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Cain, Robert Henry   Only son of Robert James Cain, Douglas, Isle of Man. Married (1941) Mary Denise Addison, only daughter of Mr & Mrs F.J. Addison, of Wall Heath, Staffordshire; one son, three daughters. From Salcombe, Devon.	02.01.1909 Shanghai, China - 02.05.1974 Crowborough, Sussex [Bradden Cemetery (family grave, name not on headstone) (Worth Crematorium, Crawley, Sussex)]	Cadet ? 2nd Lt. 20.04.1940 [129484] A/Lt. 18.09.1940 WS/Capt. 07.04.1943 (reld 28.12.1945) T/Maj. 07.04.1943 Hon. Maj. 28.12.1945 VC 02.11.1944 Arnhem * * During the period 19 to 25 September 1944 at Arnhem, Holland, Major Cain's company was cut off from the battalion and throughout the whole of this time was closely engaged with enemy tanks, self-propelled guns and infantry. The Major was everywhere danger threatened, moving among his men and encouraging them to hold out. By his leadership he not only stopped but demoralized the enemy attacks and although he was suffering from a perforated ear-drum and multiple wounds, he refused medical attention.	Education: King William's College, Isle of Man. Worked for Shell in Thailand, and later Malaya. Member of the honourable Artillerye Company since 1928. 20.04.1940 commissioned, The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers [emergency commission] 1942 - 1945 seconded, The South Staffordshire Regiment (N Africa, Sicly, Italy, Arnhem, Norway) (07.1943) - (09.1944) Officer Commanding, B Company, 2nd Battalion The South Staffordshire Regiment (Sicily; Arnhem [escaped]) 01.10.1945 transferred, The South Staffordshire Regiment Returned to his pre-war occupation with Shell, living in the Far East and later West Africa, before retiring to the Isle of Man with his family.
Caird, William Small	1917 Angus, Scotland - 11.1987 Dundee district, Angus, Scotland	Cadet ? 2nd Lt. 14.12.1940 [160264] WS/Lt. 14.06.1942 T/Capt. 24.12.1943 (reld > 04.1946) EM 16.09.1949 -	14.12.1940 commissioned, Royal Regiment of Artillery [emergency commission] (09.1944) No. 1 Forward Observation Unit RA [attached 1st Parachute Battalion] (Arnhem [evacuated])
Cairns, John Brown	(09?).1923 ? Gateshead district, Durham / Tyne and Wear ? -	Cadet ? 2nd Lt. 06.06.1942 [235320] WS/Lt. 06.12.1942 (reld > 04.1946)	06.06.1942 commissioned, Royal Corps of Signals [emergency commission] (09.1944) Second-in-Command Signals, 1st Parachute Brigade [J Section (No. 2 Company), 1st Airborne Divisional Signals] (Arnhem [captured]) 09.1944 - 04.1945 POW (No. 604) in German captivity (Oflag 79, Brunswick, Lower Saxony)
Cairns, Stanley Galland "Stan"   Son of Robert G. Cairns, and Beatrice J. Dorran. Married; three sons.	28.01.1919 Nottingham district, Nottinghamshire - 25.09.2007 Beeton, Ont., Canada [age 88]	Cadet 07.1940 2nd Lt. 21.12.1940 [164161] WS/Lt. 21.06.1942 T/Capt. 1944? WS/Capt. 28.02.1945 T/Maj. 28.02.1945 (reld > 04.1946)	122nd Officer Cadet Training Unit (OCTU) 21.12.1940 commissioned, Royal Regiment of Artillery [emergency commission] 29.05.1942 transferred, Glider Pilot Regiment - Army Air Corps (09.1944) Officer Commanding, 13 Flight (D Squadron, No. 1 Wing), The Glider Pilot Regiment (Arnhem)
Cambier, Harry Michael Ashbrooke Son of Lt.Col. Valentine Cambier and Hilda Doris Asbrooke-Crump.	09.09.1921 Plymouth district, Devon - 10.10.1944 (murdered while being POW) [age 23] [Vorden General Cemetery, 17]	Cadet ? 2nd Lt. 28.02.1942 [226876] WS/Lt. 01.10.1942 MID 24.08.1944 Italy 09-11.1943	Education: New College, Oxford (Exhibitioner; degree in mathematics) 28.02.1942 commissioned, Royal Regiment of Artillery [emergency commission] served in Egypt 14.04.1943 transferred, Parachute Regiment - Army Air Corps [training at the Middle East Pararchute School and posted to 156 Battalion which was the stationed at Jenin in Palestine in early 1943; platoon commander in B Company, Tunisia, Italy] 12.1943 - (09.1944) Officer Commanding, Assault Platoon (Support Company), 156th Parachute Battalion (UK, Arnhem [POW, murdered])
Cameron, Donald Arthur	? -	2nd Lt. 11.12.1943 [C.121208] WS/Lt. 22.01.1944 (reld 30.08.1945)	11.12.1943 commissioned, Canadian Infantry Corps [emergency commission] (from OTC, Brockville, Ont.) (01.1944) - 07.03.1944 No. A-10 Canadian Infantry Training Centre, Camp Borden, Ont. 07.03.1944 - No. A-34 Training Centre (Reinforcements) Canloan scheme: CDN/136 (09.1944) Officer Commanding, 2 Platoon (A Company), 7th Battalion The King's Own Scottish Borderers (Arnhem [POW]) 31.05.1945 - 30.08.1945 No. 3 District Depot (from Canadian Army Overseas) [struck off strength and placed on Reserve Active Officers, General List]
Cane, Peter Howard   Son of Lionel Charles William Cane and of Doris Cane (née Guyot), of Reading, Berkshire; stepson of Betty Cane, of Reading.	(09?).1919 Reading, Berkshire - 17.09.1944 (KIA) [age 25] [Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery 18.A.13-14]	Cadet ? 2nd Lt. 22.02.1941 [174425] WS/ Lt. 22.08.1942	22.01.1941 commissioned, The Royal Berkshire Regiment (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) [emergency commission] 21.01.1943 transferred, Parachute Regiment - Army Air Corps (09.1944) - 17.09.1944 Officer Commanding, 6 Platoon (B Company), 2nd Parachute Battalion (Arnhem [killed in action])
Carr, Brian Dean "Sammy" Son of ... Carr, and ... Dean.	24.04.1918 Reigate district, Surrey - 04.07.2004 British Columbia, Canada	Cadet ? 2nd Lt. 04.07.1940 [138170] WS/ Lt. 04.01.1942 T/Capt. 17.11.1942-..., 11.07.1945-... BL 20.03.1947 Arnhem 09.44 * * date of Dutch Royal Decree 09.02.1946	04.07.1940 commissioned, The Royal Sussex Regiment [emergency commission] 1st Battalion The Royal Sussex Regiment 05.02.1943 transferred, Parachute Regiment - Army Air Corps (09.1943) - 17.09.1944 Motor Transport Officer [& temp. Second-in-Command?], HQ Company, 10th Parachute Battalion (Italy; Arnhem) Supervisor, trust company, Vancouver, BC.
