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Galbraith, Douglas "Dougie"	23.12.1921 Glasgow, Scotland - 28.06.1975 Australia	Cadet ? 2nd Lt. 25.07.1942 [240327] WS/Lt. 25.01.1943 A/Capt. 27.09.1944-26.12.1944 T/Capt. 27.12.1944-22.12.1948 A/Maj. 16.03.1947-09.04.1947, 27.05.1947-14.06.1947 Lt. 01.10.1947, seniority 25.01.1943 [short service commission] Capt. 23.12.1948 Lt. 03.06.1950, seniority 23.06.1944 [permanent commission] Capt. 03.06.1950, seniority 23.12.1948 T/Maj. 03.08.1954-22.12.1955 Maj. 23.12.1955 T/Lt.Col. 02.02.1963-13.06.1963 Lt.Col. 14.06.1963 (retd 07.04.1972) MC 09.11.1944 Arnhem 09.44 MID 24.08.1944 Italy 09-11.43	Education: i.m. (qualified on a course in industrial administration) served in the ranks for 2 years, 67 days 25.07.1942 commissioned, Reconnaissance Corps - Royal Armoured Corps [emergency commission to 30.09.1947] (09.1944) Officer Commanding, 2 Section (A Troop), 1st Airborne Reconnaissance Squadron (Arnhem) 01.10.1947 transferred, The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [short service commission] 03.06.1950 transferred, Royal Army Ordnance Corps [permanent commission]
Gardiner, Joseph "Joe"	22.03.1920 Catford, London - 18.08.1986 Broadstairs, Thanet district, Kent	Cadet ? 2nd Lt. 10.10.1942 [247974] WS/Lt. 10.04.1943 (reld > 04.1946) MID 23.03.1944 Sicily 07.43	10.10.1942 commissioned, The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [emergency commission] 1943? transferred, Parachute Regiment - Army Air Corps (09.1944) Officer Commanding, Medium Machine Gun Platoon (HQ Company), 1st Parachute Battalion (Arnhem) 09.1944 - 04.1945 POW (No. 536) in German captivity (Oflag 79, Braunschweig, Niedersachsen)
Garnett, Robert Hugh Elder son of Walter Hugh Stewart Garnett and Enid Myfanwy Evans, of Radmore, Dorrington, nr. Shrewsbury, Salop. Married (30.04.1954) Elizabeth Ann Arthur (born 03.04.1928); three daughters, two sons. Lived at Hope Bowler Court, Church Stretton, Shropshire, England.	02.07.1921 Fareham district, Hampshire - 27.05.1994 Stretton, Oxford, Oxfordshire	2nd Lt. 15.02.1941 [172350] WS/Lt. 15.08.1942 Lt. 16.01.1946, senioroty 02.01.1944 A/Capt. 04.12.1946-03.03.1947 T/Capt. 04.03.1947-01.07.1948 Capt. 02.07.1948 T/Maj. 05.11.1951-03.05.1952, 08.08.1952-01.07.1955 Maj. 02.07.1955 T/Lt.Col. 02.12.1963-27.08.1966 Lt.Col. 28.08.1966 (retd 02.07.1971) MBE 10.10.1952 Korea 01-06.52 MID 06.06.1946 services in the field	Education: jssc, psc served in the ranks for 213 days 15.02.1941 commissioned, Royal Regiment of Artillery [emergency commission to 15.01.1946] ? transferred, Glider Pilot Regiment - Army Air Corps (09.1944) Section Commander, E Squadron (No. 2 Wing), The Glider Pilot Regiment (Arnhem [captured]) 09.1944 - 04.1945 POW (No. 2151) in German captivity (Oflag IX-A/H, Spangenberg, Hessen) 16.01.1946 commissioned, The King's Shropshire Light Infantry [permanent commission] 04.12.1946 - 30.03.1948 General Staff Officer, 3rd grade (GSO3), HQ Commander Airborne Establishment 04.03.1954 - 03.08.1956 Brigade Major, HQ Parachute Brigade (TA) 09.11.1961 - 01.11.1963 Deputy Assistant Adjutant & Quartermaster-General (DAA&QMG), British Defence Liaison Staff Canada 02.12.1963 - 30.11.1966 General Staff Officer, 1st grade (GSO1) (Operations/SD), HQ Western Command
Geldard, Robert [Michael] "Bob"   Son (with two brothers and one sister) of Leonard Geldard (1887-1963), and Dorothy Haslam (1887-1964). Married ((09?).1937, Fylde district, Lancashire) Freda Haslam (20.07.1916 - 04.1997); two sons, one daughter.	22.05.1913 Clitheroe district, Lancashire - 10.1986 Ribble Valley, Lancashire	WS/QMS ? Lt. QM 14.03.1943 [291236] Lt. 28.04.1952, seniority 30.04.1949 Capt. 29.05.1955 (reld 28.04.1960) Hon. Capt. 28.04.1960	? - 14.03.1943 served in the ranks, Royal Armoured Corps 14.03.1943 commissioned, Parachute Regiment - Army Air Corps [emergency commission to 27.04.1952] (09.1944) Quartermaster, 11th Parachute Battalion (Arnhem) 28.04.1952 - 30.10.1952 transferred, The Lancashire Fusiliers [short service commission] 01.11.1952 - 28.04.1960 transferred, Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers [short service commission]
Gell, William Vincent Aloysius "Bill"   Son of William J. Gell, and ... Jennings.	23.06.1920 Liverpool, Lancashire - 2005	Cadet ? 2nd Lt. 13.12.1941 [220507] WS/Lt. 01.10.1942 (reld > 04.1946)	Student. 13.12.1941 commissioned, Royal Army Service Corps [emergency commission] (09.1944) Officer Commanding, 3 Parachute Platoon & 3 Para Jeep Section, 250th Light Composite Company RASC (Arnhem [captured 21.09.1944]) 09.1944 - 05.1945? POW (No. 220507)in German captivity (Oflag XIIB)
George, Stephen Son of ... George, and ... Stevenson. Married ((03?).1937, Liverpool, Lancashire) Mildred Alice Whittle (1915 - ). From Newly Bridge, Lancashire.	11.05.1915 Barrow in Furness - 08.2000 Leicester, Leicestershire	Cadet ? 2nd Lt. 04.01.1942 [220968] WS/Lt. 01.10.1942 (reld > 04.1946) T/Capt. 19.03.1943 MC 22.04.1943 North Africa 42-43 (Algeria / Tunisia)	04.01.1942 commissioned, Corps of Royal Engineers [emergency commission] (09.1944) Second-in-Command, 1st Parachute Squadron RE (Arnhem [wounded, captured]) 10.1944 - 04.1945 POW (No. 609) in German captivity (Oflag XIIB, Hadamar)
