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Those known to have served with Glider Pilot Regiment during the Second World War 1939-1945. - Burge John Gilbert. Sgt. Pilot. (d.25th Sep 1944)
- Dale Richard Ronald.
- Garbutt William Martyn. Sgt.
- Garnham Ronald Arthur Douglas. Sgt.
- Higginbotham James. S/Sgt.
- Parker Alf. Pte.
- Watson Lawrence Frank. S/Sgt. (d.18th September 1944)
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Sgt. William Martyn Garbutt Glider Pilot Regt. Army Air Corps William Garbutt flew into Arnhem in 1944 from Blakehill Farm in the first lift on Operation Market Garden. He was second pilot in a Horsa Glider piloted by S.F. Matthews, who was killed in action at Arnhem. William Garbutt was taken prisoner there.
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Sgt. Pilot. John Gilbert Burge Glider Pilot Regiment (d.25th Sep 1944) John Burge was a member of the Metropolitan Police but volunteered to join the Glider Pilot Regiment AAC and train as a Glider Pilot.
He took part in Operation Market Garden (Arnhem), taking off from Tarrant Rushton in a Horsa Glider towed by a Halifax (Chalk No. 379).
He was killed in action aged 25 on 25th of September 1944 age 25 years and is remembered on the Groesbeek Memorial in The Netherlands.
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Richard Ronald Dale Glider Pilot Regiment Richard Dale was captured at Wolfheze, Holland on 21st of September 1944, and was taken to Oberursel near Frankfurt. He was then moved to Stalag Luft 7, Bankau, Silesia, Germany, arriving on 7th of October 1944. Later he was forced marched (known as long march or death march), in freezing conditions, and arrived at Stalag 3a at Luckenwalde on 7th of February 1945 where he remained until liberated on 22nd April 1945 by the Russians.
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Pte. Alf Parker 11th Btn. Special Air Service My father Alf Parker was captured during Operation Colossus in 1941 and was sent to P.G. 78 at Sulmona. He managed to escape and returned home.
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S/Sgt. James Higginbotham B Squadron, 19 Flight 2nd Glider Pilot Regiment  My grandfather James Higginbotham joined the Royal Artillery in May 1939 when he was 19 years old. He volunteered and was accepted for the Glider Pilot Regiment in September 1942. He flew his glider during Operation Mallard. His next operation was Market Garden and he flew in the 1st lift from RAF Manston. After landing successfully he and the rest of B Squadron 19 Flight, approximately 17 Glider Pilots, went with Colonel Frost and 2 Para to take the Arnhem Bridge. He was involved in the fierce fighting there and although he avoided being wounded his 2nd Pilot Sergeant Carter had to have his arm amputated. He was captured when they were forced to surrender. He was first taken to Oberusel where he was interrogated and then on to Luft 7, Bankau. He was on the Long March to Stalag IIIA, Luckenwalde and when he was repatriated he only weighed about 7 stone. He was classified unfit for active service. He was a bricklayer at Workington Iron Works, Cumberland before the war and after it he qualified as a civil engineer and had a successful career with Morgan Refractories in Neston, Cheshire.
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S/Sgt. Lawrence Frank "Laurie" Watson Glider Pilot Rg. (d.18th September 1944) My father, Staff Sergeant Lawrence Frank Watson (Laurie), was a glider pilot at Arnhem - he flew in on the 'second wave' on 18th Septmber 1944 and was reported as 'missing - presumed killed'. I believe he took off from Keevil Airfield in Wiltshire. I have tried over the years to find out if any other pilots who landed with him knew what happened to him. I would be pleased to hear from others connected with the 1st Airborne operations in 1944. Dad was at Caen in June 1944.
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