Chandler
Section Commander : Sergeant Humphreys
Based at Wimbush. Took-off in 34 Dakotas from Boreham, and 2 Horsas (based at Chadacre) from Shepherds Grove.
Went in on Varsity: 637 Killed (24/25th March): 25 Killed (26th March onwards): 47
12th (10th Bn The Green Howards) Parachute Battalion
Battalion Headquarters
Commander : Lieutenant-Colonel Ken Darling
Second-in-Command : Major Francis Moore Bucher
Adjutant : Captain B. W. Metcalf
Assistant Adjutant : Lieutenant Frank Palen
Intelligence Officer : Lieutenant H. V. I. Deakin
Quartermaster : Captain E. Clarke
Transport Officer : Lieutenant R. Coakes
Medical Officer : Captain Thomas Wilson
Chaplain : Captain/Reverend J. O. Jenkins
Regimental Sergeant Major : RSM Partridge
Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant : RQMS George Fox (- 24th March)
Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant : RQMS Wilkinson (10th April -)
Headquarters Company
Commander : Major D. M. Freegard
Commander : Major G. Foster (8th April -)
Administration Officer : Captain J. Firth
Motor Transport Officer : Lieutenant Coakes
Company Sergeant Major : CSM Thorne
Company Quartermaster Sergeant : CQMS J. Cusworth
Signals Platoon : Lieutenant J. H. Absalom
Anti-Tank Platoon : Lieutenant G. Pleydell
Mortar Platoon : Lieutenant J. A. Maguire / Sergeant Walker
Medium Machine Gun Platoon : Lieutenant T. K. D. Russell
A Company
Commander : Major Gerald Ritchie
Second-in-Command : Captain G. Foster
Company Sergeant Major : CSM L. Grimes
Company Quartermaster Sergeant : CQMS C. Simpson
No.1 Platoon : Lieutenant Burkinshaw
Platoon Sergeant : Sergeant W. Payne
No.1 Section : Corporal K. Young
No.2 Section : Sergeant S. Rhind
No.3 Section : Sergeant C. Horn
No.2 Platoon : Lieutenant C. E. Cook
Platoon Sergeant : Sergeant J. Vasey
No.4 Section : Sergeant F. Stephens
No.5 Section : Sergeant H. Heslin
No.6 Section : Sergeant F. Sangster
No.3 Platoon : Lieutenant I. Adams
Platoon Sergeant : Sergeant A. Pratt
No.7 Section : Sergeant J. Torrie
No.8 Section : Sergeant L. Carlson
No.9 Section : Lance-Sergeant A. Hurring
B Company
Commander : Major Edward James O'Brien Croker (- 8th April)
Commander : Major D. M. Freegard (8th April -)
Second-in-Command : Captain D. E. Holmes
Company Sergeant Major : CSM J. Warcup
Company Quartermaster Sergeant : CQMS H. Fox
No.4 Platoon : Lieutenant Cattell
Platoon Sergeant : Sergeant J. W. Dobson
No.1 Section : Sergeant G. Bailey
No.2 Section : Sergeant I. Scarth
No.3 Section : Sergeant Harding
No.5 Platoon : Lieutenant H. E. Delany
Platoon Sergeant : Sergeant R. Clifford
No.4 Section : Sergeant A. Stewart
No.5 Section : Sergeant Kerr
No.6 Section : Corporal A. Stanley
No.6 Platoon : Lieutenant M. Mustoe
Platoon Sergeant : Sergeant L. Ripley
No.7 Section : Sergeant Sercombe
No.8 Section : Sergeant Ottman
No.9 Section : Corporal Tighe
C Company
Commander : Major Clarence Stephens
Second-in-Command : Captain J. Cuthbert
Company Sergeant Major : CSM F. G. Hems
Company Quartermaster Sergeant : CQMS J. K. Commons
No.7 Platoon : Lieutenant K. Jenkins
Platoon Sergeant : Sergeant W. Murray
No.1 Section : Corporal Williment
No.2 Section : Sergeant V. Dangerfield
No.3 Section : Sergeant B. L. Martin
No.8 Platoon : Lieutenant T. Reed
Platoon Sergeant : Sergeant S. Wilson
No.4 Section : Sergeant K. Reynolds
No.5 Section : Sergeant L. Kitchener
No.6 Section : Sergeant W. Small
No.9 Platoon : Lieutenant S. Matthews
Platoon Sergeant : Sergeant S. Botting
No.7 Section : Sergeant J. Thompson
No.8 Section : Sergeant Gerrard-Smith
No.9 Section : Sergeant M. Monaghan
Based at Wimbush. Took-off in 34 Dakotas from Boreham, and 2 Horsas (based at Chadacre) from Shepherds Grove.
