6th Airborne Order Of Battle

6th Airborne Division Order Of Battle Normandy 1944 Commanding General: Major-General Richard “Windy” N. Gale Adjutant: Captain Tom Haughton Chief of Staff: Lt-Colonel Shamus Hickie GSO1 (ops): Lt-Colonel Bobby Bray GSO1 (air): Lt-Colonel Bill Bradish GSO2 (ops): Major David Baird GSO2 (Intelligence): Major Gerry Lacoste GSO3 (ops): Captain M.R. Spurling GSO3 (air): Captain Nick Pratt GSO3 (Intelligence): Captain J.H. Max

Company HQ: Captain J. Stack     6th A/B Div Provost Coy: Captain Irwin     Royal Army Chaplains: Lt-Col J.C. Hales     Civil Affairs: Major F Adams     Intelligence Corps: Captain Freddie Scholes, Captain V.L. Clarke     317th (A/B) Field Security Section: Captain Donaldson-London,     Captain F.G. McMillan    6th A/B Defence Platoon: Lt ?         Glider Pilot Regt: Brigadier George Chatterton         1st Wing: Lt-Colonel Ian Murray         2nd Wing: Lt-Colonel John Place         22nd Ind Para Coy: Major Francis Lenox-Boyd         3rd Parachute Brigade         CO: Brigadier James Hill         2iC: Brigade Major Bill Collingwood         Bde Defence Platoon: Lt Wells         Signals section: Lt Bayliss         8th (Midlands Counties) Battalion Parachute Regiment             CO: Colonel Alistair S. Pearson             2iC:             HQ Company:             Motor Tranport Platoon:             Pioneer Platoon:             Mortar Platoon:             Machine-gun Platoon:             A Company:             B Company:             C Company: Major John Shoppee         9th (Home Counties) Battalion Parachute Regiment             CO: Lt-Colonel Terence Otway, Lt-Colonel Napier Crokenden             HQ Company: Major George Smith             Motor Transport Platoon: Lt Jimmy Loring             Pioneer Platoon: Lt Tom Halliburton             Mortar Platoon: Lt George Peters             Machine-gun Platoon: LT Dennis Slade             A Company: Major Alan Parry             B Company: Major Harold Bestly             C Company: Major Ian Dryer         1st Canadian Parachute Battalion             CO: Lt-Colonel George Bradbrooke, Lt-Colonel Jeff Nickilson             HQ Company:             A Company: Major D Wilkins                 2iC: Captain J.A. Clancy             B Company: Major C Fuller                 2iC: Captain P.R. Griffin             C Company: Major Murray McLeod KIA 06/44                 2iC: Captain J.P. Hanson         5th Parachute Brigade:         CO: Brigadier Nigel Poett         2iC: Brigade Major Ted Lough         Bde Defence Platoon: Lt Mustoe, Lt Reid         Signals Section: Lt Boyd         7th (L.I.) Battalion Parachute Regiment             CO: Lt-Colonel George “Pine” Coffin             HQ Company: Major Tullis             Anti-tank Platoon: Lt Rogers             Machine-gun Platoon: Lt Hill             Mortar Platoon: Lt Archdale             A Company: Major Nigel Taylor             B Company: Major Roger Neale             C Company: Major Bartlett         12th (10th Green Howards) Battalion Parachute Regiment             CO: Lt-Colonel Johnny A.P. Johnson, Lt-Colonel William Harris (WIA), Lt-Colonel Nigel Stockwell             HQ Company: Major George Winney             Machine-gun Platoon:             Mortar Platoon:             Anti-tank Platoon:             A Company: Major Gerald Ritchie             B Company: Major Harold Rogers             C Company: Major C.W. Stephens         13th (2nd/4th Sth Lancshire Regt) Battalion Parachute Regiment             CO: Lt-Col Peter Luard             HQ Company: Major Reggie Tarrant             Anti-tank Platoon: Lt Alf Lagregan             Machine-gun Platoon: Lt Ellis “Dixie” Dean             Mortar Platoon: Lt Fred Skeate             A Company: Major John Cramphorn                 2iC: Captain Harry Ainsworth             B Company: Major George Bristow                 2iC: Captain Mike Kerr             C Company: Major Gerald Ford                 2iC: Captain “Nobby” Clark         6th Air landing Brigade         CO: Brigadier “The Honourable” Hugh Kindersley         2iC: Colonel Reggie Parker         Bde Defence Platoon:         Signals Section:         12th Battalion Devonshire Regiment             CO: Lt-Colonel Dick Stevens             2iC: Major             HQ Company: Major             Admin Platoon:             Signal Platoon: Captain             Motor Transport Platoon:             Pioneer Platoon: Lt             A Company: Major             B Company: Major             C Company: Major             D Company: Major John Bampfylde             Support Company: Major Eddie Warren                 Anti-tank Group: Captain                     Anti-tank Platoon 4x 6pdr Anti-tank Guns                     Anti-tank Platoon 4x 6pdr Anti-tank Guns                 MMG Group: Captain                     MMG Platoon 4x Vickers Machine-guns                     MMG Platoon 4x Vickers Machine-guns                 Mortar Group: Captain                     Mortar Platoon 6x 3" mortars                     Mortar Platoon 6x 3" mortars         2nd Battalion Oxs & Bucks L.I.             CO: Lt-Colonel Michael Roberts             2iC: Major Mark Darrell-Brown             HQ Company: Major             Admin Platoon:             Signal Platoon: Captain             Motor Transport Platoon:             Pioneer Platoon:             A Company: Major Gilbert Rahr             B Company: Major J.S. Edmunds             C Company: Major Johnny Granville             D company: Major John Howard             Support Company: Major                 Anti-tank Group: Captain                     Anti-tank Platoon                     Anti-tank Platoon                 MMG Group: Captain                     MMG Platoon                     MMG Platoon                 Mortar Group: Captain                     Mortar Platoon                     Mortar Platoon         1st Bn Royal Ulster Rifles             CO: Lt-Colonel Jack Carson             2iC: Major John Deane-drummond             HQ Company: Major             Admin Platoon             Signal Platoon             Motor Transport Platoon: Captain Dean Steadman             Pioneer Platoon: Captain “Windy” Windelbank             Recce Platoon: Captain Robin Rigby                 2iC: Sgt Hardy             A Company: Major Charles Vickery             B Company: Major Gerald Rickford             C Company: Major Bob Hynds             D Company: Major Tony Dyball             Support Company: Major Ronnie Wilson                 Anti-tank Group: Captain                     Anti-tank Platoon: Lt Richard Quinn                     Anti-tank Platoon                 MMG Group: Captain                     MMG Platoon: Lt Harry Morgan                     MMG Platoon: Lt Reg Ellis                 Mortar Group: Captain Robert Martin                     Mortar Platoon                     Mortar Platoon

