The Rolls of Honour 8th (Midland counties) Parachute Battalion transcribed by LIZ STONE, plus her wonderful description of a ceremony and service at Arnham in 1998.

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(Liz may well "lynch" me for copying this letter here as it was sent to me personally. However, I think that her letter is a brilliant description of a wonderful and emotional experience, and I hope she will not mind to much sharing her experience with those of us that have not been lucky enough to visit Arnham in person. )

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Liz Stone’s letter.

"I hope you do not mind, but I wanted to share with you a wonderful experience I had in 1998.
I was invited by an old soldier from the Parachute regiment in England he was 78 years old and pilgrimages to Arnham every September whereupon the Dutch pay homage to all the fallen soldiers who where there in WW2.
At the same time I was there they had a Redesignation of a grave an the Burial service for three young lads from England. Two Glider Pilots and a Stretcher bearer from the Border Regiment. who's remains had been found in 1994 and 1997 and identified. I felt so honored to be a part of history, in that I could truly be there and pay my respects to those brave soldiers. Every year for 50 years the Dutch in Arnham have a memorial service for all those who lost their lives there and for those who fought and still return each year to visit the graves of their comrades. Hundreds of children from local schools turn out to put flowers on each and every single grave at the Airborne Cemetery in Oosterbeek.
I have to tell you it was an experience that I shall always remember till the day I die. I must have cried a million tears while I was there. To see the old soldiers march in a silent parade from Arnham City hall to the Airborne square monument was a sight that was unbelievable. None of these men where young pups any more. Yet not one faltered in the march."

Liz Stone 1999

 

"They shall grow not old , as we that are left grow old,

Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.

At the going down of the sun and in the morning

We shall remember them "

 (Words By Lawrence Binyon)

 

The Rolls of Honour, the 8th (Midland counties) Parachute Battalion

 

Please note,the abbreviation "MIA" is "Missing in Action".

Name

Rank

Cemetery

BILLINGTON T.W

 

MIA

BOYLE J.P

LCPL

RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY

CANTIN R.P

PTE

RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY

CARTER H.M

PTE

TROARN COMMUNAL CEMETERY ( CALVADOS )

COOPER C.A.P

PTE

HEROUVILLETTE NEW COMMUNAL CEM (CALVADOS)

COX S.G.

PTE

RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY

DAVIES J.

SGT

TROARN COMMUNAL CEMETERY ( CALVADOS

DOCKERILL A.

SGT

RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY

FEWINGS S.R

CPL

RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY

FRYER A.

PTE

RANVILLE CHURCH YARD ( CALVADOS )

HINDS D.W.

PTE

MIA

HIPKISS E.G

PTE

MIA

HOLLIS C.P

PTE

RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY

HOPKINS T.J.

PTE

RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY

HORNER J.

SGT

MIA

HUMPHRIES A

PTE

RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY

ISAACS J.

CQMS

HEROUVILLETTE NEW COMMUNAL CEM (CALVADOS)

JOHNSON D

PTE

RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY

JONES E.

PTE

RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY

KENT R.P

PTE

RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY

KUTTNER A.R.

PTE

BANEVILLE-LA-CAMPAGNE WAR CEMETERY

LANGDON R.W.T.R.H

CPL

HEROUVILLETTE NEW COMMUNAL CEM (CALVADOS)

LIVERSUCH A.F

PTE

BANEVILLE-LA-CAMPAGNE WAR CEMETERY

LONGMAN T.R.H.

Of the RAMC attached to this Bn)

CPL

RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY

MEIKLEJOHN M

PTE

HEROUVILLETTE NEW COMMUNAL CEM (CALVADOS)

MILLS J.A

PTE

RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY

MOIR J.A

SGT

RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY

PIGGOT W

PTE

RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY

PLATT A

PTE

WATCHFIELD MILITERY CMETERY BERKSHIRE U.K

RICHARDSON W.

PTE

RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY

ROBINSON J

PTE

RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY

ROGERS J.M

CPL

BANEVILLE-LA-CAMPAGNE WAR CEMETERY

RUSSON D.