Went in on Varsity: 637 Killed (24/25th March: 21 Killed (26th Mach onwards): 16 Wounded: 81 Missing: 10
13th (2nd/4th Bn The South Lancashire Regiment) Parachute Battalion
Battalion Headquarters
Commander : Lieutenant-Colonel Peter Luard
Second-in-Command : Major Roy Leyland
Adjutant : Captain "Claude" Milman
Assistant Adjutant : Lieutenant Bill Davidson
Intelligence Officer : Lieutenant Harry Pollak
Quartermaster : Lieutenant Fred Tremlett
Medical Officer : Captain David Tibbs MC
Chaplain : Captain/Reverend Whitfield Foy
Regimental Sergeant Major : RSM Bob Duxberry
Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant : RQMS Jimmy Henstock
Headquarters Company
Commander : Major Andy McLoughlin
Administration Officer : Captain Leslie Golding
Transport Officer : Lieutenant Fred Tiramani
Signals Platoon : Lieutenant Malcolm Town
Reconnaissance Platoon : 2/Lieutenant Arthur Prestt
Mortar Platoon : Lieutenant Vic Wraight
Medium Machine Gun Platoon : Lieutenant "Dixie" Dean
Company Sergeant Major : CSM Charlie Ford
Company Quartermaster Sergeant : CQMS Ted Hewitt
A Company
Commander : Major Jack Watson MC
Second-in-Command : Captain "Joe" Hodgson MC
Platoon Commander : Lieutenant "Topper" Brown
Platoon Commander : Lieutenant Eric Barlow
Platoon Commander : Lieutenant Geoff Otway
Company Sergeant Major : CSM Bert Alder
Company Quartermaster Sergeant : CQMS Harry Watkins
B Company
Commander : Major "Dizzy" Gethin
Second-in-Command : Captain Maurice Seal
Platoon Commander : Lieutenant "Nobby" Prior
Platoon Commander : Lieutenant Chris Selwyn
Platoon Commander : Lieutenant Roy Rudd
Company Sergeant Major : CSM "Duggy" Dugdale
Company Quartermaster Sergeant : CQMS Eric Cookson
C Company
Commander : Major Clive Priday
Second-in-Command : Captain Fred Skeate
Platoon Commander : Lieutenant Frank Summerfield
Platoon Commander : Lieutenant Basil Disley
Platoon Commander : Lieutenant Alan Daborn
Company Sergeant Major : CSM "Taffy" Lawley MM
Company Quartermaster Sergeant : CQMS Charlie Wrigley
R Company (based in U.K.)
Captain Leslie Golding
Lieutenant "Jock" Grieve
Lieutenant Dick Burton
Based at Shudy Camp. Took-off in 34 Dakotas from Wethersfield, and 2 Horsas (based at Chadacre) from Shepherds Grove.
Went in on Varsity: 596 Killed (24/25th March): 26 Killed (26th March onwards): 14
591st (Antrim) Parachute Squadron, RE
Commander : Major A. J. Jack
Second-in-Command : Captain Fergy Semple
Troop Commander : Captain Frank Harbord (KIA 24/03/45)
Troop Commander : Captain J. R. Hinshelwood
Troop Commander : Captain R. R. Beaumont
Troop Officer : Lieutenant K. A. De Watteville (KIA 24/03/45)
Troop Officer : Lieutenant J. B. S. Lockey
Troop Officer : Lieutenant A. McKerracher
Troop Officer : Lieutenant Cox
Based at Mushroom Farm. Took off from Boreham.