Carrick, William Jack "Bill"	04.08.1910 York district, Yorkshire - 04.1988 York district, Yorkshire	Lt. [OME4] 27.05.1940 [131615] A/Capt. [OME3] 13.01.1941 WS/Capt. 28.05.1943 T/Maj. 28.05.1943-(01.1946) Capt. 01.03.1949, seniority 28.05.1943 Hon. Maj. 29.03.1954 Hkn 19.03.1948 liberation of Norway	27.05.1940 commissioned, Royal Army Ordnance Corps (as Ordnance Mechanical Engineer, 4th Class [with rank of Lieutenant]) [emergency commission to 01.03.1949] 08.12.1940 - (04.1941) Staff Captain, Directorate of Ordnance Services, Department of the Quarter-Master- General to the Forces, War Office 1943? transferred, Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (09.1944) Commanding Officer, 1st (Airborne) Divisional Workshops, REME [Arnhem (seaborne echelon)] 01.03.1949 - 29.03.1954 short service commission 29.03.1954 - 28.10.1959 Regular Army Reserve of Officers 28.10.1959 - 04.08.1965 Territorial Army Reserve of Officers [age limit]
Carter, Edward Robert Erskine "Erk"   Second son of Arthur Norwood Carter, QC, and Edith Isonel (Ireland) Carter. Married Verna Leman Andrews, daughter of Rev. H. Andrews, Rawdon, P.Q., 31.05.1947; two sons, two daughters.	20.02.1923 Saint John, N.Br., Canada - 16.04.1982	Corp. 11.1940 [G.50751] Sgt. 1941 Cadet 12.06.1942 Prov. 2nd Lt. 10.10.1942 2nd Lt. 09.01.1943 WS/Lt. 03.06.1944 (reld 24.08.1945)	Education: University of New Brunswick (1940-1942; arts course); Osgoode Hall, Toronto (1945-1947); Rhodes scholar for N.Br. (1947); University of New Brunswick Law School (1947; BCL); Oxford University (1949; BCL) 06.06.1942 - 12.06.1942 No. 7 District Depot, Fredericton, N.Br. 12.06.1942 - 16.10.1942 Cadet, Officers Training Centre Brockville, Ont. 17.10.1942 - ? No. A-23 Training Centre (Coastal & Anti-Aircraft Artillery), Halifax, N.S. 1942 - 1944 served with Royal Canadian Artillery, lastly with 86th Coast Battery, RCA 08.06.1944 - ? No. A-11 Training Centre (Provisional Reinforcements) ? - ? No. A-34 Training Centre Canloan scheme: CDN/609 1944 103rd Reinforcement Group (UK) 10.07.1944 - 09.1944 Officer Commanding, 6 Platoon (B Company), 7th Battalion The King's Own Scottish Borderers (Arnhem [POW till 04.1945]) ? - 24.08.1945 No. 7 District Depot (struck off strength and placed on the Reserve Active Officers, General List) Read Law with McMillan, Binch, Wilkinson, Berry & Wright, Toronto, Ont; called to Bar of New Brunswick, 1947; Ontario 1951; associated with A. N. Carter, QC in practise of law, St John, NB, 1949-53; Legal Officer, Abitibi Power & Paper Co. Ltd, Toronto, Ont, 1953-54; joined Fennell, McLean, Seed & Carter, 1954; Partner, 1955-58. President and Chief Executive Officer: Patino Mining Corp., later Patino NV, 1958-72; Hambro Canada Ltd, 1973-75. Chm. and Dir, Advocate Mines Ltd; Director: Bank of Montreal; Westroc Industries Ltd; Sun Alliance Insurance Co.; Global Natural Resources Ltd; Imperial General Properties Ltd; British Canadian Resources Ltd. Member, Law Soc. of Upper Canada. Hon. Consul of Norway, 1977-. QC (Can.) 1978; Counsel, Borden and Elliot, Barristers and Solicitors.
Cartwright, Hugh Harry Langan Son of ... Cartwright & ... Stafford-Langan.	04.05.1920 Shipston on Stour district, Gloucestershire / Warwickshire / Worcestershire - 04.2004 Dacorum, Hertfordshire	Cadet ? 2nd Lt. 02.04.1943 [269402] WS/Lt. 02.10.1943 Lt. 23.01.1946, seniority 11.09.1943 A/Capt. 16.12.1945-15.03.1946 T/Capt. 16.03.1946-10.03.1948 Capt. 11.03.1948 T/Maj. 22.03.1951-16.05.1953, 30.12.1953-19.10.1954, 01.12.1954-10.03.1955 Maj. 11.03.1955, seniority 18.06.1954 Lt.Col. 01.10.1962 [supernumerary 01.10.1965] (retd 04.05.1975) EM 21.01.1949 -	Education: Staff College, Camberley (psc) served in the ranks for 3 years 212 days; mobilized in the TA 02.04.1943 commissioned, The South Staffordshire Regiment (regiment renamed: Staffordshire Regiment 31.01.1959) [emergency commission to 22.01.1946] (09.1944) Signals Officer, 2nd Battalion The South Staffordshire Regiment (Arnhem [wounded, captured]) 09.1944 - 04.1945 POW (No. 2171) in German captivity (Oflag IX-A/Z, Rotenburg an der Fulda, Hessen) 23.01.1946 permanent commission 20.04.1946 - 03.06.1946 Staff Captain, HQ ... Infantry Division 04.06.1946 - 30.11.1947 General Staff Officer 3rd grade (GSO3), HQ ... Infantry Division 01.12.1947 - 08.08.1949 HQ British Army of the Rhine 03.09.1949 - 18.01.1950 Instructor, Officer Cadet Training Unit Eaton Hall 22.03.1951 - 17.04.1953 Deputy Assistant Adjutant General (DAAG), War Office 27.06.1955 - 15.10.1956 Deputy Assistant Adjutant & Quartermaster General (DAA&QMG), HQ LFPG 27.06.1955 - 15.10.1956 specially employed, Ghana Army 24.06.1965 - (02.1967) Assistant Adjutant & Quartermaster General (AA&QMG) (Stats.) & Officer-in-Charge Records CS & RC, Far East Land Forces
Casey, Thomas "Tom"	? -	Cadet ? [791440] 2nd Lt. 11.12.1943 [303987] WS/Lt. 11.12.1943 (reld < 04.1946) Hon. Lt. < 04.1946	11.12.1943 commissioned, Royal Regiment of Artillery [emergency commission] (09.1944) Officer Commanding, P Troop, 1st Airlanding Anti-Tank Battery RA (Arnhem [captured]) 09.1944 - 04.1945? POW (No. 2148) in German captivity (Oflag IX A/H, Spangenberg, Hessen)
Catford, Arthur Graham	? -	Cadet ? 2nd Lt. 05.04.1942 [229353] WS/Lt. ? (reld 05.03.1945; disability) Hon. Lt. 05.03.1945	05.04.1942 commissioned, Corps of Royal Engineers [emergency commission] 18.05.1944 transferred, Glider Pilot Regiment - Army Air Corps (09.1944) Section Commander, E Squadron (No. 2 Wing), The Glider Pilot Regiment (Arnhem)
Chapman, John Frederick King	17.09.1916 - 10.2001 Shrewsbury, Shropshire	Cadet ? 2nd Lt. 02.11.1940 [156529] WS/Lt. 02.05.1942 (reld > 04.1946) T/Capt. 11.10.1945-(04.1946)	02.11.1940 commissioned, The South Staffordshire Regiment [emergency commission] (07.1943) Officer Commanding, 14 Platoon (B Company), 2nd Battalion The South Staffordshire Regiment (Sicily) (09.1944) Adjutant, 2nd Battalion The South Staffordshire Regiment (Arnhem [captured]) 09.1944 - 04.1945 POW (No. 546) in German captivity (Oflag 79, Brunswick, Lower Saxony)
Chapman, M J	? -	2nd Lt. WS/Lt. unknown; perhaps Noel Thompson Chapman [276173] 2nd Lt. 07.05.1943 - RA, transf. GPR 17.05.1944 WS/Lt. 07.11.1943 T/Capt. 21.09.1945-(04.1946) Capt. RA - TA 13.02.1948	? commissioned, ? [emergency commission] ? transferred, Glider Pilot Regiment - Army Air Corps (09.1944) Section Commander, A Squadron (No. 1 Wing), The Glider Pilot Regiment (Arnhem)
Chard, Peter Son of Richard Harmer Chard, and Mary Annie Rachel Jones, of Ashford, Kent.	16.05.1920 Thanet district, Kent - 09.10.1944 (DOW) [age 24] [Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery, 24.A.14]	Cadet ? 2nd Lt. 09.12.1939 [105888] (regimental seniority 04.11.1939) Lt. 04.05.1941 T/Capt. 18.12.1940-(04.1941), 13.05.1943-09.10.1944 MID 20.09.1945 Arnhem 09.44	Education: Ashford Grammar School (1930-1938); Royal Military Academy ? - 09.12.1939 122nd Officer Cadet Training Unit (ex-Gentleman Cadet RMA) 09.12.1939 commissioned, Royal Regiment of Artillery (09.1944) Officer Commanding, C Troop, 2nd Airlanding Light Battery RA (Arnhem [died of wounds])
