6th Airborne Division Serial/Arm of Serivce markings  Research by Andy Parkes  All the following serial/arm of service numbers are in serial numbers where in white (apart from Royal Signals, which were in red). and all vehicle numbers were in blue.   These marking are found on any vehicle the units may have, but are not found on uniforms.

Unit Notes on background colour # Division HQ Black 40 6th Airborne Provost Company Black 40 Division HQ Defence Platoon    Black 40       HQ 3rd Parachute Brigade & Defence Platoon Red 81 Signals Section Blue over White 81 8th Parachute Battalion Red 55 9th Parachute Battalion Red 56 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion Red 57 224th Parachute Field Ambulance Red 75 3rd Parachute Squadron, Royal Engineers   Light Blue 50       HQ 5th Parachute Brigade & Defence Platoon    Green 109 Signals Section Blue over White 109 7th Parachute Battalion Green 60 12th Parachute Battalion Green 61 13th Parachute Battalion Green  62 225th Parachute Field Ambulance Black 76 591st Parachute Squadron, Royal Engineers   Light Blue 51       HQ 6th Airlanding Brigade & Defence Platoon Brown 94 Signals Section Blue over White 94 12th Battalion Devonshire Regiment Brown 67 2nd Battalion Oxs & Bucks Regiment Brown 68 1st Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles Brown 69 195th Airlanding Field Ambulance Black 77 249th Field Company, Royal Engineers Light Blue 49       53rd Airlanding Light Regiment, Royal Artillery Red over Blue 42 3rd Airlanding Anti-tank Battery, Royal Artillery Red over Blue 46 4th Airlanding Anti-tank Battery, Royal Artillery Red over Blue 47 286th Field Park Company, Royal Enigneers   Light Blue 48 6th Airborne Armoured Recce Sqadron    Green over Blue 41 22nd Independent Parachute Company Black 73 716th Light Company, Royal Army Service Corps Red over Green (diagonal) # white 70 317th Field Security Section     Black 40