12th Parachute Battalion (Yorkshire Reg)

kingarthur · Jun 15, 2011

Tomintoul said: ↑

I've found one copy searching online, but they want 95 quid for it. I reckon I'd have to say no on principle!
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Would you care to provide a link for me to take a look at it

I have no principals when it comes to my Airborne book collection

kingarthur · Jun 15, 2011

wtid45 said: ↑

I will second that and who thought it would turn up in Germany virtually on his doorstep..........now Dave I know your like me Libaries are no good you have to give the books back so any joy on the link provided by Gerry?
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I checked out Gerry's link, but I couldnt work out how to buy it it has no purchasing buttons or perhaps I am just having a blonde moment

Tomintoul · Jun 15, 2011

Here ya go

ERIC BARLEY, YVES FOHLEN, PARA MEMORIES 12TH BN THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT INTO BATTLE

kingarthur · Jun 15, 2011

Tomintoul said: ↑

Here ya go

ERIC BARLEY, YVES FOHLEN, PARA MEMORIES 12TH BN THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT INTO BATTLE
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Many thanks

geoff501 · Dec 1, 2012

From The Pegasus Archive website....

Up The Airborne: The History of the 12th Yorkshire Bn The Parachute Regiment

....and this just turned up in the family. Paper is very fragile.

http://www.********.co.uk/WW2/uptheairborne.jpg

geoff501 · Apr 5, 2013

PsyWar.Org said:

Tomintoul, just a thought and hope I'm not teaching you to suck eggs but there are a number of UK libraries that have it:

Para memories : 12th Yorkshire Parachute Battalion in Europe and the Far East during the Second World War (Book, 1996) [WorldCat.org]

If you print out that page from the WorldCat website and take it to your local library, they should be able to get it for you on an inter-library loan for a small fee. (my local library charges 80p for inter-library loans).

Obviously not as good as having your own copy but at least it's a chance to read it and make photocopies of any important sections.

Lee
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After several weeks waiting, managed to get a copy by ILL, but not found one for sale yet.

Excellent book, fascinationg stories and the extra good news is I've found a photo of Father-in-Law in the book!

Does anyone know anyone mentioned in the book?

geoff

geoff501 · Apr 5, 2013

PsyWar.Org said:

...your local library, they should be able to get it for you on an inter-library loan for a small fee. (my local library charges 80p for inter-library loans).
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If it is not in the county, it is five quid here now. And took 6 weeks to arrive. Last time I ILL'd it was 90 pence.

geoff

matthew lucas · Apr 13, 2013

just picked this up from our local oxfam today, so gems can still be found!
matt

geoff501 · Apr 13, 2013

matthew lucas said:

just picked this up from our local oxfam today, so gems can still be found!
matt
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I stopped going into oxfam when they made it a waterstone's look alike (really - cloned the shelfs and interior design) and applied silly internet prices on book they got for free. Lucky bargain you got there.

butch0884 · Jun 4, 2014

wtid45 said:

While looking for a copy of Para Memories, for Dave I came across this and felt it only fitting that it was put in this thread.Bourne Valley Historical Society - remember Raymond Alfred SUTTON
14533126 Private, 12th Battalion, The Parachute Regiment, Army Air Corps (10th Battalion, The Green Howards (Yorkshire Regiment).
Killed in Action - 12th June 1944. Aged 20
He is buried in Ranville War Cemetery, Calvados, France, IV.K.17.
Additional Information: Son of Frederick and Maria Sutton and brother of Albert Sutton shown immediately above. The family lived in White Cottage, near Boscombe Church. His father was a carter on Baments Farm nearby and before joining the Army, Raymond Sutton also worked with horses.
He originally enlisted into the Royal Artillery on what date is not known, but from his age (unless, as so often happened, he overstated it), he appears to have served in the RA for 12 to 18 months before volunteering for airborne forces. He attended Military Parachute Course 81 at RAF Ringway from the 6th to 16th September 1943 prior to joining the 12th Parachute Battalion. The Battalion was dropped at 0050 hours on D Day - 6th June 1944. From the outset, the battalion met fierce resistance and was in constant action achieving all that was asked of it. On 12th June, Major General Gale was concerned that the whole security of the division's front depended on clearing the enemy from the area of the village of Breville once and for all. With much of the force exhausted and low in numbers, he was obliged to use the under-strength 12th Battalion which now numbered only 300 men, together with a company from The Devonshire Regiment and a squadron of the 13th/18th Royal Hussars. The attack went in that evening against a stubborn and brave enemy and the battle lasted for some hours. Eventually the enemy was overcome but at a heavy price. Out of the five hundred and fifty men of the 12th Battalion who had jumped into Normandy only six days before, less than two hundred remained effective. It was in this battle that Raymond Sutton died.
R A SUTTON
14533126 Private, 12th Battalion, The Parachute Regiment, Army Air Corps. (10th Battalion, The Green Howards (Yorkshire Regiment).
Killed In Action - 12th June 1944 aged 20.
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My father was in C company (and the B Coy)12th Yorkshire Btn. Ernest (Butch) Butchers reg no 7455413. Raymond was his best mate and when I was born my father wanted to name me after him. Raymond was known as "Sammy" and my mother refused to have me called Sammy so I became Michael Sutton Butchers. In recent years finding more info I informed dad that Sammys real name was Raymond he never knew. Dad is still alive and living in Wilton Wiltshire but sadley has lost his sight and unable to see all the great information ther is on his old unit.

Mr Jinks · Jul 1, 2014

Sorry if this is in the wrong place but these may be of use to someone with an interest in this unit. They came from Ancestry regarding a former DLI/Green Howards/Para .My curiosity satisfied hopefully they are of interest to others?

Kyle

geoff501 · Oct 25, 2014

Following on from post #25, more pages from The History of the 12th Yorkshire Bn The Parachute Regiment...

6th June 1944 D-day

geoff501 · Oct 25, 2014

Page 4 & 5

D-day - D-day + 7

geoff501 · Oct 25, 2014

Page 6 & 7

D-day+1 - D-day+7 continued. Breville.

Cee · Oct 26, 2014

Thanks Geoff ...

geoff501 · Oct 26, 2014

Page 8 & 9
Break out, Return to UK. Ardennes

geoff501 · Oct 26, 2014

Page 10 & 11
Rhine crossing. Bash on to Baltic.

geoff501 · Oct 26, 2014

Page 12 &13

VE day - Home- Far East

geoff501 · Oct 26, 2014

That's all folks! Sorry about the pinkness, Kodak all-in-one Printers (I have 2) seem to have a color balance scanning problem.
There are about a dozen more pages from the final edition of 'Bash On', the battalion newsletter, will post later.

brithm · Oct 26, 2014

geoff501,

These are great! Thank you for posting them.

Brithm

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