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3 Para: Mount Longdon - The Bloodiest Battle
By Jon Cooksey
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By Thomas H. Keith, J. Terry Riebling
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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 11150" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Anderson </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Gilbert </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>11 Bn </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Private </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>3606646 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>DATE OF DEATH</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>25th September 1944 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AGE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>21 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>GRAVESITE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Groesbeek Memorial,Netherlands Panel 8 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 1923, Mossley, Lancashire</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>son of Thomas and Elizabeth Anderson, Blackpool, Lancashire</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>attended St. George's Day School</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>employed by Robert Hyde Backlet & Sons LTD and C.W.S. Dairies</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>enlisted 1941</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1943 transferred to Airborne Forces from The Lancashire Fusiliers</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>completed Parachute training on course 93 (December 1943)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>elder brother Thomas Anderson POW Singapore</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>KIA Arnhem</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/g-anderson.14064/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/14/14064-91a08453896814328bead63986885203.jpg?1591399057" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 300px; height: 300px" /></a> <a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/g-anderson.35942/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/35/35942-4abfa4b968ed341c80fd85e6c730ca17.jpg?1632746684" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 300px; height: 300px" /></a></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Letter from his brother Gordon</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>GILBERT</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>It is very strange writing this over you, my brother. Strange because I hardly</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>had the time to learn to know you better. In the time that I came to know you I</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>was realy too young to realize what was happening all around me. In that time you</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>was already in the army but when you came home on leave you left very vivid memories</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>with me.</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Those memories were all quite short. You always let me empty your kitbag</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>and you took care to put something in it for me right at the bottom of it. When the</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>sirens sounded we would go to the back door and pretend to shoot them German planes</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>down, and you would tell me some of the things you and your pals had done in training.</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Boy oh boy you made me feel as if I was as big as you.</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Even after you had left us to go to Arnhem you tried to help me. Strange but</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>you must have been watching over me because you contacted me in my dreams by</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>'Onderlangs' in Arnhem, trying to reassure and guide me. I still feel that you are</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>watching.</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>After a while I did not know what further steps I should take in my search for you</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>and then all at once more family and friends joined me. I do feel that you know this</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>already.</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>You might be listed as unknown but Gilbert you are definitely not forgotten. </em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Robertson, post: 11150, member: 1"] [LIST] [*][B]SURNAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Anderson [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]FORENAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Gilbert [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]UNIT[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]11 Bn [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]RANK[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Private [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]NUMBER[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]3606646 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]DATE OF DEATH[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]25th September 1944 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]AGE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]21 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]GRAVESITE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Groesbeek Memorial,Netherlands Panel 8 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]ADDITIONAL INFORMATION[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]born 1923, Mossley, Lancashire[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]son of Thomas and Elizabeth Anderson, Blackpool, Lancashire[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]attended St. George's Day School[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]employed by Robert Hyde Backlet & Sons LTD and C.W.S. Dairies[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]enlisted 1941[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]1943 transferred to Airborne Forces from The Lancashire Fusiliers[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]completed Parachute training on course 93 (December 1943)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]elder brother Thomas Anderson POW Singapore[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]KIA Arnhem[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][URL='https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/g-anderson.14064/'][IMG width="300px" height="300px"]https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/14/14064-91a08453896814328bead63986885203.jpg?1591399057[/IMG][/URL] [URL='https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/g-anderson.35942/'][IMG width="300px" height="300px"]https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/35/35942-4abfa4b968ed341c80fd85e6c730ca17.jpg?1632746684[/IMG][/URL][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Letter from his brother Gordon[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]GILBERT[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]It is very strange writing this over you, my brother. Strange because I hardly[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]had the time to learn to know you better. In the time that I came to know you I[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]was realy too young to realize what was happening all around me. In that time you[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]was already in the army but when you came home on leave you left very vivid memories[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]with me.[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Those memories were all quite short. You always let me empty your kitbag[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]and you took care to put something in it for me right at the bottom of it. When the[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]sirens sounded we would go to the back door and pretend to shoot them German planes[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]down, and you would tell me some of the things you and your pals had done in training.[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Boy oh boy you made me feel as if I was as big as you.[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Even after you had left us to go to Arnhem you tried to help me. Strange but[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]you must have been watching over me because you contacted me in my dreams by[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]'Onderlangs' in Arnhem, trying to reassure and guide me. I still feel that you are[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]watching.[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]After a while I did not know what further steps I should take in my search for you[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]and then all at once more family and friends joined me. I do feel that you know this[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]already.[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]You might be listed as unknown but Gilbert you are definitely not forgotten. [/I][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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