Gibbs, Frederick Michael "Mickey" Married 1st (Delhi); one son. Married 2nd (Palestine); one daughter.	29.11.1920 Sialkot, India - 30.12.1999 Nicosia Hospital, Cyprus [British Civilian Cemetery, Larnaca]	Cadet ? 2nd Lt. 31.12.1939 [114084] Lt. 01.07.1941 A/Capt. 06.04.1941-05.07.1941 T/Capt. 06.07.1941-14.11.1941, 01.08.1943-23.06.1945 Capt. 01.07.1946 (retd 02.12.1949) Hon. Maj. 02.12.1949 MBE 01.01.1966 New Year 66: for services to the British community at Cyprus (intelligence work) 1947-48 Palestine operations Medal & Clasp; 1950 Malaya operations Clasp	Education: Clifton College, Bristol; Royal Military College, Sandhurst served in the ranks for 120 days ? - 31.12.1939 Officer Cadet Training Unit, Sandhurst 31.12.1939 commissioned, The Green Howards (Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own Yorkshire Regiment) 02.1940 - 11.1941 2nd Battalion The Green Howards (Ferozepore, India) 11.1941 - 09.1944 seconded, 151st Parachute Battalion (Delhi), from 11.1942 renamed: 156th (Parachute) Battalion) (Middle East, Italy, UK, Arnhem) (1943) Inteligence Officer (Italy) 1944? - 09.1944 Adjutant (UK, Arnhem [captured]) 09.1944 - 04.1945 POW (No. 91015) in German captivity (Stalag XIIA, Limburg an der Lahn) 1945? Adjutant, 6th Battalion The Green Howards (UK, Middle East) 1945? - 1948? staff, British Troops in Palestine and Transjordan 02.1949 - 12.1949 Officer Commanding, "B" Company,1st Battalion The Green Howards (Khartoum & Malaya) Ran orange plantations at Cyprus. When Turkey invaded Cyprus in 1974 he ran a refugee camp. After the collapse of his second marriage he earned living in a number of ways, including running a bar, keeping a shop, guiding tourists and making use of his expertise as a photographer.
Gick, Bernard Joseph "Barny" Youngest son (with two brothers: Lt.Cdr. (S) Peter Francis Gick, RN, and Lt. (S) John Benedict Gick, RCNVR, and two sisters) of Francis Joseph Gick (1883-1955), and Mary Agnes "Dolly" Driscoll (1883-1921). Married (04.09.1948, Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire) Rosemary Shelagh Virginia Paterson (28.03.1923 - 06.07.2021); one daughter.	26.02.1921 Saltash, St Germans district, Cornwall - 06.04.1996 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada	Cadet ? 2nd Lt. 10.05.1941 [186285] WS/Lt. 01.10.1942 (antedated? 10.05.1941) (reld 16.08.1949) Hon. Capt. 16.08.1949	Student. 08.06.1940     enlisted 10.05.1941     commissioned, The Royal Ulster Rifles  [emergency commission] 13.10.1942     transferred, Parachute Regiment - Army Air Corps (09.1944)     Officer Commanding, 5 Platoon (S Company), 1st Parachute Battalion (Arnhem [captured] 21.09.1944) 09.1944 - 04.1945 POW (No. 91009) in German captivity (21.10.1944-12.04.1945 Oflag 79, Braunschweig, Niedersachsen) 1945?     transferred, The Royal Ulster Rifles
Gilchrist, David Alexander Son (with one brother and two sisters) of Lt.Col. Walter Fellowes Cowan Gilchrist (1879-1943), and Augusta Maria Susette Hunt (1884-1976), of Sid Abbey, Sidmouth. Married (14.08.1948, Holy Trinity Church, Drewsteignton, Okehampton district, Devon) Rosemary Drewe (21.10.1921 - 06.02.2016), daughter of Basil Drewe, KC, OBE, MC; two sons, one daughter.	20.06.1920 Honiton district, Devon - 23.07.2003 Bournemouth, Hampshire	2nd Lt. 03.07.1939 [95588] WS/Lt. 17.11.1940 Lt. 03.01.1941 A/Capt. 17.08.1940-16.11.1940 T/Capt. 17.11.1940-22.11.1941, 12.01.1942-03.06.1943 WS/Capt. 04.06.1943 Capt. 01.07.1946 A/Maj. 04.03.1943-03.06.1943 T/Maj. 04.06.1943-09.07.1945, 10.08.1945-09.07.1948 Maj. 03.07.1952 [D&D 17.05.1958] T/Lt.Col. 25.10.1954-03.12.1954 Lt.Col. 01.06.1961 [supernumerary 01.06.1964] Col. 30.04.1966, seniority 30.07.1965 (retd 19.06.1975)	Education: Marlborough College; Royal Military College, Sandhurst; psc. 03.07.1939     commissioned, The Devonshire Regiment       151st Parachute Battalion (India) (09.1944)     Officer Commanding, A Company, 11th Parachute Battalion (Arnhem [captured 19.09.1944]) 09.1944 - 04.1945 POW (No. 545) in German captivity (26.09.1944-20.01.1945 Dulag XII-B, Hadamar; 22.01.1945-15.04.1945 Oflag VII-B, Eichstätt, Bayern) 03.01.1950 - 13.01.1952 General Staff Officer, 3rd grade (GSO3), War Office 01.10.1953 04.12.1954 - - 24.10.1954 21.05.1955 Deputy Assistant Adjutant General (DAAG), GHQ East Africa 25.10.1954 - 03.12.1954 General Staf Officer, 1st grade (GSO1) (Intelligence), ... 15.07.1960 - 11.05.1961 General Staff Officer, 2nd grade (GSO2( (Plans), ... 01.06.1961 - 06.12.1963 Deputy Commandant, Wessex Brigade Depot 27.01.1954 - 09.03.1966 Assistant Adjutant & Quartermaster-General (AA&QMG), HQ Northern Ireland Command 30.04.1966 - ? Deputy Commander, HQ Division/Malaya District
