1st battalion parachute

1ST BATTALION, PARACHUTE REGIMENT (1ST PARACHUTE BRIGADE)
1ST BATTALION, PARACHUTE REGIMENT (1ST PARACHUTE BRIGADE)
• 1942 - May 1943 Tunisia
• 13-16th July 1943 Operation Fustian
• September 1944 Operation Market Garden
  1. PARAS Morris, Francis

    SURNAME Morris FORENAME Francis (Frank) UNIT 1 Bn (S Company) RANK Sergeant NUMBER 2692018 DATE OF DEATH 19th September 1944 AGE 36 GRAVESITE Groesbeek Memorial, Netherlands Panel 8 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 11.10.1907 Herefordshire resided London W son of James and...
  2. PARAS Bermingham, John

    SURNAME Bermingham FORENAME John UNIT 1 Bn RANK Sergeant NUMBER 7012746 DATE OF DEATH 19th September 1944 AGE 31 GRAVESITE Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery, Netherlands 20.A.8 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 10.08.1913 Irish Republic resided Irish Republic son of Catherine...
  3. PARAS Timbrell, Ernest William

    SURNAME Timbrell FORENAME Ernest William UNIT 1 Bn RANK Private NUMBER 5676662 DATE OF DEATH 18th September 1944 AGE 29 GRAVESITE Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery, Netherlands 19.B.4 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 26.09.1916 Somerset resided Somerset son of Edwin George and...
  4. PARAS Ellis, Sidney

    SURNAME Ellis FORENAME Sidney UNIT 1 Bn RANK Private NUMBER 6974976 DATE OF DEATH 18th September 1944 AGE 38 GRAVESITE Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery, Netherlands 20.A.12 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 08.09.1907 Belfast, Northern Ireland son of William and Clara Ellis...
  5. PARAS Cartman, John Thomas

    SURNAME Cartman FORENAME John Thomas UNIT 1 Bn RANK Private NUMBER 4344241 DATE OF DEATH 18th September 1944 AGE 23 GRAVESITE Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery, Netherlands 6.C.2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 28.08.1921 Middlesbrough, Yorkshire resided Middlesbrough...
  6. PARAS Buchanan, Robert

    SURNAME Buchanan FORENAME Robert UNIT 1 Bn RANK Corporal NUMBER 3065436 DATE OF DEATH 18th September 1944 AGE 21 GRAVESITE Groesbeek Memorial, Netherlands Panel 8 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 30.01.1923 Kirkcudbrightshire resided Kirkcudbrightshire KIA Arnhem
  7. PARAS Boland, Alfred Henry Arthur

    SURNAME Boland FORENAME Alfred Henry Arthur UNIT 1 Bn RANK Private NUMBER 14553603 DATE OF DEATH 18th September 1944 AGE 20 GRAVESITE Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery, Netherlands 25.A.5 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born London N resided London NW KIA Arnhem
  8. PARAS Baker, Albert Edward

    SURNAME Baker FORENAME Albert Edward UNIT 1 Bn RANK Private NUMBER 11408969 DATE OF DEATH 18th September 1944 AGE 23 GRAVESITE Groesbeek Memorial,Netherlands Panel 8 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Bristol son of Albert and Christine Baker,Bristol KIA Arnhem
  9. PARAS Bailey, Thomas

    SURNAME Bailey FORENAME Thomas UNIT 1 Bn RANK Private NUMBER 14438530 DATE OF DEATH 18th September 1944 AGE 28 GRAVESITE Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery, Netherlands 20.A.3 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 19.11.1915 Yorkshire resided Leeds, Yorkshire former King's Own...
  10. PARAS Lewis, Walter George

    SURNAME Lewis FORENAME Walter George UNIT 1 Bn RANK Lance Corporal NUMBER 1717127 DATE OF DEATH 17th September 1944 AGE 24 GRAVESITE Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery, Netherlands 1.B.18 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 14.06.1920 Liverpool son of Walter and Annie Lewis, West...
  11. PARAS Dougan, Robert Alexander

    SURNAME Dougan FORENAME Robert Alexander UNIT 1 Bn RANK Private NUMBER 6985006 DATE OF DEATH 17th September 1944 AGE 20 GRAVESITE Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery, Netherlands 17.C.13 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 01.01.1923 Co.Armagh, Northern Ireland son of Arthur and...
  12. PARAS Bune, John C.

