12th Parachute Battalion (Yorkshire Reg)

Hi yes that date would match up my mother had received a letter a week earlier saying missing and had no idea he was alive until he walked through the door .

 

Just checked it was 4/9
They came back

 

Thank you very much was your father from the green Howards

 

No moved about abit
He was in Leicestershire regiment on Dunkirk evacuation.
Then joined 2 parachute regiment 1941
Then eventually 12th para 1944

 

The more I read about the battalion the more I am in awe of them they where very tough brave young men

 

D Moore has a photograph of the 12ht. Yorkshire . You don't happen to have a name list of members in photo?

 

Unfortunately no I don't
Just Lieutenant colonel Johnny Johnson
Sat behind dad on his right shoulder.
Someone pointed out that was Johnson who was killed leading the attack on Breville on the 12th june
The big chap ...

 

This part photo might help my father is 3rd row up 3rd from right

 

My father always said the bravest man he had ever seen was a (his words) blue blood officer at Breville who with mortars dropping all over and machine gun fire in front marched the guys forward encouraging all to battle to the end I now know after research this was Major general Gale

 

I think he mentioned some thing of that, many years ago

 

Newspaper of the day reporting on the Ardennes

 

Map of Normandy offensive

 

Hello all! What a find this page is! My Grandfather, Alfred Henry Booth was part of 5th parachute brigade on d-day. As a staunch Yorkshireman, I believe he will have been 12th Yorkshire para btn but I am so far unable to confirm this. Would anyone have access to any records that could confirm this? I remember him talking about gliders rather than parachuting in.