Went in on Varsity: 90 Killed (24/25th March): 17
225th Parachute Field Ambulance, RAMC
Commander : Lieutenant-Colonel Norman James Patrick Hewlings
Based at Shudy Camp. Took off from Boreham.
Went in on Varsity: 61 Killed (24/25th March): 6 Killed (26th March onwards): 1
6th Airlanding Brigade
Brigade HQ
Commander : Brigadier Hugh Bellamy
Deputy Commander : Colonel De Salis
Brigade Major : Major G. F. Dark MC
Deputy Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster General : Major Richard Whitling Crawshaw
Intelligence Officer : Captain R. J. Gilbert
Staff Captain : Captain H. M. Leiper
Liaison Officers : Lieutenants G. A. Mills and T. Anstey
Brigade Signals Officer : Captain G. Proudman
Brigade Transport Officer : Captain G. M. Bassnett
Brigade Royal Army Service Corps Officer : Captain C. Harkess
Electrical and Mechanical Engineer : Captain Lester
Defence Platoon : Lieutenant Michael Aston
Based at Chadacre. Took off from Earls Colne.
Went in on Varsity: 114 Killed (24/25th March): 1
1st Battalion The Royal Ulster Rifles
Battalion Headquarters
Commander : Lieutenant-Colonel Jack Carson
Second-in-Command : Major Gerald Rickcord
Adjutant : Captain Robin Rigby
Medical Officer : Captain R. L. Rees
Support Company
Commander : Major E. A. D. Liddle
Anti-Tank Platoon : Lieutenant R. Ellis
No.23 (Mortar) Platoon : Lieutenant R. D. Martin (KIA 24/03/45)
A Company
Commander : Major C. E. Vickery (KIA 24/03/45)
Commander : Major Ronnie Wilson
Platoon Commander : Lieutenant Fred Laird
Platoon Commander : Lieutenant John Stewart
Platoon Commander : Lieutenant Colin O'Hara-Murray
B Company
Commander : Major K. H. Donnelly (KIA 24/03/45)
C Company
Commander : Major Huw Wheldon ( - 29th March)
Commander : Major Robin Crockett (29th March -)
D Company
Commander : Major Tony Dyball
No.22 Platoon : Lieutenant J. W. Robertson (KIA 24/03/45)
Unknown Company
Captain F. D. Gann (KIA 24/03/45)
Based at Chadacre. Took off from Gosfield and Birch.
Went in on Varsity: 810 Killed (24/25th March): 65 Killed (26th March onwards): 33
2nd Battalion The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
Battalion Headquarters
Commander : Lieutenant-Colonel Mark Darrell-Brown
Second-in-Command : Major J. S. R. Edmunds
Adjutant : Captain P. K. Everett
Intelligence Officer : Lieutenant C. T. Cross
Signals Officer : Lieutenant S. F. Robin
Liaison Officer : Lieutenant Richard Smith
Quartermaster : Captain W. T. Aldworth
Medical Officer : Captain S. Smith
Chaplain : Captain / Reverend G. Jack
Regimental Sergeant Major : RSM B. J. Siggins
Headquarters Company
Commander : Major A. C. Mason
Second-in-Command : Captain J. F. S. Busher (also Acting Motor Transport Officer)
Pioneer Platoon : Lieutenant M. G. Allcroft (Wounded 24/03/45)
Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant : RQMS Whitehouse
Company Sergeant Major : CSM W. Bourne
