Arnhem order of battle
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1 AIRBORNE DIVISION ORDER OF BATTLE
OPERATION “M A R K E T”
| HQ 1 Airborne Div
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| GOC ADC GSO 1 (Ops) GSO 2 (Ops) GSO 2 (Air) GSO 2 (int) AA & QMG DAAG DAQMG |
Major-General R.E. Urquhart DSO Capt G.C. Roberts Lt-Col C.B. Mackenzie Major O.F. Newton-Dunn Major D.J. Madden Major H.P. Maguire Lt-Col P.H.H.H. Preston Major L.K. Hardman Major E.R. Hodges |
| HQ RA
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| CRA BMRA |
Lt-Col R.G. Loder-Symonds DSO Major P.T. Tower MBE |
| HQ RE
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| CRE Adjt RE |
Lt-Col E.C.W. Myers CBE, DSO Capt M.D. Green |
| Divisional Signals
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| OC Div Sigs 2 i/c |
Lt-Col T.C.V. Stephenson Major A.J. Deane-Drummond MC |
| HQ RASC
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| Crasc 2 i/c |
Lt-Col M. St J. Packe Major D.G. Clark |
| Medical Services
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| ADMS DADMS |
Col G.M. Warrack Major J.E. Miller MC |
| RAOC
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| ADOS
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Lt-Col G.A. Mobbs |
| REME
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| Adj REME
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Capt F.W. Ewens |
| RAChD
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| SCF
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Major A.W.H. Marlow |
| Pro
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| APM
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Major O.P. Haig |
| 1 Para Bde
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| Comd BM DAA & QMG 1 Para Bn 2 Para Bn 3 Para Bn Recce Sqn (less one tp) 3 A/L Lt Bty RA 1 A/L A-Tk Bty RA 1 Para Sqn RE 16 Para Fd Amb Det RASC |
Brigadier G.W. Lathbury DSO, MBE Major J.A. Hibbert Major C.D. Byng-Maddick Lt-Col D. Dobie DSO Lt-Col J.D. Frost DSO, MC Lt-Col J.A.C. Fitch Major C.F.H. Gough MC Major D.S. Mumford Major W.F. Arnold Major D.C. Murray MC Lt-col E. Townsend MC |
| 4 Para Bde
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| Comd BM 156 Para Bn 10 Para Bn 11 Para Bn 2 A/L Lt Bty RA 2 A/L A-Tk Bty RA 4 Para Sqn RE 133 Para Fd Amb Det RASC |
Brigadier J.W. Hackett DSO, MBE, MC Major C.W.B. Dawson Lt-Col Sir W.R. de B. des Voeux Lt-Col K.B.I. Smyth OBE Lt-Col G.H. Lea Major J.E.F. Linton Major A.F. Haynes Major A.E.J.M. Parkins Lt-Col W.C. Alford |
| 1 Airlanding Bde
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| Comd Dep Com BM 1 Border 7 KOSB 2 South Staffs 1 A/L Lt Bty RA 181 Fd Amb Det RASC |
Brigadier P.H.W. Hicks DSO, MC Col H.N. Barlow Major C.A.H.B. Blake Lt-Col T. Hadden Lt-Col R. Payton-Reid Lt-Col W.D.H. McCardie Major A.F. Norman-Walker Lt-Col A.T. Marrable |
| Div Tps
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| 1st Light Regt RA No. 1 FOU 9 Fd Coy RE 21 Indep Para Coy 250 Lt Coy RASC 93 Coy RASC (det) Ord Fd Pks (det) REME Wksps (det) 89 Fd Security Sec Div Pro Coy No.1 Wing, GP Regt No.2 Wing, GP Regt |
Lt-Col W.F.K. Thompson MBE Major R. Wight-Boycott Major J.C. Winchester Major B.A. WilsonCapt J.E. Killick Capt W.R. Gray Lt-Col I.A. Murray DSO Lt-Col J.W. Place
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| Seaborne Tail
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| OC Div HQ 1 Para Bde 4 Para Bde A/L Bde Recce Sqn RASC Lt Regt |
Major R.D. Sellon (KOSB) Capt The Hon J.B. Coventry Major J.A. Jessop Major J.C.H. Ryles Major W.E. Balmer Capt R.J. Clark Major J.R. Halls Capt A.J.A. Hanhart |