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1st Airborne Recce Squadron    1st Airborne Reconnaissance Squadron was formed in December 1941. They served in Italy in 1943 and in Holland in September 1944 with 1st Airborne Division. 1st Jan 1942 Inspection 2nd Jan 1942 Training 5th Jan 1942 Training 6th Jan 1942 Training 7th Jan 1942 Training 8th Jan 1942 Training 9th Jan 1942 Training 10th Jan 1942 Training 11th Jan 1942 Divine Services 12th Jan 1942 Inspection 14th Jan 1942 Posting 15th Jan 1942 Musketry 16th Jan 1942 Posting 17th Jan 1942 Break In 19th Jan 1942 Attachment 20th Jan 1942 Route March 22nd Jan 1942 Attachment 23rd Jan 1942 Musketry 24th Jan 1942 Inspection 25th Jan 1942 Church Parade 26th Jan 1942 Training 27th Jan 1942 Training 28th Jan 1942 Training 29th Jan 1942 Training 30th Jan 1942 Training 31st Jan 1942 Training 2nd Feb 1942 Training 3rd Feb 1942 Maintenance 4th Feb 1942 Training 5th Feb 1942 Anti Tank Rifles 6th Feb 1942 Musketry 7th Feb 1942 Musketry 8th Feb 1942 Cancellation 9th Feb 1942 Tests 10th Feb 1942 Route March 11th Feb 1942 Training 12th Feb 1942 Maintenance 13th Feb 1942 Swimming 14th Feb 1942 Musketry 15th Feb 1942 Posting 16th Feb 1942 Musketry 17th Feb 1942 Route March 18th Feb 1942 Training 19th Feb 1942 Demonstration 20th Feb 1942 Swimming 21st Feb 1942 Exercise 22nd Feb 1942 Exercise 23rd Feb 1942 Demonstration 24th Feb 1942 Training 25th Feb 1942 Visit 26th Feb 1942 Exercise 27th Feb 1942 Training 28th Feb 1942 Training 3rd Mar 1942 Visit 4th Mar 1942 Postings 6th Mar 1942 Musketry 7th Mar 1942 Training 9th Mar 1942 Musketry 10th Mar 1942 Visit 11th Mar 1942 Route March 12th Mar 1942 Visit 13th Mar 1942 Training 15th Mar 1942 Training 17th Mar 1942 Lecture 18th Mar 1942 Exercise 19th Mar 1942 Exercise 20th Mar 1942 Exercise 21st Mar 1942 Exercise 24th Mar 1942 Visit 25th Mar 1942 Demonstration 26th Mar 1942 Training 28th Mar 1942 Training 1st Apr 1942 Inspection 2nd Apr 1942 Visit 4th Apr 1942 Musketry 6th Apr 1942 Training 9th Apr 1942 Lecture 10th Apr 1942 Training 13th Apr 1942 Demonstration 14th Apr 1942 Admin 20th Apr 1942 Training 23rd Apr 1942 Training 24th Apr 1942 Redesignation 27th Apr 1942 Committees 28th Apr 1942 Training 30th Apr 1942 Training 1st May 1942 City 2nd May 1942 Training 3rd May 1942 Exercise 4th May 1942 Training 6th May 1942 Training 8th May 1942 Training 12th May 1942 Training 20th May 1942 Practice 21st May 1942 Visit 29th May 1942 On the Move 1st Jun 1942  3rd Jun 1942 Night Training 7th Jun 1942 On the Ranges 8th Jun 1942 Training 13th Jun 1942 On the Ranges 14th Jun 1942 On the Ranges 15th Jun 1942 On the Ranges 16th Jun 1942 On the Ranges 17th Jun 1942 On the Ranges 18th Jun 1942 On the March 19th Jun 1942 On the March 20th Jun 1942 Training 21st Jun 1942 Training 22nd Jun 1942 Inspection 22nd June 1942 Posting 23rd Jun 1942 On the Ranges 24th Jun 1942 Lecture 25th Jun 1942 Tests 26th Jun 1942 Film 27th Jun 1942 Divine Service 28th Jun 1942 On the Ranges 30th Jun 1942 In Camp 1st Jul 1942 Exercise 4th July 1942 Recreation 5th July 1942 Training 6th July 1942 Musketry 7th July 1942 Training 8th July 1942 Training 9th July 1942 Training and Demonstration 10th July 1942 Training 11th July 1942 Training and Demonstration 12th July 1942 Training 13th July 1942 Training 14th July 1942 Training 15th July 1942 Training 31st Jul 1942 Exercise 1st Aug 1942 Exercise 4th Aug 1942 Musketry 6th Aug 1942 Officers 6th Aug 1942 Visit 7th Aug 1942 Competition 10th Aug 1942 Lecture 14th Aug 1942 Exercise 19th Aug 1942 Visit 20th Aug 1942 Visit 31st Aug 1942 Training 1st Sep 1942 Training 2nd Sep 1942 Lecture 3rd Sep 1942 Sports 4th Sep 1942 Training 7th Sep 1942 Exercise 8th Sep 1942 Exercise 10th Sep 1942 Demonstration 11th Sep 1942 Exercise 14th Sep 1942 Exercise 15th Sep 1942 Exercise 18th Sep 1942 Move 27th Sep 1942 Exercise 1st Oct 1942 Training 3rd Oct 1942 Demonstration 5th Oct 1942 Visit 6th Oct 1942 Exercise 10th Oct 1942 Move 14th Oct 1942 Weapons 18th Oct 1942 Training 26th Oct 1942 Training 27th Oct 1942 Exercise 28th Oct 1942 Languages 31st Oct 1942 Report 2nd Nov 1942 Working Party 3rd Nov 1942 Visit 4th Nov 1942 Holiday 5th Nov 1942 Gliders 6th Nov 1942 Flying Practice 8th Nov 1942 Church Parade 11th Nov 1942 Sports 12th Nov 1942 Training 18th Nov 1942 Tests 19th Nov 1942 Training 20th Nov 1942 Musketry 22nd Nov 1942 Training 26th Nov 1942 Musketry 28th Nov 1942 Exercise 29th Nov 1942 Exercise 29th Nov 1942 Exercise 21st Sep 1944 Hard Fighting 22nd Sep 1944 Shelling 23rd Sep 1944 Attacks 24th Sep 1944 Under Pressure 25th Sep 1944 Orders If you can provide any additional information, especially on actions and locations at specific dates, please add