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DSO Citation for Lt Col Luard, for the Capture of Pont L'Eveque, Normandy, 1944

On the 23rd August, Lieutenant-Colonel Luard, Commanding 13th Parachute Battalion, was ordered to force a crossing over the River Touques and secure a bridgehead on the far bank up to the outskirts

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DAILY TELEGRAPH OBITUARY FOR SIR JOHN KILLICK GCMG

Sir John Killick, the diplomat who died on Thursday aged 84, served as Head of Chancery in Washington and as Ambassador in Moscow; he could have occupied with distinction almost any of the top appo

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Daily Telegraph Article on the Award of the George Medal to Private Bell

George Medal for paratrooper who risked life in minefield to rescue wounded comrade.

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Detailed service history of Alan Wyatt

15.3.45 Enlisted No 98 Primary Training Centre, Pollington nr Snaith, Yorkshire. 16.5.45 C19B Transit Camp Southampton Common overnight.

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Daily Telegraph article on Cpl Miskella's actions which led to the award of an MC

Daily Telegraph 3 October 2011 A soldier who carried a wounded comrade on his shoulder to safety while under withering fire has been awarded the Military Cross.

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DAILY TELEGRAPH OBITUARY FOR DONALD FLETCHER

Brigadier Donald Fletcher, who has died aged 87, was awarded a Military Cross in Burma in 1945 for rescuing wounded comrades under fire.

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DSO Citation for Maj Chris Keeble's actions in the Falklands

In the early hours of 28th May 1982, the 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment, of which Major Keeble was Second-in-Command, launched an attack on enemy positions in the area of the Darwin and Goose

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Doc Hughes' personal account of the Falklands Campaign

An extract from the book 'Above All Courage' by Max Arthur. No section of this article may reproduced without the author's permission.

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Daily Telegraph Obituary for Capt Bernard Halsall

Captain Bernard Halsall, who died on March 4 aged 89, was an Army pilot and took part in every major glider airborne assault of the Second World War .

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Donors to the Airborne Assault Museum

The following list contains the names of the very generous donors who made the development of Airborne Assault Duxford:

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Daily Telegraph Obituary for Brigadier Gordon Reinhold

Brigadier Gordon Reinhold, who has died aged 94, was that very rare combination, a first-rate staff officer and an outstanding front line commander.

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Daily Telegraph obituary for Brigadier Tony Hunter-Choat

Anthony Hunter-Choat was born on January 12 1936 in Purley, south London, the son of Frederick, who worked in insurance, and Iris, a schoolteacher.

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DAILY TELEGRAPH OBITUARY FOR MAJOR ALAN BUSH MC

Major Alan Bush (who died on March 3 1998, aged 83) was awarded an immediate MC at Arnhem during which he was wounded, taken prisoner, escaped, and rejoined his battalion.

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DAILY TELEGRAPH OBITUARY FOR BRIGADIER BOB FLOOD MC, 2004.

Brigadier Bob Flood, who has died aged 84, won an MC in the field while serving with the 8th Battalion Parachute Regiment in Germany in 1945.

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David Hunter's Recollections of D-Day

D-Day had arrived at last. After 2 1/2 years in the army I was going into action for the first time.

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Douglas Dakota aircraft

The Douglas Dakota proved itself to be an outstanding all purpose transport aircraft during the war and it was used in all theatres.

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Group photograph of QM Staff Jungle Warfare School, Ulu Tiram, Borneo, Feb 1965

Direct Enlistment

In order to maintain continuity of airborne service and regularise anomalies existing since the Second World War, direct enlistment into the Parachute Regiment for other ranks was introduced in 195

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Disbandment of 16 Parachute Brigade

A Defence Review in 1975 reduced the Army’s parachute force to one parachute battalion group. This led to the disbandment of 16th Parachute Brigade on 31st March 1977.

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Daily Telegraph Obituary for Lt Col Larry Orpen-Smellie

Lieutenant-Colonel Larry Orpen-Smellie, who has died aged 72, was one of the country's leading rifle shots; indeed, he put shooting so high on his list of priorities that it may have cost him the c

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Daily Telegraph obituary for Major Roy Farran DSO MC

Major Roy Farran, who died on Friday night aged 85, was one of the most highly decorated soldiers of the Second World War; he was awarded the DSO, three MCs, the Croix de Guerre and the American Le

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Daily Telegraph Obituary for Eric Newby CBE MC

Eric Newby, who died on Friday aged 86, was the author of some of the best books in the canon of English travel writing, notably A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush and Love and War in the Apennines.

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Daniel McGowan MC - A personal tribute

Daniel McGowan, one-time Roman Catholic Padre to the 4th PARA Brigade, died peacefully in a nursing home near to his house in Yorkshire, on 8 July.