Chidgey, Cecil Cyril "Bill" Son of ... Chidgey, and ... Holyoak.	16.12.1912 Bristol district, Avon - 04.08.2004 South Somerset, Somerset	SQMS ? Lt. 05.02.1941 [171117] [emergency commission] Lt. 05.12.1945, seniority 16.12.1934 [permanent commission] A/Capt. 14.05.1941-13.08.1941 T/Capt. 14.08.1941-17.04.1944 WS/Capt. 18.04.1944 Capt. 30.08.1946 A/Maj. 18.01.1944-17.04.1944 T/Maj. 18.04.1944-02.03.1946, 03.02.1947-10.11.1948, 05.01.1949-29.08.1951 Maj. 30.08.1951 (retd 16.12.1966)	served in the ranks for 7 years 24 days; Warrant Officer class 2 for 65 days 05.02.1941 commissioned, Royal Army Ordnance Corps [emergency commission] (09.1944) Officer Commanding, Ordnance Field Parks, 1st Airborne Dvision (Arnhem [wounded, captured]) 09.1944 - 04.1945 POW in German captivity (Oflag IX A/H, Spangenberg, Hessen) 05.12.1945 permanent commission
Chignell, the Reverend Wilfred Rowland	05.06.1908 Worcester - 01.01.1994 Hereford, Herefordshire, Monmouthshire	Capt. 18.09.1943 [291948] = Chaplain to the Forces 4th cl. (retd summer 1946) MID 10.05.1945 NW Europe (Arnhem 09.44) MID 04.04.1946 NW Europe	18.09.1943 commissioned, Royal Army Chaplains' Department [emergency commission] - Church of England (09.1944) - 1946 Chaplain, No. 2 Wing, The Glider Pilot Regiment (Arnhem [evacuated]; UK) 02.1946 - mid-1946 Chaplain, airborne forces, Palestine Vicar, Fownhope & Brockhampton, Herefordshire (1948), later Kington/Huntington. Deacon of Kington (22.09.1961). Last at Whitbourne, Worcestershire (1964-1973). Active member of the Worcester Nomads Cricket Club. Published: A History of The Worcestershire County Cricket Club 1844-1950 (1951); Worcestershire Cricket 1950-1968 (1968)
Chittleburgh, Kenneth Trevor Son of Charles Frederick and May Mildred Chittleburgh (née Snell), of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.	(09?).1921 Great Yarmouth, Norfolk - 21.09.1944 (KIA) [age 23] [Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery, 3.B.6]	Cadet ? 2nd Lt. 10.05.1941 [186045] WS/Lt. 01.10.1942	Awarded a Norfolk County Swimming Championship. 10.05.1941 commissioned, The Royal Norfolk Regiment [emergency commission] 27.10.1942 transferred, Glider Pilot Regiment - Army Air Corps (09.1944) Section Commander, D Squadron (No. 1 Wing), The Glider Pilot Regiment (Arnhem [killed in action])
Chivers, John Norton   Son of ... Chivers, and ... Evans.	22.07.1918 Bristol district, Gloucestershire - 19.06.2004 Bristol district, Gloucestershire	Cpl. ? 2nd Lt. 30.03.1940 [126311] WS/Capt. 15.08.1943 (reld > 04.1946, < 01.1949) T/Maj. 15.08.1943 Hon. Maj. > 04.1946, < 01.1949 MBE 01.01.1946 New Year 46 EM 28.01.1949 -	30.03.1940 commissioned, Corps of Royal Engineers [emergency commission] (from OCTU) (09.1944) Officer Commanding, 261st Field Park Company RE (UK) [only a detachment of his company fought at Arnhem, but he himself took not part in the battle]  Sheriff, Bristol, 1969.
Christie, John Alban Son of Harold Alban Christie and Edith Margaret Christie (née Johnstone), of Wallington, Surrey. Husband of Joyce Madeliene Christie, of Wallington.	(06?).1921 Wallington, Surrey - 20.09.1944 (KIA) [age 23] [Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery, 1.A.19]	Cadet ? 2nd Lt. 11.07.1942 [237906] WS/Lt. 11.01.1943	11.07.1942 commissioned, Reconnaissance Corps [emergency commission] (09.1944) Officer Commanding, Support Troop, 1st Airborne Reconnaissance Squadron (Arnhem [killed in action])
Chrystal, John	? -	Cadet ? 2nd Lt. 21.11.1942 [251849] WS/Lt. 21.05.1943 (reld < 04.1946) Hon. Lt. < 04.1946	21.11.1942 commissioned, The King's Own Scottish Borderers [emergency commission] (09.1944) Officer Commanding, Signals Platoon (HQ Company), 7th Battalion The King's Own Scottish Borderers (Arnhem [captured]) 09.1944 - 04.1945 POW (No. 590) in German captivity (Oflag 79, Brunswick, Lower Saxony)
Clapham, Edward Eric Son of ... Clapham, and ... Lewis. From Bexley Heath.	(06?).1922 Dartford district, Kent -	Cadet ? 2nd Lt. 09.01.1943 [258481] WS/Lt. 09.07.1943 (reld 27.05.1953) Hon. Lt. 27.05.1953 MC 23.12.1943 Sicily 07.43	09.01.1943 commissioned, Royal Regiment of Artillery [emergency commission] (07.1943) 1st Airlanding Anti-Tank Battery, RA (Sicily) (09.1944) Officer Commanding, A Troop, 1st Airlanding Anti-Tank Battery, RA [attached 1st Parachute Battalion] (Arnhem [captured]) 09.1944 - 04.1945 POW (No. 2175) in German captivity (Oflag IX-A/Z, Rotenburg an der Fulda, Hessen)
Clark, David Graham same as this one ?	? -	Cadet L/Cpl. ? 2nd Lt. 16.03.1940 [124953] WS/Lt. 18.05.1941 T/Capt. 18.05.1941 WS/Capt. 13.03.1944 (reld > 04.1946) T/Maj. 1944?	Royal Army Service Corps (No. 2 Training Centre) 16.03.1940 commissioned, Royal Army Service Corps [emergency commission] (09.1944) Second-in-Command, HQ Royal Army Service Corps, 1st Airborne Division (Arnhem [captured]) 09.1944 - 04.1945 POW (No. 2137) in German captivity (Oflag IX A/H, Spangenberg, Hessen)
Clark, John	? -	Cadet ? 2nd Lt. 15.03.1941 [177668] WS/Lt. 15.09.1942 (reld 07.03.1947; disability) Hon. Lt. 07.03.1947	15.03.1941 commissioned, The King's Own Scottish Borderers [emergency commission] (09.1944) Liaison Officer, 7th Battalion The King's Own Scottish Borderers at 1st Airlanding Brigade HQ (Arnhem [captured]) 09.1944 - 04.1945 POW (No. 140227) in German captivity (Stalag VII-A, Moosburg an der Isar, Bavaria)
Clark, Patrick Benedict	? -	Cadet ? 2nd Lt. 17.12.1939 [109544] WS/Lt. 17.06.1941 T/Capt. 10.03.1943-..., 01.10.1944-... WS/Capt. ? Lt. 02.11.1953, seniority 29.03.1949 Capt. 02.11.1953. seniority 29.03.1953 T/Maj. 01.10.1954 Maj. 12.04.1962 (retd 16.09.1972) EM 18.11.1955 -	Artist's Rifles (163rd Officer Cadet Training Unit) 17.12.1939 commissioned, The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire) [emergency commission] 24.02.1942 transferred, Glider Pilot Regiment - Army Air Corps (09.1944) Section Commander, A Squadron (No. 1 Wing) or C Squadron (No. 2 Wing), The Glider Pilot Regiment (Arnhem) 02.11.1953 commissioned, The East Surrey Regiment [short service commission] 29.01.1954 posted to The King's African Rifles, Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika Battalions 15.07.1957 - (02.1959) transferred, Royal Army Pay Corps [short service commission] (as Captain and Paymaster) (04.1962?) transferred, General List [short service commission] 16.09.1964 transferred, Royal Corps of Signals [limited service regular commission] (with seniorities as Lt. 04.02.1949, Capt. 04.02.1953, Maj. 12.04.1962)
Clark, Philip Roy	(03?).1921 ?? Northampton district, Northamptonshire ?? -	Cadet ? 2nd Lt. 21.09.1940 [149279] WS/Lt. 21.03.1942 T/Capt. 14.01.1945 Capt. 14.07.1952 (reld 19.03.1962)	21.09.1940 commissioned, The Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [emergency commission] ? transferred, Glider Pilot Regiment - Army Air Corps (09.1944) Section Commander, F Squadron (No. 2 Wing), The Glider Pilot Regiment (Arnhem) 14.07.1952 transferred, Royal Regiment of Artillery - Territorial Army 10.03.1957 transferred, Army Emergency Reserve of Officers, Regimental List
