Memorials to 2nd Para Bn & 2 PARA erected at Stoke Rochford Hall, Grantham, Lincs, 2010.

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Stoke Rochford Hall was Battalion HQ taken for 2nd Parachute Battalion prior to Arnhem. Under John Frost, the Battalion planned their part in Op Market Garden (Arnhem) in the Library of the Hall (where the Parachute 2 Club now hold their annual dinner).

All these memorials are in addition to the plaque in the Stoke Rochford Church where the Club holds an annual service.

Source: Courtesy of Parachute 2 Club Secretary, Al Ashworth

Related Units

The 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment (2 PARA)
2nd Parachute Battalion

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Paradata Editor said:
These memorials were commissioned and erected by the Parachute 2 Club in the grounds of the Hall, and placed in early May 2010.
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