Company Quartermaster Sergeant : CQMS G. Aslin
Support Company
Commander : Major S. J. Heath-Smith (KIA 24/03/45)
Second-in-Command : Captain C. M. Moncrieff (KIA 25/03/45)
Mortar Group
Commander : Captain H. J. Sweeney
No.9 (Mortar) Platoon : Lieutenant G. P. M. Clift
No.10 (Mortar) Platoon : Lieutenant C. F. Ursell
Machine Gun Platoon
Commander : Lieutenant E. H. Budds (Wounded 24/03/45)
Second-in-Command : Lieutenant M. L. Southern
No.7 (Anti-Tank) Platoon : Lieutenant R. E. Gleed
No.8 (Anti-Tank) Platoon : Lieutenant R. D. Rice
Company Sergeant Major : CSM S. Jinks (KIA 24/03/45)
Company Quartermaster Sergeant : CQMS Thomas Faulkner
A Company
Commander : Major C. H. Styles
Second-in-Command : Captain W. A. Bousfield
No.12 Platoon : Lieutenant D. A. Arkell
No.13 Platoon : Lieutenant Kenneth Gunter (Wounded 25/03/45)
No.14 Platoon : Lieutenant A. D. Hamilton
No.15 Platoon : Lieutenant O. C. R. Weatherby (KIA 24/03/45)
Company Sergeant Major : CSM Sheridan
Company Quartermaster Sergeant : CQMS Gentry
B Company
Commander : Major G. B. Rahr
Second-in-Command : Captain L. Nicholson (KIA 24/03/45)
No.16 Platoon : Lieutenant J. C. W. Trafford (KIA 24/03/45)
No.17 Platoon : Lieutenant J. Cochrane (KIA 24/03/45)
No.18 Platoon : Lieutenant Robert Preston (KIA 24/03/45)
No.19 Platoon : Lieutenant Hugh Clark
Company Sergeant Major : CSM Bridges
Company Quartermaster Sergeant : CQMS S. Wilmin (KIA 24/03/45)
C Company
Commander : Major J. J. Molloy (Wounded 31/03/45)
Second-in-Command : Captain E. H. Nankivell
No.20 Platoon : Lieutenant F. H. Wood (KIA 24/03/45)
No.21 Platoon : Lieutenant G. G. Hill
No.22 Platoon : Lieutenant A. J. W. Leadson (Wounded 24/03/45)
No.23 Platoon : Lieutenant J. K. Stone (Wounded 25/03/45)
Company Sergeant Major : CSM Belcher
Company Quartermaster Sergeant : CQMS Daley
D Company
Commander : Major John Tillett
Second-in-Command : Captain F. B. Scott
No.24 Platoon : Lieutenant A. F. White (Wounded 25/03/45)
No.25 Platoon : Lieutenant D. C. Shaw (Wounded 25/03/45)
No.26 Platoon : Lieutenant Dennis Fox (Wounded 24/03/45)
No.27 Platoon : Lieutenant H. T. Wright
Company Sergeant Major : CSM John Stevenson
Company Quartermaster Sergeant : CQMS Smith
Based at Birch Airfield. Took off from Birch and Gosfield.
Went in on Varsity: 850 Killed (24/25th March): 107 Killed (26th March onwards): 32
12th Battalion The Devonshire Regiment
Battalion Headquarters
Commander : Lieutenant-Colonel Paul Gleadell
Second-in-Command : Major Eddie Warren
Adjutant : Captain Thomes David Dickenson Bowman
Quartermaster : Captain Ernest Edward Langdon Brokenshire
Intelligence Officer : Lieutenant Ronald Frederick Brixey
Motor Transport Officer : Captain E. J. Harding
Medical Officer : Captain David Alexander Gordon Kaye
Chaplain : Captain/Reverend John Wintour Hall
Regimental Sergeant Major : RSM Henry Charles Frank Allen (KIA 02/04/45)
Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant : RQMS Joseph George Leverton
Headquarters Company
Commander : Major Douglas Codrington Nation (- 24/03/45)
Motor Transport Officer : Captain Ernest John Harding
Pioneer Platoon : Lieutenant Hubert Cuthbert Cox (KIA 24/03/45)
Pioneer Platoon : Lieutenant Maurice Norman Richards (24/03/45 -)
Reconnaissance Platoon : Lieutenant John Charman Box
Support Company
Commander : Major Patrick Robson Dobbin (KIA 02/04/45)
Second-in-Command : Captain Clifford James Snell
Medium Machine Gun Group
No.? (Medium Machine Gun) Platoon : Lieutenant Leonard Bargery
Mortar Group
Commander : Captain Godfrey Malyn Knight
No.? (Mortar) Platoon : Lieutenant William Grenville Ash
A Company
Commander : Major John Rogers
Second-in-Command : Captain Bryan Douglas Carey
No.9 Platoon : Lieutenant Geoffrey Sneezum
No.? Platoon : Lieutenant Basil Drew (KIA 02/04/45)
No.? Platoon : Lieutenant Howard Raymond Whalley (KIA 02/04/45)
Company Sergeant Major : CSM William Thomas Mashford (KIA 24/03/45)
B Company
Commander : Major Walter Frederick Barrow (Wounded 24/03/45)
Commander : Major Desmond John Howard Bannister (29/03/45 -)
Second-in-Command : Captain John Robert Hamley Fawkes-Underwood (Wounded 26/03/45)
No.11 Platoon : Lieutenant Randal Winn Allanson (Wounded 02/04/45)
No.12 Platoon : Lieutenant Eric Donald Nuttal
No.13 Platoon ? : Lieutenant Eric Alfred Lawton (KIA 06/04/45)
No.14 Platoon : Lieutenant Richard Henry Whiteway (Wounded 24/03/45)
No.14 Platoon : Lieutenant John Vernon Leonard (28/03/45 -)
C Company
Commander : Major John Parker Haythornthwaite (Wounded 24/03/45)
Second-in-Command : Captain Edwin Charles Strawbridge
No.? Platoon : Lieutenant John Desmond Hargreaves
No.? Platoon : Lieutenant Alfred George Slade (KIA 24/03/45)
D Company
Commander : Major Gerard Edgcombe-Palmer
Second-in-Command : Captain Ralph William Hartland
No.19 Platoon : Lieutenant Guy Garland Reaks
No.21 Platoon : Lieutenant Charles Henry Paul Pearn
No.? Platoon : Lieutenant Frederick Edgar Ogden
No.? Platoon : Lieutenant Henry Arnold White
Based at Gosfield Airfield. Took off from Rivenhall, Dunmow and Matching.
Went in on Varsity: 840 Killed (24/25th March): 57 Killed (26th March onwards): 27
249th Field Company, RE
Commander : Major A. H. Rutherford
Second-in-Command : Captain R. M. Clive
Headquarters Officer : Lieutenant A. G. Moncrieff
Platoon Commander : Captain R. W. Smerdon
Platoon Commander : Captain H. R. K. Neilson
Platoon Commander : Captain G. L. Woodcock
Platoon Officer : Lieutenant J. M. Bence
Platoon Officer : Lieutenant P. A. Freeman
Platoon Officer : Lieutenant J. R. Hobbs
195th Airlanding Field Ambulance, RAMC
Commander : Lieutenant-Colonel Bill Anderson
Chaplain : Captain / Reverend J. Jones
Based at Chadacre. Took off from Wethersfield.