Clarke, John	17.02.1912 - 10.1991 Gateshead district, Durham	Lt. 19.12.1940 [189050] T/Capt. 16.12.1944 WS/Capt. 1945? Capt. 01.10.1946, seniority 24.07.1946 (reld 01.10.1953) Hon. Maj. 01.10.1953 MID 20.09.1945 Arnhem 09.44 (escape & evasion)	19.12.1940 commissioned, The Cheshire Yeomanry (Earl of Chester's) - Territorial Army [emergency commission] 24.11.1942 transferred, Royal Corps of Signals (09.1943) Signals Officer, 10th Parachute Battalion (Italy [wounded, till 01.1944]) 13.06.1944 transferred, Parachute Regiment - Army Air Corps (09.1944) Signal Officer, 10th Parachute Battalion (Arnhem [escaped]) 01.10.1946 commissioned, Royal Armoured Corps [short service commission] 01.10.1953 - 17.02.1964 Regular Army Reserve of Officers - RAC [age limit]
Clarkson, Alastair Duncan Son of Hugh Kerr Clarkson, MBE, MA, and of Margaret Thornton Clarkson, of Edinburgh. His brother Pilot Officer Bertrand David Clarkson also died on service.	1922 Whitburn district, West Lothian, Scotland - 22.09.1944 * (KIA) [age 22] [Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery, 6.A.11] * The unit's war diary reports his death at 21 Sept 1300 hrs.	Cadet ? 2nd Lt. 28.11.1942 [251970] WS/Lt. 28.05.1943	28.11.1942 commissioned, Reconnaissance Regiment [emergency commission] 25.07.1943 transferred, Parachute Regiment - Army Air Corps (09.1944) - 22.09.1944 Liaison Officer, 1st Parachute Battalion (Arnhem [killed in action])
Clayhills[-Henderson], David   initially: Clayhills, D. by the end of the war: Clayhills-Henderson, D. Son of Beckett Clayhills-Henderson. Married (29.11.1947) Pamela Blake, daughter of Sir Francis Edward Colquhoun Blake, 2nd Bt; four daughters, two sons.	01.05.1919 - 1998 Dundee district, Dundee City, Scotland	Cadet Sgt. ? 2nd Lt. 09.04.1938 [75077] 2nd Lt. 01.09.1939 [emergency commission] WS/Lt. 01.01.1941 Lt. 13.10.1945, seniority 01.11.1941 [permanent commission] A/Capt. 01.08.1941-31.10.1941 T/Capt. 01.11.1941 Capt. 01.07.1946 (reld 04.10.1947)	late Cadet Serjeant, Bradfield College Contingent, Officer Training Corps 09.04.1938 commissioned, The King's Own Scottish Borderers [Supplementary Reserve of Officers, Category B] 24.08.1939 mobilized (09.1944) Adjutant, 7th Battalion The King's Own Scottish Borderers (Arnhem [captured]) 09.1944 - 04.1945 POW (No. 2169) in German captivity (Oflag IX A/H, Spangenberg, Hessen)
Cleasby, [Very Rev.] Thomas Wood Ingram Son of T.W. Cleasby, Oakdene, Sedbergh, Yorks, and Jessie Brown Cleasby (née Wood). Married 1st (1956), Olga Elizabeth Vibert Douglas (died 1967); one son, one daughter (and one daughter deceased). Married 2nd (1970) Monica, eldest daughter of Rt Rev. O.S. Tomkins; one daughter.	27.03.1920 Kendal district, Lancashire / Westmorland - Dent, Cumbria	Cadet ? 2nd Lt. 14.12.1940 [160854] WS/Lt. 14.06.1942 (reld 12.07.1952) T/Capt. 13.08.1942 A/Maj. ? Hon. Capt. 12.07.1952	Education: Sedbergh School, Yorks; Magdalen College, Oxford University; Cuddesdon College, Oxford. University (BA, MA (Hons Mod. History) 1947) 14.12.1940 commissioned, The Border Regiment [emergency commission] 1941 - 1945 served with 1st Airborne Division: (09.1944) Officer Commanding, Machine Gun Group (Support Company), 1st Battalion The Border Regiment (Arnhem [wounded, captured]) 09.1944 - 04.1945 POW (No. 2122) in German captivity (Oflag IX A/H, Spangenberg, Hessen) Ordained, Diocese Wakefield, 1949 (Huddersfield Parish Church). Domestic Chaplain to Archbishop of York, 1952-1956; Anglican Chaplain to University of Nottingham, 1956-1963; Archdeacon of Chesterfield, 1963-1978; Vicar of St Mary and All Saints, Chesterfield, 1963-1970; Rector of Morton, Derby, 1970-1978. Dean of Chester, 1978-1986, Dean Emeritus, since 1986.
Clegg, Benjamin Beattie "Peter" Son of Benjamin Beattie Clegg, pharmacist, and ... Beattie. Married 1st (1944) Rosemary Anne Coles (died 1955); two sons. Married 2nd (1957) Jane Wright; one daughter.	07.10.1918 Middlesborough district - (06?).05.1993 Chesterfield district, Derbyshire	Cadet ? 2nd Lt. 14.12.1941 [226920] WS/Lt. 10.10.1942, seniority 10.04.1942 (reld 27.05.1946; disability) A/Capt. 1942? T/Capt. 1944? Hon. Capt. 27.05.1946 MC 26.11.1942 Middle East (Egypt and Libya) MC 20.09.1945 Arnhem 09.44	Education: Middlesbrough High School 1936     enlisted, Coldstream Guards 14.12.1941 commissioned, The Royal Sussex Regiment [emergency commission] 1st Battalion Royal Sussex Regiment (Middle East; wounded) 29.05.1944 transferred, Parachute Regiment - Army Air Corps (09.1944) Second-in-Command, B Company, 10th Parachute Battalion (Arnhem [wounded 20.09.1944 & captured]) 09.1944 - 04.1945 POW (No. 52942) in German captivity (Stalag IX-C, Mühlhausen, Hessen) Managing director, T & J Hutton (scythe and sickle manufacturers), Sheffield.
Clegg, James Blanco   Son of ... Clegg, and ... Blanco White. Married; two sons, one step-son.	29.04.1917 Wandsworth district, Greater London - 06.07.2008 Torbay Hospital, Devon	Cadet ? 2nd Lt. 14.12.1940 [162047] WS/Lt. 14.06.1942 (reld < 04.1946) T/Capt. 1944?	14.12.1940 commissioned, The King's Regiment (Liverpool) [emergency commission] 01.11.1942 transferred, Parachute Regiment - Army Air Corps (09.1944) Second-in-Command, Support Company, 156th Parachute Battalion (Arnhem [captured]) 09.1944 - 04.1945 POW (No. 2110) in German captivity (Oflag IX A/H, Spangenberg, Hessen)
Cleminson, [Sir] James Arnold Stacey "Jimmy" Son of Arnold Russel Cleminson and Florence Stacey. Married (1950) Helen Juliet Measor; one son, two daughters. Interview at IWM (search for "Cleminson" under "Maker/Producer Information") video	31.08.1921 Sculcoates district, East Riding of Yorkshire - 09.2004 still alive at Hales, Norfolk	Cadet ? 2nd Lt. 31.05.1942 [189294] WS/Lt. 01.10.1942  (reld 1946) T/Capt. 1944?  KBE 30.12.1989 New Year 90 (Chairman, British Overseas Trade Board) - Kt 31.12.1981 New Year 82 (Chairman, Reckitt and Colman PLC) MC 20.09.1945 Arnhem 09.44 MID 22.03.1945 Arnhem 09.44	Education: Rugby School 31.05.1942 commissioned, The Cheshire Regiment [emergency commission] 01.08.1942 transferred, Parachute Regiment - Army Air Corps (09.1944) Officer Commanding, 5 Platoon (B Company), 3rd Parachute Battalion (Arnhem [captured]) 09.1944 - 04.1945 POW (No. 2185) in German captivity (Oflag IX-A/Z, Rotenburg an der Fulda, Hessen) (1945) ADC to General Officer Commanding 1st Airborne Division Reckitt & Colman, 1946-1986: Chief Executive, 1973-1980; Chairman, 1977-1986; Chairman: Jeyes Hygiene, 1986-1989; Riggs A P Bank, 1987-1991 (Director, 1985-); Director: Norwich Union, 1979-1992 (Vice­Chairman, 1981-1992); Deputy Chairman, J. H. Fenner plc, 1993-1997 (Director, 1989-1997). United Biscuits, 1982-1989; Eastern Counties Newspaper Gp, 1987-1993; Riggs Nat. Bank of Washington, 1991-1993; Member: Council, CBI, 1978- (Deputy President, 1983; President, 1984-1986); London Committee, Toronto Dominion Bank, 1982-1990; NEDC, 1984-1986. Joint Chairman, Netherlands British Chamber of Commerce Council, 1978-1984; Chairman: Food and Drink Industries Council, 1983-1984; Nurses' Independent Pay Review Body, 1986-1990; BOTB, 1986-1990. Pres., Endeavour Trng, 1984-; Trustee, Airborne Forces Security Fund. Chairman, Theatre Royal Norwich Trust, 1991-. Pro-Chancellor, Hull University, 1985-1994. Hon. LLD Hull, 1985. DL Norfolk, 1983.