Gilman, Edgar Ivan Son of George Edgar Gilman (1893-1965), and Mildred Kate Griffiths (1893-1978). Married 1st ((12?).1943, Basford district, Nottinghamshire) Margaret Lucy Helen Fairbrother (24.01.1923 - 09.1980), daughter (with one brother) of Thomas Fairbrother (1895-1977), and Sarah Annie Hutchinson (1899-1946); one son, one daughter. Married 2nd (01.1986, Chiltern and Beaconsfield district, Buckinghamshire) Shirley Slaughter.	28.06.1923 Nottingham district, Nottinghamshire - 23.01.1994 Askett, Princes Risborough, Aylesbury Vale district, Buckinghamshire	Cadet ? 2nd Lt. 11.09.1943 [293084] WS/Lt. 11.03.1944 (reld > 12.1946) T/Capt. 27.09.1944-(12.1946) 39|45 St - - F&G St - - WM 39|45 - - GenSM - & bar SE Asia 1945-46 MID 26.06.1947 Netherlands East Indies before 30.11.46	Education: St John's College, Cambridge (BA 1947, MA 1949). 11.09.1943     commissioned, Royal Regiment of Artillery [emergency commission] (09.1944)     No. 1 Forward Observation Unit RA [attached 1st Airlanding Brigade HQ] (Arnhem [evacuated]) Head of Educational Broadcasting Service, BBC.
Glassborow, Geoffrey William Son (with two brothers, two sisters and one half-brother) of Reginald Bowerman Glassborow (1886-1961), and Mabel Very Tomlinson (1893-1970), of Windsor Cottage, Weybridge. Married ((06?).1946, Salisbury district, Wiltshire) Aileen Millar (07.03.1921 - 13.11.2008); one son, two daughters.	27.10.1922 West Ham district, London - 30.11.2011 Godalming, Surrey	Cadet ? 2nd Lt. 02.01.1943 [258283] WS/Lt. 02.07.1943 (reld > 04.1946)	02.01.1943     commissioned, The South Staffordshire Regiment [emergency commission] (07.1943)     Officer Commanding, .. Platoon (E Company), 2nd Battalion The South Staffordshire Regiment (Sicily) (09.1944)     Officer Commanding, 9 Platoon (A Company), 2nd Battalion The South Staffordshire Regiment (Arnhem [captured]) 09.1944 - 04.1945 POW (No. 540) in German captivity (Oflag 79, Braunschweig, Niedersachsen)
Glover, Joseph Winston "Pat" Son (with one brother) of Joseph Glover (1885-1955), and Kate Rigby (1888-1965). Married ((03?).1934, York district, East Riding of Yorkshire) Annie Clithero (24.08.1912 - 04.1991); two sons, one daughter.	16.10.1908 Hindley, Wigan district, Greater Manchester, Lancashire - 03.1996 York, North Yorkshire	WS/QMS (T) ? Lt. QM 20.07.1942 [254705] WS/Capt. QM 20.07.1945 Capt. QM 01.10.1946, seniority 20.07.1945 Lt. QM 27.11.1947 [permanent commission] Capt. QM 27.11.1947 Maj. QM 16.07.1953 Lt.Col. QM 05.12.1960 (retd 16.10.1963) BSM 14.11.1947 Arnhem 09.44	? - 20.07.1942 served in the ranks, Royal Armoured Corps for 12 years 57 days 20.07.1942     commissioned, Pioneer Corps [emergency commission to 30.09.1946] 16.03.1943     transferred, Parachute Regiment - Army Air Corps (09.1944)     Quartermaster (HQ Company), 10th Parachute Battalion (Italy; Arnhem [escaped 15.10.1944]) 01.10.1946     transferred, East Lancashire Regiment [short service commission] 27.11.1947     commissioned, 4th Hussars [permanent commission] 01.03.1949     seconded to Employed List (2X)
Glover, Robert Dickson Son of John Honeyman Glover and Jeanie Simpson Glover, of Lenzie, Lanarkshire.	30.11.1918 Glasgow, Scotland - 19.09.1944 (KIA) [age 25] [Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery, 22.A.8]	Gnr. 09.1939 Cadet ? 2nd Lt. 07.11.1942 [251353] WS/Lt. 07.05.1943 MID 20.09.1945 Arnhem 09.44	Education: Glasgow Academy (1924-1935). 09.1939     enlisted as a Gunner, Royal Regiment of Artillery 1940     served in France 07.11.1942     commissioned, Royal Regiment of Artillery [emergency commission] 1943 - 1944 served in North Africa & Italy (09.1944)     Officer Commanding, E Troop, 2nd Airlanding Anti-Tank Battery RA (Arnhem [killed in action])
Godfrey, Arthur R "Art" Perhaps: Godfrey, Arthur Richmond (1913-1981), from Calgary, Alberta	? -	2nd Lt. ? Lt ? (reld 08.09.1945)	?     commissioned, Canadian Infantry Corps [emergency commission]   - 01.04.1944 No. A-16 Training Centre (Reinforcements) CIC 01.04.1944 -   No. A-34 Training Centre (Reinforcements) CIC       Canloan scheme: CDN/455 (09.1944)     Officer Commanding, Carrier Platoon (HQ Company), 2nd Battalion The South Staffordshire Regiment (Arnhem [wounded, captured]) 09.1944 - 04.1945 POW (No. 2175) in German captivity (Oflag IX A/Z, Rotenburg an der Fulda) 31.05.1945 - 08.09.1945 No. 13 District Depot (from Canadian Army Overseas) (struck off strength)
Godman, Thomas August Ducane Son of Cdr. Maurice T.T. Godman (1894?-1969?), and Matilde N. Köhler (1893?-1958?), of Cainscross House, nr Stroud. Married ((06?).1957, Stroud district, Gloucestershire) Helen D. Scott.	23.10.1920 Liverpool, West Derby district, Lancashire - 05.1987 Bristol district, Gloucestershire	2nd Lt. 16.12.1939 [109394] Lt. 16.06.1941 Capt. 01.07.1946 25.06.1954, seniority 01.01.1947 Maj. 22.11.1957 (retd 26.07.1958)	Education: Marling School; Royal Military Academy, Woolwich.       served in the ranks for 106 days 16.12.1939     commissioned, Royal Regiment of Artillery 1939 - 1940 served in France with BEF (evacuated from Dunkirk) 1943 - 1944 served in Tunisia, Sicily, Italy, Normandy (09.1944)     Section Commander, C Squadron (No. 2 Wing), Glider Pilot Regiment (Arnhem [captured]) 1944 - 1945 POW (No. 6168) in German captivity (Stalag Luft I, Barth, Mecklenburg-Westpommern)