Went in on Varsity: 89 Killed (24/25th March): 1 Killed (26th March onwards): 1
Divisional Units
53rd (Worcestershire Yeomanry) Airlanding Light Regiment, RA
Regimental Headquarters
Commander : Lieutenant-Colonel R. A. Eden
Second-in-Command : Major The Honourable C. R. Russell
Adjutant : Captain A. E. Leaf
Intelligence Officer : Lieutenant W. J. Kessler
Signals Officer : Lieutenant D. F. Hurndall
Quartermaster : Lieutenant J. F. Sayer
Medical Officer : Captain P. D. James
Chaplain : Captain / Reverend John Vaughan-Jones
Regimental Sergeant Major : RSM H. Last
Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant : RQMS C. Cross
210th Airlanding Light Battery
Commander : Major G. W. Culley
Battery Captain : Captain J. Battersby
Command Post Officer : Lieutenant H. Cotton
A Troop
Commander : Captain W. B Godfrey
Gun Position Officer : Lieutenant Owen Edward Brownlow-Wray
Troop Leader 1 : Lieutenant A. D. Harper
B Troop
Commander : Captain David Keith Thomas
Gun Position Officer : Lieutenant D. Stubbs
Troop Leader 1 : Lieutenant P. F. Stoop
211th Airlanding Light Battery
Commander : Major J. H. Craigie
Battery Captain : Captain R. G. Furbank
Command Post Officer : Lieutenant J. B. Spittal
Assistant Command Post Officer : Lieutenant A. J. Coultas
C Troop
Commander : Captain J. M. T. Pryce
Gun Position Officer : Lieutenant W. F. Withecombe
Troop Leader 1 : Lieutenant C. I. Ball
Troop Leader 2 : Lieutenant G. S. Stenion
D Troop
Commander : Captain H. R. Rogers
Gun Position Officer : Lieutenant A. W. Lyne
Troop Leader 1 : Lieutenant T. Lester
Troop Leader 2 : Lieutenant A. P. Laird
212th Airlanding Light Battery
Commander : Major W. C. Knox-Peebles
Battery Captain : Captain W. A. Anderson
Command Post Officer : Lieutenant A. Bower
Assistant Command Post Officer : Lieutenant G. H. Pentelow
E Troop
Commander : Captain Patrick Robert Nesbitt Stewart
Gun Position Officer : Lieutenant N. G. Tweedle
Troop Leader 1 : Lieutenant B. E. Cotton
F Troop
Commander : Captain H. H. Thompson
Gun Position Officer : Lieutenant H. E. S. Farrer
Troop Leader 1 : Lieutenant S. S. Aylard
Main body of 265 based at Chadacre took-off from Earls Colne and Shepherds Grove. Detachment of 55 based at Mushroom Farm Transit Camp took-off from Dunmow. Detachment of 16 based at Glevering Hall Transit Camp took-off from Woodbridge.
Went in on Varsity: 326 Killed (24/25th March): 24
2nd Airlanding Anti-Tank Regiment, RA
Regimental Headquarters
Commander : Lieutenant-Colonel F. E. Allday
Adjutant : Captain T. H. Argent
Liaison Officer : Lieutenant J. F. MacGregor
Regimental Sergeant Major : RSM H. A. Collett
3rd Airlanding Anti-Tank Battery, RA
Commander : Major J. Woodrow
Second-in-Command : Captain J. E. Madocks
Battery Captain : Captain A. T. Saviour
Liaison Officer : Lieutenant J. A. Hunter
Troop Commander : Lieutenant J. G. Slater
Troop Commander : Lieutenant B. Wilson
Troop Commander : Lieutenant M. Bauer
Troop Commander : Lieutenant T. Molkler
4th Airlanding Anti-Tank Battery, RA
Commander : Major W. R. Elliott
Second-in-Command : Captain R. Trease
Battery Captain : Captain P. S. Edwards
Liaison Officer : Lieutenant Hogarth
Troop Commander : Lieutenant C. F. Hart
Troop Commander : Lieutenant T. F. Robinson
Troop Commander : Lieutenant A. L. Wood
Troop Commander : Lieutenant W. H. Yaughan
6th Airlanding Anti-Tank Battery, RA
Commander : Major Rowat
Detachment of 168 based at Shudy Camp took off from Dunmow and Earls Colne. Detachment of 200 based at Glevering Hall took off from Woodbridge.