Cochran, Alexander Verner Son of Lt.Col. A.C.P. Cochran and Mrs. Cochran; husband of Penelope Hearson Cochran, Ashkirk, Selkirkshire.	30.03.1913 - 20.09.1944 Oosterbeek (KIA) [age 31] [Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery, 20.C.7]	Cadet ? 2nd Lt. 02.02.1933 [58124] Lt. 02.02.1936 Capt. 02.02.1941 A/Maj. 1944?	Education: Royal Military College 02.02.1933 commissioned, The King's Own Scottish Borderers (01.1937) - (01.1939) 2nd Battalion The King's Own Scottish Borderers (09.1944) Officer Commanding, HQ Company, 7th Battalion The King's Own Scottish Borderers (Arnhem [killed in action])
Coke, John Sacheverell A'Deane Son (with one brother and two sisters) of Brig.Gen. Edward Sacheverell D'Ewes Coke, CMG, DSO (1872-1941), and of Helen Maud A'Deane (1876?-1956), of Kensington, London. Brother of Maj. Edward D'Ewes Fitzgerald Coke.	17.09.1911 - 18.11.1944 Ede (KIA) [age 33] [Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery, 23.B.17]	Cadet ? 2nd Lt. 27.08.1931 [52602] Lt. 27.08.1934 Capt. 27.08.1939 T/Maj. 23.01.1942 MID 20.09.1945 Arnhem 09.44	Education: Royal Military College, Sandhurst. 27.08.1931 commissioned, The King's Own Scottish Borderers (06.1933)     1st Battalion The King's Own Scottish Borderers (Fort George) (01.1937)     2nd Battalion The King's Own Scottish Borderers (Calcutta, India) 16.09.1938 - (01.1939) Adjutant, 2nd Battalion The King's Own Scottish Borderers (Jubbulpore, India) (09.1944) Second-in-Command, 7th Battalion The King's Own Scottish Borderers (Arnhem [killed while trying to evade after the battle])
Cole, Henry Charles Livesey Son of Charles Livesey Cole and Dorothy Vanda Cole (née Whatley), of Cheam, Surrey; husband of Francis Cole.	(09?).1915 Westhampnett district, Sussex - 21.09.1944 [age 29] [Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery, 30.A.3]	Cadet ? 2nd Lt. 21.06.1941 [193639] WS/Lt. 01.10.1942	21.06.1941 commissioned, Royal Regiment of Artillery [emergency commission] 05.09.1942 transferred, Glider Pilot Regiment - Army Air Corps (09.1944) Section Commander, 19 Flight, B Squadron (No. 1 Wing), The Glider Pilot Regiment (Arnhem; shot by a German soldier after being taken POW)
Collier, Tom Last son of John and Florence Collier (née Patrick), with two brothers and two sisters. Married 1st (Chelsea, London) Grette-Lise (divorced); one son. Married 2nd; one daughter.	28.12.1913 Manchester, Lancashire - 14.07.1987 Lewes district, Sussex	WS/SSM ? Lt. 15.02.1943 [279180] (reld < 04.1946) Hon. Lt. < 04.1946	served in the ranks in the Royal Armoured Corps 15.02.1943 commissioned, General List [emergency commission] 05.01.1944 transferred, Royal Armoured Corps (09.1944) - (05.1945) Quartermaster, 1st Airborne Reconnaissance Squadron (Arnhem [evacuated] & Norway)
Commings, John Conway	12.04.1913 - 02.1997 Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London	Cadet ? 2nd Lt. 02.02.1933 [58146] Lt. 02.02.1936 A/Capt. 28.11.1939-27.02.1940 T/Capt. 28.02.1940-15.01.1941 WS/Capt. 16.01.1941 Capt. 02.02.1941 A/Maj. 16.10.1940-15.01.1941 T/Maj. 16.01.1941-30.05.1941, 30.05.1942-24.06.1945, 29.09.1945-14.03.1946 WS/Maj. 15.03.1946 Maj. 01.07.1946 A/Lt.Col. 15.12.1945-14.03.1946 T/Lt.Col. 15.03.1946-23.11.1950, 21.08.1952-23.05.1954 Lt.Col. 24.05.1954 [supernumerary 24.05.1957] Col. 01.07.1959 [supernumerary 01.07.1965] T/Brig. 01.07.1959-12.08.1962, 30.08.1962-30.06.1963 local Brig. 13.08.1962-29.08.1962 Brig. 01.07.1963 (retd 11.10.1968) CBE 12.06.1965 HM's birthday 65 OBE 08.06.1950 HM's birthday 50 MID 01.04.1941 Middle East 08.39-11.40 MID 23.03.1944 Sicily 07-09.43 MID 29.01.1957 Cyprus 07-12.56 Palestine 1936-39 Medal & Clasp	Education: Royal Military College; ndc, jssc, psc 02.02.1933 commissioned, The South Staffordshire Regiment [since 03.01.1959 Staffordshire Regiment] 03.09.1939 - 15.10.1940 Adjutant, ... 31.05.1941 - 08.09.1941 General Staff Officer 3rd grade (GSO3) G (Ops), GHQ Middle East Land Forces 09.09.1941 - 07.01.1942 General Staff Officer 2nd grade (GSO2) G (R), GHQ Middle East Land Forces 30.05.1942 - 29.01.1943 General Staff Officer 2nd grade (GSO2), Middle East Junior Staff School 30.01.1943 - 29.05.1943 General Staff Officer 2nd grade (GSO2), HQ 18th Army Group 30.05.1943 - 17.08.1943 General Staff Officer 2nd grade (GSO2), HQ 141 Force (09.1944) Second-in-Command, 2nd Battalion The South Staffordshire Regiment (Arnhem [captured]) 09.1944 - 04.1945 POW (No. 15257) in German captivity (Oflag 79, Brunswick, Lower Saxony) 29.07.1945 - 14.12.1945 Deputy Assistant Adjutant General (DAAG), War Office 15.12.1945 - 20.01.1947 Assistant Adjutant General (AAG) to the Director of Manpower Planning, War Office 11.08.1947 - 09.08.1948 Assistant Adjutant General (AAG), GHQ Middle East Land Forces 30.08.1948 - 19.09.1950 General Staff Officer 1st grade (GSO1), GHQ Middle East Land Forces 21.08.1952 - 06.04.1954 General Staff Officer 1st grade (GSO1), HQ Western Command 11.04.1957 - 31.05.1959 Assistant Military Secretary, War Office 01.07.1959 - 30.04.1961 Commander, ... Infantry Brigade (TA) 30.08.1962 - 28.09.1965 Brigadier General Staff, War Office Colonel, The Staffordshire Regiment, 20.08.1966-...