PTE

HEROUVILLETTE NEW COMMUNAL CEM (CALVADOS

SCOTT R.T

PTE

BANEVILLE-LA-CAMPAGNE WAR CEMETERY

SMITH L.P

CPL

RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY

THORPE W.H.R

of RMAC attached to this Bm

PTE

RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY

 

 

DOHERTY W.H

of RMAC attached to this BM

PTE

RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY

EVENS J.W.L.

SGT

RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY

KAY G.R

Army of chaplins Dept attached

PTE

RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY

LUKE D.R

Of RAMC attached

PTE

RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY

HARVEY J.T.

LCPL

RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY

PUFF P.C

PTE

RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY

TISDALE A.

SGT

RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY

WOODHOUSE J

PTE

MIA

KEIGHTLEY G.W

CPL

MIA

PYE G.R

PTE

RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY

BONHAM C.E

PTE

RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY

CHARTERS J

PTE

RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY

COWAN D

CPL

RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY

DAVIES J.W

PTE

RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY

DUNCAN A.H

PTE

RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY

KELLY A.P

LCPL

RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY

MOUNCE E.R (instructor )

SGT

HERMANVILLE WAR CEMETERY

NEIL G.

PTE

RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY

RUSHTON D.V

PTE

RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY

SCOTT J

SGT

RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY

SIMMONS G.P

PTE

HERMANVILLE WAR CEMETERY

VINZ N.A

PTE

RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY

HAYDEN R.V

PTE

BAYEUX WAR CEMETERY

McINAW J

PTE

RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY

MOTLEY A.W

PTE

ENFIELD ( LAVENDER HILL CEM ) MIDDLESEX U.K

IMFREY H.R

CPL

RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY

MILLER L.C

PTE

LA DELIVRANDE WAR CEM DOUVRES

CHURCHILL N.C

PTE

DEPTFORD ( BROCKLEY CEM LEWISHAM LONDON U.K

TAYLOR G.N

PTE

RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY

FREEMAN G.A

PTE

RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY

CASSON T

PTE

RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY

HODDINOTT J.H

PTE

RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY

RAYNER J

PTE

RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY

PANNELL J.P

LCPL

RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY

SMITHIES J

PTE

RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY

LLWELLYN A

Of the 1st Bn South Lancashire Regt attached

PTE

RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY

BATES F.J

PTE

MIA

CARTWRIGHT P.E.P

LCPL

LA DELIVRANDE WAR CEMETERY ( DOUVRES

COLLINS M

of the Gloucestershire Regt attached

PTE

RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY

PORTER E

LCP

RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY

SKEGGS A.E

PTE

RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY

 

FALCONER J.M

PTE

RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY

ROBERTS W.S

SGT

RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY

BROWNSWORD S.A

PTE

RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY

KNIGHT R.G

PTE

RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY

RATTIGAN J

PTE

RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY

RUDDICK J.G

of the South Lancashire Regt attached

LT

RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY

BAXTER N.H

PTE

RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY

BROGAN J.T

PTE

RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY

CHAMBERLAIN C.H.A

of the 6th Bn The Boarder Regt attached

PTE

RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY

COX C.E A

Of RMAC attached

PTE

BAYEUX WAR CEMETERY

DAW C

of the Gloucestershire Regt attached

PTE

RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY

EVENS H.J.C

of the Royal Birkshire Regt attached

PTE

RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY

GILBERT H

PTE

RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY

HORTON P.C

2/LT

RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY

JORDEN S

PTE

RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY

KILBRIDE P

CPL

RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY

LANCASTER R.S

PTE

RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY

SHRIMPTON J.D

PTE

VATTEVILLE - LA RUE CHURCHYARD

( seine Maritime )

BOX R.