6th Armoured Recce Regiment (AARR)         CO: Lt-Colonel Godfrey R. Smith         RHQ:         HQ Sqn:             A Sqn (Tank)             1 Troop: Captain R De C Rennick, Sgt EG Cressy             2 Troop:             3 Troop:             4 Troop:             5 Troop:             B Sqn (Recce):             1 Troop:             2 Troop:             3 Troop:             4 Troop:             C Sqn (support):             1st Machine-gun Troop: Sgt             2nd Machine-gun Troop: Sgt             Mortar Troop:             Assault (Blitz) Troop:

6th A/B Div Signals (R Sigs): Lt-Colonel D. Smallman-Trew     Commander Royal Army Ordnance Corps (CRAOC): Lt-Col J.L Watson         6th A/B Div Ordnance Field Park: Major W.L. Taylor     Commander Royal Army Medical Corps (CRAMC): Colonel M. MacEwan         195th Air landing Field Ambulance: Lt-Colonel Bill Anderson         224th Para Field Ambulance: Lt-Colonel D.H. Thompson         225th Para Field Ambulance: Lt-Colonel Bruce Harvey     Commander Royal Artillery (CRA): Lt-Colonel Jack S.L. Norris         2nd Air Landing Anti Aircraft Battery RA: Major W.A.H Rowat         3rd Air Landing Anti Tank Battery RA: Major Nick Cranmer         4th Air Landing Anti Tank Battery RA: Major Peter Dixon     2nd Forward Observer Unit RA: Major Harry Price     53rd (Worcestershire) Air Landing Light Regt RA: Lt-Colonel Tony Teacher         210th Air Landing Light Battery: Major “The Honourable” Charles Russel         211th Air Landing Light Battery: Major Jim Craigie         212th Air Landing Light Battery: Major Matt Gubbins     Commander Royal Engineers (CRE): Lt-Colonel Frank H Lowman         3rd Para Sqn RE: Major Tim Roseveare             1st Troop: Captain Freddy Fox             2nd Troop: Captain Tim Jukes             3rd Troop: Captain Geoff Smith         591st (Antrim) Para Sqn RE: Major Andy Wood             1st Troop: Captain Frank Harbord             2nd Troop: Captain Tony Jackson             3rd Troop: Captain Fergy Semple         249th (A/B) Field Company RE: Major Sandy Wood             No.1 plt: Captain Hirst             No.2 plt: Captain Jock Neilson             No.3 plt: Captain Smeardon         286th (A/B) Field Park Company RE: Major Jack Waters             147th A/B Park Sqn RE: Major     Commander Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers (CREME): Lt-Colonel R.V. Powditch         6th A/B Div Workshop REME: Major E. Bonniewell         286th Workshop Company:     Commander Royal Army Service Corps (CRASC): Lt-Col J. Lovegrove         63rd A/B Composite Company: Major A.C. Billetop         398th A/B Composite Company: Major M.E. Phipps         716th A/B Light Composite Company: Major A. Jones             No.1 Plt             No.2 Plt             No.3 Plt