Comper, George W	? -	2nd Lt. ? WS/Lt. ? (reld 06.09.1945)	? commissioned, Canadian Infantry Corps [emergency commission] - 07.03.1944 No. A-10 Training Centre (Reinforcements) CIC 07.03.1944 - No. A-34 Training Centre (Reinforcements) CIC Canloan scheme: CDN/139 (09.1944) Officer Commanding, 18 Platoon (C Company), 1st Battalion The Border Regiment (Arnhem [wounded, captured]) 09.1944 - 04.1945 POW in German captivity 10.07.1945 - 06.09.1945 No. 2 District Depot (from Canadian Army Overseas) (struck off strength)
Conchie, Robert Henson Son of ... Conchie, and ... Henson.	(06?).1921 Barton upon Irwell district, Lancashire -	Cadet ? [3189623] 2nd Lt. 15.01.1944 [304609] WS/Lt. 15.07.1944 (reld > 04.1946)	15.01.1944 commissioned, Parachute Regiment - Army Air Corps [emergency commission] (09.1944) Section Commander, C Squadron (No. 2 Wing), The Glider Pilot Regiment (Arnhem [captured]) 09.1944 - 04.1945 POW (No. 5856) in German captivity (Camp No. LI)
Conlin, Thomas Allen "Tom"   Mother's maiden name Johnson ?	(06?).1914 ? Sunderland district, Durham / Tyne and Wear ? - 06.1991	Cadet ? 2nd Lt. 13.03.1943 [267490] WS/Lt. 13.03.1943 (reld > 04.1946)	13.03.1943 commissioned, Royal Regiment of Artillery [emergency commission] (09.1944) Gun Position Officer, F Troop, 3rd Airlanding Light Battery, 1st Airlanding Light Regiment RA (Arnhem [captured]) 09.1944 - 04.1945 POW (No. 2162) in German captivity (Oflag IX A/H, Spangenberg, Hessen)
Corben, Richard Son of ... Corben, and ... Thompson.	04.04.1920 Brighton district, Sussex - 12.1995 Dover district, Kent	Cadet ? 2nd Lt. 08.03.1941 [174796] WS/Lt. 08.09.1942 (reld > 04.1946)	08.03.1941 commissioned, Royal Regiment of Artillery [emergency commission] (09.1944) Assistant Command Post Officer, 2nd Airlanding Light Battery RA (Arnhem [captured]) 09.1944 - 04.1945 POW (No. 588) in German captivity (Oflag 79, Brunswick, Lower Saxony)
Cormie, James John Morrison "Jock"	11.02.1918 - 07.1987 Peterborough, Cambridgeshire	Cadet ? 2nd Lt. 12.10.1940 [151849] WS/Lt. 14.04.1942 T/Capt. 15.05.1944 (reld > 04.1946)	12.10.1940 commissioned, Royal Engineers [emergency commission] 1942 - (09.1944) Officer Commanding, 2 Troop, 4th Parachute Squadron RE (Arnhem [evacuated]) 1944 1st Parachute Squadron RE
Corrie, Michael Temple Son of Guy Temple (1888-1972), solicitor, and Anne Rosina Margaret Drover (1894-1972). Married 1st ((06?).1946, Hendon, London) Janet Gow Lough (1918 - 30.09.1974). Married 2nd ((06?).1976,  Winchester) Doris May Gouch.	09.07.1920 Wandsworth, London - 01.03.1982 Liverpool	Cadet ? 2nd Lt. 15.03.1941 [177502] WS/Lt. 15.09.1942 (reld > 04.1946) T/Capt. 27.11.1944 BK 20.03.1947 Arnhem 09.44 * * date of Dutch Royal Decree 03.07.1945	15.03.1941 commissioned, The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment) [emergency commission] ? transferred, Royal Regiment of Artillery 20.09.1942 transferred, Glider Pilot Regiment - Army Air Corps (09.1944) Officer Commanding, 9 Flight (G Squadron, No. 1 Wing), The Glider Pilot Regiment (Arnhem) Produce broker, London.
Costeloe, James Geoffrey Son of ... Costeloe, and ... Proctor. Married (18.03.1950, Singapore) Betty; two sons.	04.12.1920 Nottingham, Nottinghamshire - 22.02.2009 Victoria, Canada (esophageal cancer, most likely contracted while serving in Korea)	Pte. 05.1939 Cadet ? 2nd Lt. 20.04.1940 [129356] WS/Lt. 20.10.1941 Lt. 18.09.1943 (reld 22.06.1951) T/Capt. 10.10.1943-... & 06.07.1944-... WS/Capt. ? Hon. Maj. 22.06.1951	Education: St Bees School, Cumberland. 05.1939     enlisted, The Border Regiment ? - 20.04.1940 Officer Cadet Training Unit, Aldershot 20.04.1940 commissioned, The Border Regiment [emergency commission] 1940/41? - 1944? 1st Battalion The Border Regiment (South Wales, North Africa, Sicily, Taranto) 1944? - 09.1944 Adjutant, 1st Airborne Reconnaissance Squadron (Arnhem [evacuated]) 1944? - 1945? Staff College, Camberley 1945? - 1945? staff position with 14th Army (India & Burma) 25.02.1971 - 01.11.1972 Army Cadet Force, Territorial & Army Volunteer Reserve - Sussex (with rank of Lt., seniority 18.09.1943) Went after the war to Burma as an Officer with the Burma Frontier Force, later becoming Superintendent of Police and a rubber planter in both Burma and Malaya. Subsequently served with Princess Patricia's Light Infantry (Korea).
Geoffrey Costeloe. Taken from the description of an interview in the Oral Military History collection of the University of Victoria. "Costeloe was born the son of a parish vicar on Dec. 4, 1920 in Nottingham, Eng. Joined The Border Regiment as a Private in May 1939 with the object, after eighteen months, of going to Sandhurst. The war intervened and he was commissioned into the regiment in March 1940 after a short course at an O.C.T.U. in Aldershot. He later instructed at the same unit before being posted to the 1st Battalion, The Border Regiment in South Wales. In 1942 The Border Regiment was chosen to form part of the 1st Airlanding Brigade (glider-borne troops) of the 1st Airborne Division. Sent to North Africa in 1943, they formed part of the invasion forces for Sicily. Describes training, including two glider crashes which he survived. The most common glider was the "Horsa" which was able to carry thirty troops, or one jeep and trailer, or a six-pounder anti-tank gun. In the attack on Sicily a considerable proportion of the battalion landed in the sea (but not eighty percent as quoted), including Maj. Costeloe, but after several hours they were picked up by a troopship. The battalion was reformed in North Africa prior to the next operation at Taranto, It. After a high speed trip aboard a Royal Navy cruiser, during which they saw the Italian fleet sailing to Malta to surrender, they disembarked at Taranto and dug in about five miles beyond the city. Next they secured the airfield at Foggia for the R.A.F. During this time they only encountered light German opposition. Contracted jaundice and spent some time in hospital. After recovery, he was able to rejoin the unit on its return to England to prepare for the invasion of France. Transferred to the 1st Airborne Division Reconnaissance Squadron as adjutant. Describes the equipment and complement of the squadron. Later they were to be the only mobile troops at Arnhem. On D Day (June 1944) the 1st Airborne Division was held in reserve. Considerable frustration: briefed for a dozen operations, actually airborne for one before it was cancelled; they did not get into action until Arnhem. Great confidence in success going into Arnhem, but actually landed too far from the target. Strong German opposition almost immediately. After heavy fighting they found themselves effectively boxed into a defensive perimeter. After nine or ten days those that remained were able to reach the Rhine and withdrew across the river. Comments on severe radio communication problems. Back in England applied for a staff position, was accepted and, after staff college, was sent to the 14th Army in India and Burma. A few months later he was seconded to the Burma Police where he formed a 750-man Frontier Battalion. Lost his police position when the British withdrew from Burma. Managed a rubber plantation for a period, but corruption was so rife in the Burmese administration that he felt it necessary to move on to Malaya where he was assistant manager on a very large plantation. Married in Singapore. With the "Emergency" he felt that living in the country was consistently dangerous and resolved to move to Canada in 1951. A few months after arriving he joined the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, commanding "C' Company in Korea."