it here. Those known to have served with 1st Airborne Recce Squadron during the Second World War 1939-1945. King CD. L/Cpl. Mallett William John. Capt. Newton Herbert Leonard. Tpr. Williams JA. Tpr. The names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, please Add a Name to this List Records of 1st Airborne Recce Squadron from other sources. The Wartime Memories Project is the original WW1 and WW2 commemoration website. Announcements 1st of September 2024 marks 25 years since the launch of the Wartime Memories Project. Thanks to everyone who has supported us over this time. The Wartime Memories Project has been running for 25 years. If you would like to support us, a donation, no matter how small, would be much appreciated, annually we need to raise enough funds to pay for our web hosting and admin or this site will vanish from the web. 19th Nov 2024 - Please note we currently have a huge backlog of submitted material, our volunteers are working through this as quickly as possible and all names, stories and photos will be added to the site. If you have already submitted a story to the site and your UID reference number is higher than 264989 your information is still in the queue, please do not resubmit, we are working through them as quickly as possible. Looking for help with Family History Research?   Please read our Family History FAQs The free to access section of The Wartime Memories Project website is run by volunteers and funded by donations from our visitors. If the information here has been helpful or you have enjoyed reaching the stories please conside making a donation, no matter how small, would be much appreciated, annually we need to raise enough funds to pay for our web hosting or this site will vanish from the web. If you enjoy this site please consider making a donation. Want to find out more about your relative's service? Want to know what life was like during the War? Our Library contains an ever growing number diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. Wanted: Digital copies of Group photographs, Scrapbooks, Autograph books, photo albums, newspaper clippings, letters, postcards and ephemera relating to WW2. We would like to obtain digital copies of any documents or photographs relating to WW2 you may have at home. If you have any unwanted photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them. The Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. Please get in touch for the postal address, do not sent them to our PO Box as packages are not accepted. World War 1 One ww1 wwII second 1939 1945 battalion Did you know? We also have a section on The Great War. and a Timecapsule to preserve stories from other conflicts for future generations. Want to know more about 1st Airborne Recce Squadron? There are:615 items tagged 1st Airborne Recce Squadron available in our Library   These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Second World War. Tpr. JA Williams 1st Airborne Reconnaissance Squadron Royal Armoured Corps Tpr.JA Williams served with the 1st Airborne Reconnaissance Squadron Royal Armoured Corps British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Dan Add to this record. L/Cpl. CD King 1st Airbourne Recon Sqd Royal Armoured Corps L/Cpl.CD King served with the 1st Airbourne Recon Sqd Royal Armoured Corps British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Dan Add to this record. Tpr. Herbert Leonard Newton 1st Airborne Squadron Reconnaissance Corps My grandad, Bert Newton served in the 1st Airborne Recce Squadron from 1941 to 1945. He was in Tunisia and Sicily and he took part in Operation Market Garden where he was a causality and then a prisoner of war. He was reunited with his wife and young family after the war. Add to this record. Capt. William John Mallett 1st F.O.U. (Airborne) Royal Artillery Captain William Mallett was captured on the morning of the 26th of September 1944 on the northern bank of the Rhine after evacuation of Airborne troops from the Oosterbeek perimeter had ceased. He was attached to the 1st Reconnaissance Squadron but became separated from them soon after landing by parachute on the 17th September and subsequently made his own way towards the bridge, most likely with the 2nd Battalion. After being paraded through the streets of Arnhem with other captured soldiers he was loaded, with them, on to cattle trucks and eventually arrived at Oflag 79 via Oflag XllA (Limburg) and Oflag XllB (Hadomar), on the 20th of October 1944. They were liberated by the Americans on 23rd of April 1945. Paul Barnard Add to this record. Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices.

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