4th/6th Parachute Battalion

4th/6th Parachute Battalion

The 4th/6th Parachute Battalion was formed by the amalgamation of  4th Parachute Battalion  and 6th Parachute Battalion in December 1947.

The 4th and 6th Parachute Battalions had perviously served in Palestine and sailed for the United Kingdom in January 1947, as part of the 2nd Parachute Brigade Group.

After a brief stay in Perham Down the battalion moved to Lübeck,Germany, in February 1948 to operate as part of the British Army of the Rhine.

In July 1948, it was redesignated as 1st Battalion, The Parachute Regiment.

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  • Newspaper Cutting of Bryan and his Sister and Brothers 27 January 1945 Staffordshire Sentinel
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    Newspaper Cutting of Bryan and his Sister and Brothers 27 January 1945 Staffordshire Sentinel

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  • 2nd Independent Parachute Brigade Bovino camp near Foggia Italy 1945
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    2nd Independent Parachute Brigade Bovino camp near Foggia Italy 1945

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  • 4th Parachute Battalion unit commanders near Foggia Italy 1945
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    4th Parachute Battalion unit commanders near Foggia Italy 1945

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  • Charles Alfred Duncan GC from his time in the Buffs
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    Charles Alfred Duncan GC from his time in the Buffs

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  • Tribute to Charles Duncan GC from The Buffs Quarterly, September 1972
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    Tribute to Charles Duncan GC from The Buffs Quarterly, September 1972

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  • Account of the death of Charles Duncan GC in a 4th Parachute Battalion History
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    Account of the death of Charles Duncan GC in a 4th Parachute Battalion History

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  • Account of a ceremony for the handover of Charles Duncan's GC to the Airborne Forces Museum, 1972
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    Account of a ceremony for the handover of Charles Duncan's GC to the Airborne Forces Museum, 1972

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  • Recommendation for Charles Duncan to receive the George Cross by the Chief Administrative Officer. Note: error lists Duncan as 1st Bn but he was actually 4th Bn.
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    Recommendation for Charles Duncan to receive the George Cross by the Chief Administrative Officer. Note: error lists Duncan as 1st Bn but he was actually 4th Bn.

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  • 4th Battalion War Diary entry for July 1943. Action for which Pte Duncan received GC.
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    4th Battalion War Diary entry for July 1943. Action for which Pte Duncan received GC.

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