Golden, Lewis Lawrence Married (15.01.1953, London) Jacqueline Esther Frances (09.09.1931 - 19.12.2005); two sons, two daughters.	06.12.1922 Ealing, London - 27.10.2017 London	Cadet ? 2nd Lt. 28.03.1942 [229206] WS/Lt. 01.10.1942 T/Capt. 25.05.1944 (reld > 04.1946) OBE 03.06.1978 HM's birthday 78: services to the London Library	28.03.1942     commissioned, Royal Corps of Signals [emergency commission] 1942 - 1943? Second-in-Command, Brigade Signals Section, 1st Parachute Brigade (North Africa, Italy, Sicily) (09.1944)     Adjutant, Divisional Signals, 1st Airborne Division (Arnhem)       served in India (2nd Indian Airborne Signals) Chartered accountant (London) & farmer (West Sussex). Treasurer (1972-1991) / Chairman (1991-1994) / Vice-President (1994-2017) of The London Library & Friends of the National Libraries. Trustee of Dove Cottage & the Wordsworth Museum at Grasmere. Chairman of the Petworth Festival. President of Westminster Synagogue. Published: Echoes from Arnhem (1984).
Gordon, Ronald Rodger "Ronnie" Don of John Gordon (?-1939), and Jane Landles. Married (09.1939) Barbara Shepherd Dawson (05.03.1915 - 09.2002); one son, one daughter.	02.12.1914 Glasgow (?), Scotland - 06.03.2003 Dacorum, Hertfordshire	Lt. 01.07.1939 [94268] WS/Capt. 01.07.1940 (reld < 04.1946) T/Maj. ? Hon. Maj. < 04.1946 Maj. 01.07.1949 MC 20.12.1940 Dunkirk 06.40 MC 23.09.1943 North Africa 42-43 MID 20.12.1945 services in the field	Education: Glasgow Academy (1920-1932); University of Glasgow (1932-1937); MD, MRCP. 01.07.1939 commissioned, Royal Army Medical Corps - Supplementary Reserve of Officers 24.08.1939 mobilized 1939 - 06.1940 served in France (Dunkirk) 1940 - 1942 Home Service 1942 - 1943 Regimental Medical Officer, 2nd Parachute Battalion (North Africa, Sicily, Italy) 1943 - 1944 Home Service (09.1944) Second-in-Command, 16th Parachute Field Ambulance RAMC (Arnhem [captured]) 1944 - 1945 POW (No. 90976) in German captivity (Stalag V-A, Ludwigsberg, Bayern) 01.07.1949 - 20.04.1951 Regular Army Reserve of Officers Consultant paediatrician at the City General Hospital in Sheffield.
Gough, Charles Frederick Howard "Freddie" Younger son of late Lt.Col. Charles Hugh Henry Gough (1866-1913), Indian Army, and Mary Elise Lewes (1867-1934).. Married (17.10.1929, St George Hanover Square, London) Barbara May Pegler (15.01.1908 - 09.1979); one son, one daughter. From Minehead, Somerset.	16.09.1901 Kassauli, Punjab, India - 19.09.1977 Sorrento, Napoli, Campania, Italy (formerly of Lodsworth, near Petworth, West Sussex)	Royal Navy:   Midshipman 15.09.1917 Army:   2nd Lt. 20.11.1924 [31420] Lt. 20.11.1926 Capt. 28.07.1928 (reld 1945) T/Maj. 25.09.1941 Hon. Maj. 1945? Lt.Col. TA 01.05.1947 Bt. Col. TA ? Hon. Col. TA 23.04.1958 MC 27.01.1944 Italy 09-11.43 MID 20.12.1940 operations 03-06.40 TD 1948 - TD 16.04.1974 - British War Medal 1914-1920; Victory Medal 1914-1918; 1939-1945 Star; Italy Star; France and Germany Star; Defence Medal; War Medal 1939-1945; 1953 Coronation Medal E.II R qualified parachutist (Holder, Royal Aero Club Parachutist Certificate no 1)	Education: Cheam School; RN Colleges, Osborne (Honourable Mention 1915) and Dartmouth. 26.09.1917 - (01.)1919 Midshipman, HMS Ramillies (battleship) 1919 - 1920 Midshipman, HMS Witherington (destroyer); left navy Took up farming and horse­breeding in India; returned to UK, 1922, and joined a firm of Lloyd's insurance brokers; director of a number of companies 20.11.1924 - 28.06.1930 joined 5th City of London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade) [10.08.1937 renamed: London Rifle Brigade, The Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own)] - Territorial Army 28.06.1930 - 24.06.1939 Territorial Army Reserve of Officers 24.06.1939     Territorial Army - Active List 24.08.1939 - 12.1939 mobilized, The Rifle Brigade (H Company, 2nd Battalion) 12.1939 - 03.1940 5th (Ski) Battalion, Scots Guards (UK) 03.1940 - 24.09.1940 The Rifle Brigade (UK, France, UK) 25.09.1940 - (04.1941) Deputy Assistant Provost Marshal, The Rifle Brigade 26.03.1941     transferred, Reconnaissance Corps - Royal Armoured Corps 1941? - 09.1944 Commanding Officer, 1st Airborne Reconnaissance Squadron (Italy, Arnhem [captured 21.09.1944]) 09.1944 - 1945 POW (No. 595) in German captivity (23.10.1944-19.01.1945 Oflag XII-B, Hadamar, Hessen; 21.01.1945-15.04.1945 Oflag VII-B, Eichstätt) [escaped 17.04.1945] 01.05.1947     transferred, Parachute Regiment, Army Air Corps - Territorial Army 1946 - 1948 Commanding Officer, 11th Battalion Parachute Regiment TA 29.01.1948 - 04.12.1957 Territorial Army Reserve of Officers Honorary Colonel: 258 LAA Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA), 23.04.1953-23.04.1958; 257 (Sussex Yeomanry) Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA), 1959-23.12.1963; 16 Independent Company, The Parachute Regiment (TAVR), 1971-01.08.1974. MP (C) Horsham Division of West Sussex, 25.10.1951-1964. Vice-President of Lloyd's Branch of British Legion, and Trustee of Airborne Forces Security Fund; President South Lewisham Conservative Association, 1951-1971; Chairman Horsham Division Cons. Association, 1964-1970 (President, 1970); President City of London Young Conservatives, 1964-1970. President, Federation of Sussex Industries, 1972-1973. Governor Cutty Sark Society; Trustee, Maritime Trust; Chairman, Royal Aero Club, 1958-1968. Prime Warden, Fishmongers Co., 1971-1972.