Went in on Varsity: 368 Killed (24/25th March): 42 Killed (26th March onwards): 5
No.2 Forward Observation Unit (Airborne), RA
Commander : Major H. J. B. Rice
Killed (24/25th March): 2 Killed (26th March onwards): 4
22nd Independent Parachute Company
Commander : Major M. G. Dolden
Second-in-Command : Captain J. Vischer
Platoon Commanders : Lieutenants Douglas Campbell, H. W. McAllister, A. B. Gillespie-Hall
Lieutenant F. C. W. Kerridge
Killed (24/25th March): 2
6th Airborne Armoured Reconnaissance Regiment
Regimental Headquarters
Commander : Lieutenant-Colonel Godfrey Stewart
Second-in-Command : Major J. C. G. Dunolly
Adjutant : Captain D. G. Shearer
Intelligence Officer : Lieutenant C. H. Paterson
Quartermaster : Captain M. Trezise
Signals Officer : Lieutenant R. E. Laycock
Medical Officer : Captain J. M. Bertram
A Squadron
Commander : Major Paul Barnett
B Squadron
C Squadron
4.2" Mortar Troop Commander : Captain Aiden Francis Michael O'Hanlon
Detachment of 22 based at Mushroom Farm took off from Dunmow. Detachment of 27 based at Glevering Hall took off from Woodbridge.
Went in on Varsity: 49 Killed (24/25th March): 5 Killed (26th March onwards): 9
286th (Airborne) Field Park Company, RE
Commander : Major Jack Waters
6th Airborne Divisional Signals
Commander
: Lieutenant-Colonel Peter Bradley
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)
Went in on Varsity: 308 Killed (24/25th March): 16 Killed (26th March onwards): 8
63rd Composite Company, RASC
Commander : Major D. J. Bradley
A Platoon : Lieutenant H. W. Turnbull
B Platoon : Lieutenant C. A. Knief
C Platoon : Lieutenant J. B. Millar
Composite Platoon : Captain G. S. Begg
Composite Platoon : Captain A. Tunnicliffe
Workshop Platoon : Captain E. G. Hodgkinson
Killed (26th March onwards): 4
398th Composite Company, RASC
Commander : Major M. E. Phipps
Killed (26th March onwards): 1
716th Light Composite Company, RASC
Commander : Major C. P. R. Crane
Killed (24/25th March): 5 Killed (26th March onwards): 3
6th (Airborne) Divisional Ordnance Field Park, RAOC
Commander : Major W. L. Taylor
Killed (24/25th March): 1
6th (Airborne) Divisional Workshops, REME
Commander : Major E. B. Bonniwell
11th Light Aid Detachment
Killed (24/25th March): 3
6th (Airborne) Divisional Provost Company, CMP
Commander : Captain K. G. Wells
Second-in-Command : Lieutenant L. J. Northam
Killed (24/25th March): 4 Killed (26th March onwards): 1
317 (Airborne) Field Security Section, Intelligence Corps
6th Airborne Divisional Postal Unit
Commander : Lieutenant J. C. G. Hine
Attached Units
The Glider Pilot Regiment
Regimental Headquarters
Commander : Colonel George Chatterton
No.1 Wing
Wing Headquarters
Commander : Lieutenant-Colonel Iain Murray
Adjutant : Captain P. N. Fletcher
Intelligence Officer : Captain J. B. Bottomley
Lieutenant C. H. D. Mitchell
A Squadron
Commander : Major H. T. Bartlett
Second-in-Command : Captain A. G. C. Turner
B Squadron
Commander : Major T. I. J. "Ian" Toler
No.3 Flight : Captain Rex Norton
No.19 Flight : Captain Ken Ashurst
Flight Commander : Captain John Hubble
C Squadron
Commander : Major J. A. Dale
D Squadron
Commander : Squadron Leader Huntley
No.8 Flight : Captain Kenneth Fairley Strathern
No.13 Flight : Captain Hick
No.21 Flight : Captain B. Murdoch
E Squadron
Commander : Major B. P. H. Jackson
Second-in-Command : Captain J. W. M. Graham
Squadron Sergeant Major : SSM Lawrence Turnbull
No.11 Flight : Flight Lieutenant Phillips
F Squadron
Commander : Squadron Leader V. H. Reynolds
Flight Commander : Captain Angus Montgomery Dingwall Carr (KIA 24/03/45)
G Squadron
Commander : Major M. W. D. Priest
Second-in-Command : Flight Lieutenant Sherwood
No.14 Flight : Flight Lieutenant Parsons
No.24 Flight : Flight Lieutenant Haig
Killed (24/25th March): 100