PTE

RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY

CALDICOTT J.K

PTE

RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY

CLAYTON S

PTE

RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY

COOPER S

of RMAC attached

PTE

RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY

DEVONSHIRE G.W

of the Gloucestershire Regt attached

PTE

RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY

GLOVER A

CPL

RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY

HAMILTON J

PTE

RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY

HOARE E.L

PTE

RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY

JONES E.W

PTE

RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY

JONES T.E

PTE

RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY

LITTLEWOOD W.E.M

SGT

RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY

THOMPSON R .J

PTE

RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY

WARDLE E.

PTE

RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY

WILLIAMS H.S

PTE

RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY

Mc ILHARCEY C.R

LSGT

VATTEVILLE - LA -RUE- CHURCHYARD

( Sein Maritime )

 

 

CLARK J.P

of the Northamptonshire Regt attached

LT

RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY

BROWN N

of the Gloucestershire Regt attached

PTE

STE. MARIE CEM LE HARVE ( SEINE INFERIEURE )

BURGESS C

SGT

BEAURAING COMM CEM ( SOUTH OF DINANT 0

Mc CASE J

SGT

HOTTON WAR CEMETERY

PALMER T

PTE

HOTTON WAR CEMETERY

SHIRLEY J

PTE

HOTTON WAR CEMETERY

WHITTLE R.A

SGT

VENRAY WAR CEM NL MAASBREE 8

RITCHIE S

SGT

VENRAY WAR CEM NL MAASBREE 8

PITCHFORD P

PTE

VENERY WAR CEM

MEAKIN W.P

PTE

LEICESTER ( WELFORD RD ) CEM LEICESTERSHIRE U.K

BARNES R.G

LCP

KLEVE WAR CEMETERY

BOOTH E.G

PTE

KLEVE WAR CEMETERY

BRYAN G.H

SGT

KLEVE WAR CEMETERY

BURFORD W.H

PTE

KLEVE WAR CEMETERY

BUSKI J

PTE

KLEVE WAR CEMETERY

BUXTON R

LCPL

KLEVE WAR CEMETERY

CHITTENDEN W

PTE

KLEVE WAR CEMETERY

COLLINGTON J S

PTE

KLEVE WAR CEMETERY

COX A H

LT

KLEVE WAR CEMETERY

DURHAM J

LSGT

KLEVE WAR CEMETERY

EVETTS T. F

PTE

KLEVE WAR CEMETERY

GIBBSON I

PTE

KLEVE WAR CEMETERY

GOODING D.H

PTE

KLEVE WAR CEMETERY

GREENE C

SGT

KLEVE WAR CEMETERY

HALL J. H. J

PTE

KLEVE WAR CEMETERY

HIGH H

PTE

KLEVE WAR CEMETERY

HOPKINS R

PTE

KLEVE WAR CEMETERY

HUFFER R.B

CPL

KLEVE WAR CEMETERY

KIPPIN D . J

Major

KLEVE WAR CEMETERY

LILLIE N

LSGT

KLEVE WAR CEMETERY

MASKELL L.R

PTE

KLEVE WAR CEMETERY

MILLER J.S

PTE

KLEVE WAR CEMETERY

POYNER R.T

PTE

KLEVE WAR CEMETERY

PRITCHARD P.N

CPL

KLEVE WAR CEMETERY

PROTTS V.T.J

PTE

KLEVE WAR CEMETERY

REED W

PTE

KLEVE WAR CEMETERY

RIDDELL J.W

PTE

KLEVE WAR CEMETERY

SMITH S

PTE

KLEVE KLEVE WAR CEMETERY

STEWART J

PTE

KLEVE WAR CEMETERY

THOMAS L

PTE

KLEVE WAR CEMETERY

WATTS C.J

SGT

KLEVE WAR CEMETERY

WEBSTER P.M

SGT

KLEVE WAR CEMETERY

WILKINSON J.J.R

PTE

KLEVE WAR CEMETERY

ARMSTRONG S.C

PTE

MIA

 

 

 

OGILVIE W.T Reverend of the

Chaplain Dpt attached to this Bn

 

 

MALONEY T.J

PTE

KLEVE WAR CEMETERY

DAVIS G

PTE

MIA

DOWNING G.H.G.D.

LCPL

KLEVE WAR CEMETERY