Gourlay, George Cleland Youngest son of Francis Nicholson Moffat Gourlay (1872-), and ... Lawson, of Craigmuie, Moniaive, Dumfriesshire. Married (02.04.1947, Portpatrick) Phyllis Mary Ralston Adair, of Portpatrick, younger daughter of Mr & Mrs Percy John Adair, of North West Castle, Stranraer, Wigtownshire, and widow of W/Cdr. Denys Finlay Balsdon, RAF.	20.04.1913 Edinburgh, Scotland - 1999 Dumfries, Scotland	Cadet ? 2nd Lt. 10.02.1940 [117355] WS/Lt. 10.08.1941 (reld < 04.1946) T/Capt. 30.06.1942 Hon. Capt. < 04.1946	? - 10.02.1940 166th Officer Cadet Training Unit 10.02.1940     commissioned, The King's Own Scottish Borderers [emergency commission] (09.1944) - 18.09.1944 Second-in-Command, D Company, 7th Battalion The King's Own Scottish Borderers (Arnhem [captured]) 09.1944 - 04.1945 POW (No. 523) in German captivity (Oflag 79, Braunschweig, Niedersachsen)
Gow, Roderick George Alastair "Roddy" Son of J.C. Gow, and of Katherine Gow (née Wood), of Regents Park, London.	01.05.1920 Sheffield, Ecclesall Bierlow district, West Riding of Yorkshire - 19.09.1944 (KIA) [age 24] [Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery 24.A.2]	Cadet Gnr. ? 2nd Lt. 24.02.1940 [121290] WS/Lt. 24.08.1941 T/Capt. 12.04.1943	Education: Winchester College (1933-1938); Christ Church, Oxford. ? - 24.02.1940 121st Officer Cadet Training Unit 24.02.1940     commissioned, Royal Regiment of Artillery [emergency commission] (09.1944)     No. 1 Forward (Airborne) Observation Unit [attached 2nd Battalion The South Staffordshire Regiment] (Arnhem [killed in action])
Graham-Jones, John		see: Jones, John Graham
Gray, William Buchanan "Jock" Son of John William Buchanan Gray and Agnes Crooks Gray. Husband of Dorothy Gray, of Bracknell, Berkshire.	24.12.1912 - 29.09.1944 (KIA) [age 31] [Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery 24.A.2]	WO I ? 2nd Lt. 19.06.1943 [282969] WS/Lt. 19.06.1943 T/Capt. 1944?	served in the ranks (Warrant Officer I) in the Royal Army Medical Corps 19.06.1943     commissioned, The King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) [immediate emergency commission] (09.1944)     Officer Commanding, Divisional Provost Company, 1st Airborne Division (Arnhem [killed in action])
Grayburn, John Hollington "Jack" Son of Lionel Markham Grayburn and Gertrude Grayburn. Husband of Dorothy Constance Marcelle (Chambers) Grayburn, of Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire.	30.01.1918 Manora Island, India - 20.09.1944 (KIA) [age 26] [Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery 24.A.2]	2nd Lt. 14.09.1940 [149002] WS/Lt. 14.03.1942 T/Capt. 21.05.1943 VC 25.01.1945 Arnhem 09.44 * * Lt. Grayburn was a platoon commander of the Parachute Battalion which was dropped on September 17th, 1944, with orders to seize and hold the bridge over the Rhine at Arnhem. He, with his platoon, was to capture the southern end. Lt. Grayburn was wounded in the shoulder almost immediately, but he directed and pressed the assault until casualties became so heavy that he was ordered to withdraw. Later, he successfully organized the occupation of a house vital to the defence of the bridge. Although heavily attacked throughout the next day and night, thanks to Lt. Grayburn's courage, leadership, and skill in disposing his men, the house was held until it was set on fire on September 19th, and had to be evacuated. Lt. Grayburn then formed a fighting force of elements of all arms, including the remainder of his company. Although wounded again, this time in the back, he refused to be evacuated. When tank attacks, against which he had no defence, finally forced his retreat on September 20th, he stood up in full view of the enemy, and directed the withdrawal of his men to the main defensive perimeter. He was killed that night. For nearly four days, despite pain and weakness from his wounds, shortage of food and lack of sleep, Lt. Grayburn displayed supreme and unflagging gallantry and determination. Without his inspiring leadership the Arnhem bridge could not have been held for so long.	Education: Sherborne School, Dorset.       joined Army Cadet Force: 1st (London) Cadet Force The Queen's Royal Regiment 14.09.1940     commissioned, The Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [emergency commission] 27.06.1943     transferred, Parachute Regiment - Army Air Corps (1943)     7th Parachute Battalion (09.1944)     Officer Commanding, 2 Platoon (A Company). 2nd Parachute Battalion (Arnhem [killed in action]) Played rugby at Chiltern RFC, 1936-1939.
