18th Parachute Battalion (TA)
18th Parachute Battalion (TA)
18th Parachute Battalion (TA) was part of the 6th Parachute Brigade belonging to the new 16th Airborne Division (TA).
It was re-designated 18 PARA (TA) in 1948 and disbanded in October 1956.
Commanding Officers:
1947-8 Lt Col WP Scott, DSO
1948-9 Lt Col JHM Hackett, DSO. (Then 18 PARA (TA))
1949-52 Lt Col SLA Carter, MC
1952-4 Lt Col EJ O’B Croker, OBE, MC
1954-6 Lt Col AJC Prickett
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