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Daily Telegraph obituary for Frank Carson, 2012.

Frank Carson, who has died aged 85, was Northern Ireland’s best known comedy export during the long, grim years of The Troubles, a standard-bearer for the province’s deep wellspring of native humou

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Daily Telegraph Obituary for Lt Ted Pool MC

In the early hours of June 6 1944, Pool, a platoon commander serving with the 7th Battalion the Parachute Regiment, was dropped near Le Port, a small village close to what is now Pegasus Bridge.

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Dummy Parachutists

Decoy dummy paratroopers, nicknamed Ruperts, were fabricated from sack cloth, stuffed with straw or sand to represent human figures. They were equiped with an explosive charge that burned away the

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Double Hills Market Garden Memorial

The Double Hills Memorial in North East Somerset commemorates the first fatalities of Operation Market Garden.

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DZ Flashes

The DZ Flash is the most recognisable distinguishing feature on clothing and uniforms for the identification of different Airborne Units.

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Djebel Azzag 1943

Djebel Azzag 1943 is a battle honour of The Parachute Regiment and took place in Nor

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Djebel Alliliga

Djebel Alliliga is a battle honour of The Parachute Regiment and took place in North

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Djebel Dahra

Djebel Dahra is a battle honour of The Parachute Regiment and took place in March 194

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Douglas Dakota KP208 Gate Guardian at Aldershot and Colchester

Dakota KP208 stood outside the Aldershot Airborne Forces Museum for many years and was extensively photographed in the background of passing out platoon images.

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Denison and Parachute Smocks

Airborne Forces have long been associated with not only the maroon beret but also the famous Denison Smock.

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Derrick Hall with 144 Parachute Medical Squadron and German 262 Battalion, Duxford, June 2015.

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Derrick Hall volunteering at Airborne Assault Museum, Duxford, May 2015.

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Driver John Beal, in Tripoli, 1943.

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Des Page in 2009

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Des Page salutes his fallen comrades in Hamminkeln, March 2015.

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Dewlish War Memorial

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D 5 stick from Parachute course 154 RAF Ringway, March 1945.

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Drummers and Padre at the funeral of Pte Tor Kendall, Aldershot Military Cemetery, 1976.

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DSO Citation for Lt Col Luard, for the Capture of Pont L'Eveque, Normandy, 1944

DAILY TELEGRAPH OBITUARY FOR SIR JOHN KILLICK GCMG

Daily Telegraph Article on the Award of the George Medal to Private Bell

Detailed service history of Alan Wyatt

Daily Telegraph article on Cpl Miskella's actions which led to the award of an MC

DAILY TELEGRAPH OBITUARY FOR DONALD FLETCHER

DSO Citation for Maj Chris Keeble's actions in the Falklands

Doc Hughes' personal account of the Falklands Campaign

Daily Telegraph Obituary for Capt Bernard Halsall

Donors to the Airborne Assault Museum

Daily Telegraph Obituary for Brigadier Gordon Reinhold

Daily Telegraph obituary for Brigadier Tony Hunter-Choat

DAILY TELEGRAPH OBITUARY FOR MAJOR ALAN BUSH MC

DAILY TELEGRAPH OBITUARY FOR BRIGADIER BOB FLOOD MC, 2004.

David Hunter's Recollections of D-Day

Douglas Dakota aircraft

Direct Enlistment

Disbandment of 16 Parachute Brigade

Daily Telegraph Obituary for Lt Col Larry Orpen-Smellie

Daily Telegraph obituary for Major Roy Farran DSO MC

Daily Telegraph Obituary for Eric Newby CBE MC

Daniel McGowan MC - A personal tribute

Daily Telegraph obituary for Frank Carson, 2012.

Daily Telegraph Obituary for Lt Ted Pool MC

Dummy Parachutists

Double Hills Market Garden Memorial

DZ Flashes

Djebel Azzag 1943

Djebel Alliliga

Djebel Dahra

Douglas Dakota KP208 Gate Guardian at Aldershot and Colchester

Denison and Parachute Smocks

Derrick Hall with 144 Parachute Medical Squadron and German 262 Battalion, Duxford, June 2015.

Derrick Hall volunteering at Airborne Assault Museum, Duxford, May 2015.

Driver John Beal, in Tripoli, 1943.

Des Page in 2009

Des Page salutes his fallen comrades in Hamminkeln, March 2015.

Dewlish War Memorial

D 5 stick from Parachute course 154 RAF Ringway, March 1945.

Drummers and Padre at the funeral of Pte Tor Kendall, Aldershot Military Cemetery, 1976.

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