Green, Alan Thomas Son of Albert Green (1897-1975), and Evelyn Gertrude Wilson (1897-1979). Married 1st (1943) Marjorie Stevens, who predeceased him; one son. Married 2nd (1995) Sheila Wells (née Wheat).	29.10.1921 Leicester, Leicestershire - 06.12.2004 Rutland, Rutland	Cadet ? 2nd Lt. 03.10.1942 [247201] WS/Lt. 03.04.1943 Lt. TA 31.05.1948, seniority 29.10.1944 A/Capt. TA 31.05.1948-06.03.1950 Capt. TA 06.03.1950 (retd 28.12.1951) Chaplain to the Forces, 4th Class RARO 20.10.1964	Education: Loughborough College. School master. 03.10.1942     commissioned, The Border Regiment [emergency commission] 10.1942 - (1943) platoon commander, C Company, 1st Battalion The Border Regiment (N Africa, Sicily, Italy) ? - 09.1944 Officer Commanding, 20 Platoon (D Company), 1st Battalion The Border Regiment (Arnhem [wounded, captured 25.09.1944]) 09.1944 - 04.1945 POW (No. 2177) in German captivity (27.09.1944-10.10.1944 hospital, Apeldoorn; 13.10.1944-15.10.1944 Stalag XI-B, Fallingbostel; 15.10.1944-29.03.1945 Oflag IX-A/Z, Rotenburg an der Fulda, Hessen) 1945 - 1946 1st Battalion The Border Regiment (Norway, Germany) 1946     Staff Captain "Q", Static Element HQ 31.05.1948 - 28.12.1951 The Royal Leicestershire Regiment - Territorial Army 31.05.1948 - 06.03.1950 seconded for service on the Staff 28.12.1951 - 20.10.1964 Territorial Army Reserve of Officers 20.10.1964 - ? Regular Army Reserve of Officers - Chaplain's Department Taught for 15 years. Served with The Royal Leicestershire Regiment TA & 147 Lorried Infantry Brigade TA. Became a priest in 1964 and was transferred to the Chaplain's Department RARO. Vicar of Oaks (1967-70); Rector of Braunstone (1970-74); Priest-in-Charge of Loddington (1974-83); Hon. Canon of Leicester Cathedral (1978-87); Priest-in-Charge of Knossington and Cold Overton (1981-83); Owston and Withcote (1981-83); Vicar of Enderby with Lubbesthorpe and Thurlaston (1983-87). Published: 1st Battalion The Border Regiment, Arnhem 17th September-26th September 1944 (1991); When dragons flew : an illustrated history of the 1st Battalion The Border Regiment 1939-1945 (1994; co-author).
Green, Michael Douglas Son of Douglas Harold Green, and Kathleen Maud Mary Feely.	03.01.1920 Willesden district, Middlesex - 2015	Cadet ? 2nd Lt. 07.02.1942 [224564] WS/Lt. 01.10.1942 A/Capt. 10.01.1944 T/Capt. 09.04.1944 A/Maj. TA 01.05.1947 Maj. TA 03.01.1954, seniority 01.05.1947 T/Lt.Col. TA (1947) BSM 14.11.1947 Arnhem 09.44 (?) TD 12.03.1957 ?	07.02.1942     commissioned, Corps of Royal Engineers [emergency commission] (09.1944)     Adjutant Royal Engineers, HQ 1st Airborne Division (Arnhem) (1945)     9th (Airborne) Squadron RE (Norway) ? - 03.09.1956 Territorial Army - Active List 03.09.1956 - ? Territorial Army Reserve of Officers
Greenhalgh, Frederick Henry Son (with three brothers and two sisters) of Frederick Greenhalgh (1885-1935), and Dorothy Annie Marsh (1897-1967). Married ((03?).1943, Chorley district, Lancashire) Dorothy Cooper (26.07.1921 - 08.1984); one son.	19.05.1918 Ormskirk, Lancashire - ? Albany, Western Australia	Cadet ? 2nd Lt. 17.07.1943 [285684] WS/Lt. 17.01.1944 (reld > 04.1946)	17.07.1943     commissioned, Parachute Regiment - Army Air Corps [emergency commission] (09.1944)     Officer Commanding, 1 Platoon (R Company), 1st Parachute Battalion (Arnhem [captured]) 1944 - 1945 POW (No. 2127) in German captivity (Oflag IX-A/H, Spangenberg, Hessen)
Gregg, Robert Alexander Son of Thomas Alexander Gregg (1881-1961), and Susan Johnston Cotton (1882-1960), of Newbridge, Monmouthshire.	28.03.1923 Newport district, Monmouthshire - 26.09.1944 (KIA) [age 21] [Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery, 12.C.9]	Cadet ? 2nd Lt. 14.04.1943 [269712] WS/Lt. 14.10.1943	14.04.1943     commissioned, Royal Corps of Signals [emergency commission] (09.1944)     Signals Officer, 1st Airlanding Light Regiment RA [E Section (No. 2 Company), 1st Airborne Divisional Signals] (Arnhem [killed in action])
Grice, John Derek Son of ... Grice, and ... Felton.	27.11.1915 Kings Norton district, Staffordshire / Warwickshire - 31.08.2004 Alton, Hampshire	Cadet ? 2nd Lt. 04.03.1939 WS/Lt. 07.03.1940 T/Capt. 07.03.1940-(04.1944) WS/Capt. 24.10.1945 (reld > 04.1946) T/Maj. 24.10.1945-(04.1946)	04.03.1939     commissioned, Royal Army Service Corps - Territorial Army (48th (South Midland) Divisional) (late Cadet, King Edward's Contingent, Junior Division, OTC) 24.08.1939     mobilized TA (09.1944)     Platoon Officer, 1 Parachute Platoon & 1 Parachute Jeep Section, 250th Light Composite Company RASC (Arnhem) Ornithologist.