Cotterell, John Anthony "Tony" Son of Graham Cotterell, and Millicent Crews. Brother of author Geoffrey Cotterell (24.11.1919-), artillery officer, of Eastbourne, Sussex.	(03?).1917 Plymouth district, Devon - 25.09.1944 (DOW sustained as POW) [age 27] [Enschede Eastern General Cemetery, 200-201]	Cadet ? 2nd Lt. 19.10.1940 [153092] WS/Capt. 03.09.1943 T/Maj. 03.09.1943	Journalist for The Daily Express. 19.10.1940 commissioned, The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) [emergency commission] 03.06.1943 - (04.1944) General Staff Officer 2nd grade (GSO2), Army Bureau for Current Affairs (09.1944) Staff Writer, Army Bureau of Current Affairs, attached 1st Parachute Brigade (Arnhem [POW, died of wounds]) Published: The expert way of getting married (1939); Oh, it's nice to be in the army! (1941); What? No morning tea? (1941); She walks in battledress; the day's work in the A.T.S. (1942); R.A.M.C. (1943); Roof over Britain : the official story of Britain's anti-aircraft defences, 1939-1942 (1943); An apple for the sergeant (1944)
Coulston, Robert Hugh "Bob" Son of William James Coulston and Hannah Louisa Coulston (née Coles).	(12?).1920 Cockermouth district, Cumbria - 23.09.1944 (KIA) [age 24] [Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery 26.A.15]	Cadet ? 2nd Lt. 14.03.1942 [228608] WS/ Lt. 01.10.1942	14.03.1942 commissioned, The Border Regiment [emergency commission] (09.1944) Officer Commanding, 9 Platoon (A Company), 1st Battalion The Border Regiment (Arnhem [killed in action])
Coulthard, George Blain Son of ... Coulthard, and ... Bottomley.	21.08.1921 Carlisle, Cumberland - 01.1988 Carlisle, Cumberland	Cadet ? 2nd Lt. 13.09.1941 [204365] WS/ Lt. 01.10.1942 (reld > 04.1946)	13.09.1941 commissioned, The Border Regiment [emergency commission] (09.1944) Officer Commanding, 2 Mortar Platoon (Support Company), 1st Battalion The Border Regiment (Arnhem [captured]) 09.1944 - 04.1945 POW (No. 621) in German captivity (Oflag 79, Brunswick, Lower Saxony)
Coulthard, James William "Jimmy"	24.05.1923 - 05.1992 Knowsley, Merseyside	Cadet ? 2nd Lt. 25.05.1940 [132458] WS/Lt. 25.11.1941 (reld > 04.1946) T/Capt. 11.09.1945	25.05.1940 commissioned, The King's Own Scottish Borderers [emergency commission] (09.1944) Officer Commanding, Medium Machine Gun Group (Support Company), 7th Battalion The King's Own Scottish Borderers (Arnhem [wounded, captured]) 09.1944 - 04.1945 POW (No. 140265) in German captivity (Stalag VII-A, Moosburg an der Isar, Bavaria)
Courtney, Thomas Richard Brian	? -	Lt. 09.12.1939 [112406] WS/Capt. 09.12.1940 (reld 09.02.1948) T/Maj. 26.04.1942 Hon. Maj. 09.02.1948	Education: MB 08.12.1939 commissioned, Royal Army Medical Corps [emergency commission] (09.1944) Second-in-Command, 133rd Parachute Field Ambulance (Arnhem [captured]) 09.1944 - 04.1945 POW (No. 91202) in German captivity (Oflag 79, Brunswick, Lower Saxony) 1958 diplomatic immunity, Australia (on Government Service?).
Cousens, Henry Stuart	30.08.1914 - 06.2004 Worthing, West Sussex	2nd Lt. 30.08.1934 [63589] Lt. 30.08.1937 A/Capt. 12.06.1940-11.09.1940 T/Capt. 12.09.1940-01.10.1940 WS/Capt. 02.10.1940 Capt. 30.08.1942 A/Maj. 02.07.1940-01.10.1940 T/Maj. 02.10.1940-29.08.1947 Maj. 30.08.1947 (retd 15.09.1955)	Education: Royal Military College; psc, fs 30.08.1934 commissioned, The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (09.1944) Second-in-Command, 1st Battalion The Border Regiment (Arnhem [wounded, evacuated]) 15.09.1955 - 10.07.1965 Regular Army Reserve of Officers [age limit]
Cox, Alan Harvey Son of ... Cox, and ... Patton.	08.07.1923 Watford district, Hertfordshire - ?	Cadet ? 2nd Lt. 20.02.1943 [264650] WS/Lt. 20.08.1943 Lt. 21.06.1947, seniority 08.01.1946 A/Capt. 02.03.1946-01.06.1946 T/Capt. 02.06.1946-26.03.1947 WS/Capt. 27.03.1947 Capt. 08.07.1950 A/Maj. 14.10.1946-31.12.1946, 25.03.1947-26.03.1947 T/Maj. 27.03.1947-05.04.1947, 22.02.1954-07.06.1956 Maj. 08.07.1957 Lt.Col. 19.07.1965 (Special List 08.07.1973) (retd 26.11.1976)	Education: psc served in the ranks for 170 days 20.02.1943 commissioned, The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire) [emergency commission to 20.06.1947 (09.1944) Quartermaster (HQ Company), 1st Battalion The Border Regiment (Arnhem [captured]) 09.1944 - 04.1945 POW (No. 605) in German captivity (Oflag 79, Brunswick, Lower Saxony) 02.03.1946 - 13.10.1946 Staff Captain, GHQ Delhi 14.10.1946 - 01.01.1947 Deputy Assistant Military Secretary 21.06.1947 commissioned, The Border Regiment [permanent commission] [from 01.10.1959 The King's Own Border Regiment] 05.01.1949 - 23.07.1951 Staff Captain, HQ NID 22.02.1954 - 30.03.1956 Deputy Assistant Adjutant General, HQ Malaya 26.07.1958 - 01.01.1961 General Staff Officer grade 2 (GSO2), HQ Southern Command 11.03.1963 - 17.03.1965 Deputy Assistant Quartermaster General, (Quartering) HQ British Army of the Rhine
Cox, Cecil Gordon	06.09.1922 - 05.2005 South Somerset district, Somerset	Cadet ? 2nd Lt. 21.03.1942 [228870] WS/Lt. 01.10.1942 T/Capt. 15.07.1944 WS/Capt. ? (reld 18.11.1953) Hon. Maj. 18.11.1953	21.03.1942 commissioned, Corps of Royal Engineers [emergency commission] (09.1944) Officer Commanding, C Troop, 1st Parachute Squadron RE (Arnhem)
Cox, John Anthony	? -	Cadet ? 2nd Lt. 02.08.1941 [200541] WS/Lt. 01.10.1942 (reld > 04.1946)	02.08.1941 commissioned, Royal Regiment of Artillery [emergency commission] (09.1944) Liaison Officer, 1st Airlanding Anti-Tank Battery, RA (Arnhem [captured]) 09.1944 - 04.1945 POW (No. 93303) in German captivity (Oflag VII-B, Eichstätt, Bavaria)
Coxon, Howard Woodrow	? -	(A) P/O (prob) 14.11.1941 [111663] P/O (prob) 14.01.1942 F/O 01.10.1942 (WS) Fl.Lt. 01.12.1944 (A) S/Ldr. ? (reld 18.08.1949)	14.11.1941 commissioned, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Administrative and Special Duties Branch) [emergency commission] (09.1944) Light Warning Set Unit (RAF Liaison Group) (Arnhem)
Cranmer-Byng, John Launcelot "Jack" Son of Launcelot Alfred Cranmer Cranmer-Byng (1872-1945), and Daisy Elaine Beach (1891-1981). Married (19.01.1955) Margaret Ellen Hardy; one son, two daughters.	18.03.1919 - 1999 Canada ?	Cadet ? 2nd Lt. 25.01.1941 [170362] WS/Lt. 16.06.1942 (reld > 04.1946) T/Capt. 16.06.1942 MC 09.11.1944 Arnhem 09.44	Officer Producing Centre 25.01.1941 commissioned, Royal Army Service Corps [emergency commission] (09.1944) Officer Commanding, 1 Parachute Platoon & 1 Parachute Jeep Section, 250th Light Composite Company RASC (Arnhem) Ornithologist & orientalist.