    SURNAME Bune FORENAME John C. UNIT 1 Bn RANK Major NUMBER 97114 DATE OF DEATH 17th September 1944 AGE 30 GRAVESITE Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery,Netherlands 27.B.6 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Kent resided London WC son of Frank Cuthbert and Gladys Bune 25.11.1939...
  13. PARAS Anderson, Alexander

    SURNAME Anderson FORENAME Alexander UNIT 1 Bn RANK Private NUMBER 329943 DATE OF DEATH 29th May 1944 AGE 23 GRAVESITE Belton (SS Peter and Paul) Churchyard,Lincolnshire ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 15.07.1920 Glasgow resided Ross and Cromarty son of David and Jamesina...
  14. PARAS Brown, Lionel Herbert John

    SURNAME Brown FORENAME Lionel Herbert John UNIT 1 Bn RANK Private NUMBER 1070071 DATE OF DEATH 10th March 1944 AGE 35 GRAVESITE Cassino Memorial, Italy Panel 12 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 18.10.1908 London N resided Middlesex son of John William and Louisa Blanche Brown...
  15. PARAS Baxter, William Edward

    SURNAME Baxter FORENAME William Edward UNIT 1 Bn RANK Lance Corporal NUMBER 5888007 DATE OF DEATH 26th December 1943 AGE 27 GRAVESITE Bari War Cemetery, Italy XIV.E.4 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Leicester son of William and Bessie Baxter, Leicester died Italy
  16. PARAS Sheedy, John Joseph

    SURNAME Sheedy FORENAME John Joseph UNIT 1 Bn RANK Lance Sergeant NUMBER 5730882 DATE OF DEATH 14th July 1943 AGE 26 GRAVESITE Catania War Cemetery, Sicily, Italy II.C.49 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 14.02.1917 Irish Republic son of Francis and Mary Sheedy, Ballinamona...
  17. PARAS Buchanan, James

    SURNAME Buchanan FORENAME James UNIT 1 Bn RANK Private NUMBER 3065805 DATE OF DEATH 14th July 1943 AGE 21 GRAVESITE Catania War Cemetery, Sicily, Italy II.B.36 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Airdrie, Lanarkshire resided Paisley, Renfrewshire son of Andrew and Agnes Buchanan...
  18. PARAS Waugh, Gordon Maxwell

    SURNAME Waugh FORENAME Gordon Maxwell UNIT 1 Bn RANK Private NUMBER 3066165 DATE OF DEATH 13th July 1943 AGE 19 GRAVESITE Catania War Cemetery, Sicily, Italy III.J.40 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 01.07.1923 Ayrshire son of Thomas and Elizabeth Waugh, Girvan, Ayrshire KIA...
  19. PARAS Potter, Joseph

    SURNAMEPotter FORENAMEJoseph UNIT1 Bn RANKPrivate NUMBER6460694 DATE OF DEATH30th March 1943 AGE23 GRAVESITETabarka Ras Rajel War Cemetery,Tunisia 1.D.1 ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONborn London SW resided London SW son of Alfred and Alice Gertrude Potter,Tooting,Surrey former Royal Fusiliers (City...
  20. PARAS Crosby, Harold Percy (Harry)

    SURNAMECrosby FORENAMEHarold Percy (Harry) UNIT1 Bn RANKPrivate NUMBER4349392 DATE OF DEATH29th March 1943 AGE29 GRAVESITETabarka Ras Rajel War Cemetery,Tunisia 3.B.17 ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONborn Hull,Yorkshire son of Harold and Clara Crosby,Hull,Yorkshire died North Africa
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