Grieve, Charles Gordon Son (with one sister and one brother) of Charles Walter Grieve (1882-1952), and Helen Lehman Grace Laing (1892-1973). Married Esme Alexander (22.08.1922 - 2012), daughter (with three brothers) of Hubert Griffith Alexander (1873-1954), and Edith Duncan (1883-1975); three sons, one daughter.	17.06.1916 Hawick district, Roxburghshire, Scotland - 15.09.1988 Murrayfield, Lockerbie district, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland	Cadet ? 2nd Lt. 16.10.1935 [66200] Lt. 16.10.1938 T/Capt. 24.11.1940-... & 14.09.1943-20.12.1944 WS/Capt. 21.12.1944 T/Maj. 21.12.1944 Capt. TA 01.05.1947, seniority 21.12.1944 A/Maj. TA 01.05.1947 Maj. TA 17.06.1950, seniority 01.05.1947 Lt.Col. TA 07.03.1958 Bt. Col. TA 07.09.1960 A/Col. TA ? Col. TA 01.07.1963, seniority 07.03.1962 CBE 1975 ? TD 22.09.1950 & 1st clasp TD 02.09.1955 2nd clasp TD 19.09.1961 3rd clasp	late Cadet, Glenalmond (Trinity College) Contingent, Junior Division, Officer Training Corps 16.10.1935     commissioned, King's Own Scottish Borderers - Territorial Army (5th Battalion (Territorial)) 24.08.1939     mobilized TA 22.11.1940 -   General Staff Officer 3rd grade (GSO3), ... 01.07.1942     transferred, Glider Pilot Regiment - Army Air Corps (09.1944)     General Staff Officer, 3rd grade (GSO3) (Operations), 1st Airborne Division (Arnhem) 01.05.1947     transferred, King's Own Scottish Borderers - Territorial Army (Active List) 08.09.1961 - 07.03.1962 Territorial Army Reserve of Officers 07.03.1962 - 06.03.1965 Territorial Army (Active List) 06.03.1965     Territorial Army Reserve of Officers
Griffin, Peter	26.05.1913 Paignton, Devon - 02.06.1979 Yelverton, Devon	Lt. 27.05.1940 [131158] WS/Capt. 27.05.1941 (reld > 04.1946)	Education: LDS. 27.05.1940     commissioned, Army Dental Corps [emergency commission] (09.1944)     Dentist & Anaesthesist, 181st Airlanding Field Ambulance (Arnhem [captured]) 1944 - 1945 POW in German captivity (Reserve-Lazarett 4/686) Literature: biography in British Dental Journal 1979; Volume 147, No. 3, page 82
Griffith, Stewart Cathie "Billy" Younger son of Henry Leonard Adams Griffith (1882-1950), stockbroker, and Jean Cathie (1884-1969). Married (01.04.1939) Barbara Ethel Reynolds (31.08.1915 - 08.2000); one son, one daughter. From Ingatestone, Essex.	16.06.1914 Wandsworth, London - 07.04.1993 Felpham, Sussex	Cadet Under-Officer ? 2nd Lt. 01.01.1938 [73789] T/Capt. 15.09.1940 WS/Capt. 19.09.1941 T/Maj. 17.08.1942 -(04.1944) WS/Maj. 09.03.1945 (retd 1946) T/Lt.Col. 09.03.1945-(04.1946) Hon. Lt.Col. 1946 CBE 01.01.1975 New Year 75: for services to cricket DFC 11.01.1945 Arnhem 09.44 TD 04.06.1954 -	Education: Dulwich College; Pembroke College, Cambridge (MA). 1937 - 1939 Assistant Master, Dulwich College 01.01.1938 - 11.11.1939 commissioned, General List - Territorial Army (Dulwich College Contingent, Junior Division, Officer Training Corps) 24.08.1939     mobilized TA 11.11.1939     transferred, Royal Army Service Corps 05.07.1942     transferred, Glider Pilot Regiment - Army Air Corps (09.1944)     Officer Commanding, A Squadron (No. 1 Wing), The Glider Pilot Regiment (Arnhem) ? - 16.06.1964 Territorial Army Reserve of Officers [age limit] Played First-Class cricket, 1934-1954; test player, 1948-1949. Secretary, Sussex County Cricket Club, 1946-50; Cricket Correspondent, Sunday Times, 1950-52; Assistant Secretary, MCC, 1952-62; Secretary: International Cricket Conference, 1962-74; Cricket Council, 1969-74; Test and County Cricket Board, 1969-73; President: Sussex CCC, 1975-77; MCC, 1979-80; Secretary, MCC, 1962-74.