Crawford, Frank Son of Frank and Eleanor Crawford. Husband of Morva Dorothy Crawford, of Letcombe Regis, Berkshire.	1912 ? - 22.09.1944 (KIA) [age 32] [Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery, 27.B.3]	PSM ? Lt. 13.01.1941 [167754] T/Capt. 28.08.1943	13.01.1941 commissioned, The King's Regiment (Liverpool) [emergency commission] transferred, Parachute Regiment - Army Air Corps (09.1944) Officer Commanding, Assault Platoon (Support Company), 11th Parachute Battalion (Arnhem [killed in action])
Crawford, William Patrick Cullen "Pat"	? -	Cadet ? 2nd Lt. 08.03.1941 [177303] WS/Lt. 08.09.1942 Lt. 13.07.1946, seniority 16.02.1944 Capt. 16.08.1948 (retd 03.08.1954)	08.03.1941 commissioned, Royal Tank Regiment [emergency commission] (1942) served 2nd Royal Gloucestershire Hussars 20.09.1942 posted to Intelligence Section, GHQ (N Africa) 18.05.1943 transferred, Parachute Regiment - Army Air Corps (09.1944) Intelligence Officer, 11th Parachute Battalion (Arnhem [captured]) 09.1944 - 04.1945 POW (No. 91203) in German captivity (Oflag 79, Brunswick, Lower Saxony) 13.07.1946 commissioned, The Royal Irish Fusiliers [permanent [or short service?] commission]
Crawley, Douglas Edward "Doug" Married Doreen Specht.	02.09.1920 Malta - 05.1986 Greenwich district, London	Cadet ? 2nd Lt. 22.10.1939 [108192] Lt. 22.04.1941 A/Capt. 13.01.1942-01.04.1942, 20.03.1943-31.03.1943 T/Capt. 01.04.1943-13.10.1943 WS/Capt. 14.10.1943 Capt. 01.07.1946 A/Maj. 14.07.1943-13.10.1943 T/Maj. 14.10.1943-24.06.1945, 09.08.1945-19.03.1948, 29.05.1952-21.10.1952 Maj. 22.10.1952 Lt.Col. 07.04.1961 (supernumerary 07.04.1964) (retd 02.09.1975) MC 23.09.1943 North Africa 12.42 MC 20.09.1945 Arnhem 09.44 MID 23.05.1958 Malaya	Education: Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst (1939); psc 22.10.1939 commissioned, The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire) 1940 served with Loyals in BEF (France) 09.1941 seconded to the Parachute Regiment - Army Air Corps & joined 2nd Parachute Battalion 1944 - (09.1944) Officer Commanding, B Company, 2nd Parachute Battalion (Arnhem [captured]) 09.1944 - 04.1945 POW (No. 2197) in German captivity (Oflag 79, Brunswick, Lower Saxony) 25.01.1948 - 15.12.1949 Adjutant, Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst 11.01.1951 - 23.04.1952 Staff Captain, War Office 29.05.1952 - 04.12.1953 General Staff Officer 2nd grade (GSO2), ... 01.04.1956 - 07.03.1957 Deputy Assistant Adjutant & Quartermaster General (DAA&QMG), HQ BCFK 01.04.1959 - 25.02.1961 Deputy Assistant Adjutant General (DAAG), Brigade Depot 06.09.1962 - 11.08.1965 Assistant Adjutant General (AAG), War Office 30.09.1965 - (02.1967) General Staff Officer 1st grade (GSO1), HQ AFNE
Crighton, Alexander Kirk Son of Alexander L. and Agnes L. Crighton, of Glasgow.	1918 Govan district, Glasgow City, Scotland - 20.09.1944 Oosterbeek (KIA) [age 26] [Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery, 17.A.1]	Cadet ? 2nd Lt. 24.05.1941 [187758] WS/Lt. 01.10.1942	24.05.1941 commissioned, The Royal Scots Fusiliers [emergency commission] (09.1944) Officer Commanding, 2 Platoon, Mortar Group (Support Company), 7th Battalion The King's Own Scottish Borderers (Arnhem [killed in action])
Crittenden, Robert Claude "Bob" Son of ... Crittenden, and ... Croger.	02.01.1913 Croydon district, Greater London - 04.1992 Lambeth,  London	Cadet ? 2nd Lt. 27.02.1943 [264942] WS/Lt. 27.08.1943 (reld > 04.1946)	27.02.1943 commissioned, The Border Regiment [emergency commission] (09.1944) Officer Commanding, 17 Platoon (C Company), 1st Battalion The Border Regiment (Arnhem [captured]) 09.1944 - 04.1945 POW (No. 2176) in German captivity (Oflag IX-A/Z, Rotenburg an der Fulda, Hessen)
Croot, Robert Shirley Married Denise Patricia Coxen (1906-1960), daughter of Charles Waylett Coxen and Jeanne Beatrice Nichols; one daughter.	(12?).1910 Barnstaple district, Devon - 05.12.1944 (DOW) [crash of Dakota near Mijanes] [age 33 or 34] [Mazargues War Cemetery, Marseilles, 3.C.36]	Cadet Serjt. ? 2nd Lt. 24.11.1928 [40686] Lt. 24.11.1931 Capt. 09.08.1936 Maj. 18.07.1939 BL 20.03.1947 Armhem 09.44 * TD 21.09.1944 - * date of Dutch Royal Decree 31.07.1945	late Cadet Serjeant, West Buckland School Contingent, Junior Division, Officer Training Corps 24.11.1928 commissioned, The Devonshire Regiment - Territorial Army 24.11.1928 - 18.07.1939 6th Battalion The Devonshire Regiment (Barnstaple) 18.07.1939 - 9th Battalion The Devonshire Regiment 01.09.1939 General Staff Officer 3rd grade, ... 12.10.1942 transferred, Glider Pilot Regiment - Army Air Corps (09.1944) Officer Commanding, G Squadron (No. 1 Wing), The Glider Pilot Regiment (Arnhem)
Cross, Roger Kynaston "Bob" Son of Roger Kynaston Cross, and Margaret Shevill. Married; three daughters.	07.08.1918 Castle Ward district, Northumberland - 01.08.2007	Cadet ? 2nd Lt. 25.08.1938 [77617] Lt. 01.01.1941 A/Capt. 04.03.1941-03.06.1941 T/Capt. 04.06.1941-14.08.1941, 03.10.1941-16.10.1942, 03.11.1942-... Capt. 01.07.1946 (retd 18.12.1946)	Education: Royal Military College, Sandhurst. 25.08.1938 commissioned, The West Yorkshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's Own) (01.1939) 2nd Battalion The West Yorkshire Regiment (Palestine) 03.11.1942 - 04.03.1943 Adjutant, ... (09.1944) Officer Commanding, 2 Flight (A Squadron, No. 1 Wing), The Glider Pilot Regiment (Arnhem) 09.09.1945 - (04.1946) General Staff Officer, 3rd grade (GSO3), Directorate of Military Intelligence, War Office General Secretary of the Glider Pilot Regimental Association.
Culverwell, Stanley Martin Son of Capt. Joseph Stanley Culverwell, Indian Army, and Helen Mary Culverwell, of Cambridge.	1921 ? - 22.09.1944 (KIA) [age 23] [Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery, 20.B.1]	2nd Lt. 27.11.1941 [216816] WS/Lt. 01.10.1942 T/Capt. 01.02.1943	Education: BA, Hons. (Cantab.) 27.11.1941 commissioned, Royal Army Ordnance Corps (M.M. Branch), renamed: Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers [emergency commission] 23.11.1943 transferred, Glider Pilot Regiment - Army Air Corps (09.1944) Section Commander, F Squadron ( No. 2 Wing), The Glider Pilot Regiment (Arnhem [killed in action])
Curtis, Leslie Arthur [Albert James] Son of Albert James Curtis and Emma Curtis (née Boyce), of Tottenham, Middlesex. From London (N.15).	(12?).1919 Hammersmith, Greater London - 20.09.1944 (KIA) [age 25] [Groesbeek Memorial, panel 8]	Gdsmn. 20.01.1940 [2617789] A/Cpl. 17.08.1940 WS/Cpl. 14.11.1940 A/Sjt. 06.01.1943 WS/Sjt. 05.07.1943 2nd Lt. 23.06.1944 [323542] MM 15.06.1943 North Africa 42-43 (Algeria & Tunisia) AfrSt 1943? with 1st Army clasp	20.01.1940 - 22.06.1944 enlisted service, Grenadier Guards 23.06.1944 - 20.09.1944 commissioned service, Parachute Regiment - Army Air Corps [emergency commission] 17.08.1940 - 20.09.1944 transferred, Supernumerary List and posted for service with 1st Parachute Battalion (UK, North Africa, Arnhem [killed in action])