Griffiths, Tudor Morgan Son of Dr John Griffiths, OBE, and ... Davies, of Shortlands, Neath, Glamorganshire. Married (1962?) Ruth Elaine Austin, youngest daughter of Ernest W. Austin, MC, of Kenton, Ocean Grove, Victoria, Australia; two daughters.	23.03.1921 Neath district, Breconshire / Glamorgan - 14.08.2009 Swansea, Wales	Cadet ? 2nd Lt. 04.08.1939 [89309] WS/Lt. 04.02.1941 Lt. 04.04.1947, seniority 11.04.1945 (reld 20.01.1948; disability) T/Capt. 26.01.1944-(04.1945) MID 20.09.1945 services in the field (escape and evasion)	Education: Marlborough College (05.1935-12.1937; C2 Fleur de Lys House). 04.08.1939     commissioned, Royal Regiment of Artilley - Territorial Army (late Cadet, Marlborough College Contingent, Junior Division, OTC) 24.08.1939     mobilized TA (09.1944)     Officer Commanding, F Troop, 3rd Airlanding Light Battery RA (Arnhem [captured]) 1944 - 1945 POW in German captivity 22.12.1945     dismissed from the service by general court-martial, which was cancelled by publication in the London Gazette on 04.04.1947 and appointed Lieutenant in the Territorial Army with seniority 11.04.1945
Grose, William Albert [Peter] Son of William H. Grose (1902?-1948?), and Nellie B. Nobes (1900?-1963).	07.09.1921 St Austell district, Cornwall - 02.1996 South Pembrokeshire, Pembrokeshire	Cadet ? 2nd Lt. 21.12.1940 [164696] WS/Lt. 21.06.1943 (reld 26.05.1946) Hon. Lt. 26.05.1946 Lt. RARO 01.01.1949	21.12.1940     commissioned, The Royal Sussex Regiment [emergency commission] 20.08.1943     transferred, Parachute Regiment - Army Air Corps (09.1944)     Junior Liaison Officer 4th Parachute Brigade, 1st Airborne Division (Arnhem) 01.01.1949 - ? Regular Army Reserve of Officers - The Royal Sussex Regiment
Grove, Philip Nigel Only son of Maj. Kenneth Sydney Grove (1888-1949), The York and Lancaster Regiment, and Joyce Harford Ricketts (1894-1994), of Bleadon, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. Married 1st (04.05.1946, St Michael's Church, Aldbourne, Marlborough district, Wiltshire) Kathleen "Kay" Arkell (1918? - (09?).1958), younger daughter of Mr & Mrs A. Arkell, of Aldbourne, Wiltshire; one son. Married 2nd ((12?).1961, Marlborough district, Wiltshire) Olga Augusta Lepp (23.01.1913 - (03?).1979).	02.11.1918 Bath, Somerset - 26.08.2010	Cadet ? 2nd Lt. 26.01.1939 [85684] WS/Lt. 01.10.1940 Lt. 01.01.1941 A/Capt. 01.07.1940-30.09.1940 T/Capt. 01.10.1940-10.03.1943, 16.04.1943-01.06.1943, 17.09.1943-23.06.1945, 17.07.1945-12.09.1945, 22.09.1945-28.12.1945 WS/Capt. 29.12.1945 Capt. 01.07.1946 A/Maj. 29.09.1945-28.12.1945 T/Maj. 29.12.1945-07.01.1948 Maj. 26.01.1952 (retd 22.10.1958)	Education: King's School, Bruton (Old House; 1932-1936; played rugby, hockey & cricket, captained OTC); Royal Military College, Sandhurst. 26.01.1939     commissioned, The York and Lancaster Regiment 1939 - 04.1943 11th Battalion The York and Lancaster Regiment (eventually company commander) (09.1944)     Adjutant, 1st Parachute Battalion (Arnhem [wounded, escape attempt from hospital & captured]) 1944 - 1945 POW (No. 597) in German captivity (Oflag 79, Braunschweig, Niedersachsen) Worked for Garrard Engineering in Swindon, 1958-1966, then for W.H. Smith (distribution centre at Greenbridge, Swindon), 1966-1980.
Grubb, Michael Watkins "Mike" Son of ... Grubb, and ... Mears.	30.08.1920 Camberley, Farnham district, Surrey - 19.09.1993 Yeovil, Somerset	2nd Lt. 31.12.1939 [112855] Lt. 01.07.1941 A/Capt. 09.03.1944-08.06.1944 T/Capt. 09.06.1944-10.06.1945, 27.09.1945-30.06.1946 Capt. 01.07.1946 Maj. 31.12.1952 (retd 03.12.1960)	31.12.1939     commissioned, The Border Regiment (09.1944)     Officer Commanding, A Troop, 1st Airborne Reconnaissance Squadron (Arnhem [captured]) 1944 - 1945 POW (No. 2113) in German captivity (Oflag IX-A/H, Spangenberg, Hessen)
Guthrie, David Robert "Bob" Elder son of F.C. Guthrie, and ... Gray, of Mayfield, Sussex. Married ((06?).1951, Chelsea district, London) Patricia Mary "Pat" Bede-Cox, elder daughter of Mr & Mrs C.J. Bede-Cox, of Mayfield, Sussex; ... children (two daughters, two sons?).	05.03.1922 Liverpool, West Derby district, Lancashire - 24.02.2003 Melton, Ipswich district, Suffolk (car accident)	Cadet ? 2nd Lt. 13.02.1943 [262975] WS/Lt. 13.08.1943 (reld > 04.1946) MID 28.02.1946 services in the field	Education: B.Arch. (Hons.) (Liverpool). ARIBA. 13.02.1943     commissioned, Reconnaissance Corps - Royal Armoured Corps [emergency commission] (09.1944)     Officer Commanding, 3 Section (A Troop), 1st Airborne Reconnaissance Squadron (Arnhem [captured 17.09.1944]) 17.09.1944 - 26.09.1944 POW n German captivity; escaped & evaded Architect in Tunbridge Wells for over 30 years (Burns, Guthrie & Partners).
Guyon, George Edmund Son of Col. George Sutherland Guyon (1875-1916), The Royal Fusiliers, and Winifred Mary Ryan (1888?-1955). Married (01.12.1945, St Mary's, Cadogan Street, Chelsea district, London SW1) Katharine Mary "Kateen" Devas (13.04.1915 - 01.2004), daughter of Ambrose Joseph Devas (1878-1938), and Corina Mary Batchelor (1882-1978), of London SW7; ... children (two daughters?).	22.10.1916 Taplow, Eton district, Buckinghamshire - 01.2000 Norwich district, Norfolk	2nd Lt. 03.05.1941 [184696] WS/Lt. 01.10.1942 (retd 23.05.1946; disability) Hon. Lt. 23.05.1946	Assistant to ranch manager. 28.07.1940     enlisted 03.05.1941     commissioned, The Royal Fusiliers [emergency commission] 23.03.1943     transferred, Parachute Regiment - Army Air Corps (09.1944)     Officer Commanding, Mortar Platoon (HQ Company), 1st Parachute Battalion (Arnhem [captured c. 23.09.1944]) 09.1944 - 04.1945 POW (No. 2183) in German captivity (09.10.1944-10.10.1944 Stalag XI-C, Fallingbostel; 11.10.1944-29.03.1945 Oflag IX-A/Z, Rotenburg an der Fulda, Hessen)

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