British Airborne Pictures

Discussion in 'Airborne' started by Drew5233, Oct 24, 2011.

  1. Drew5233

    Drew5233 #FuturePilot 1940 Obsessive

    Come on then - Name Names oh and the books they've signed ;)

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    I have more images :D
     
  2. ritsonvaljos

    ritsonvaljos Senior Member

    Photo No 1 is the 6-pounder 'Gallipoli II' engaging a German SP, Utrechtsweg (2 September 1944). It is in the Border Regt Archives (and used in 'When Dragons Flew').

    L-R Unknown, L/Cpl Eccles, Pte Taffy Barr, Pte Joe Cunningham. Original film footage by Sgt Walker.

    Photograph No 3 shows men of 1st Border at Louvain on 27 September 1944. Photograph by Herbert Dewhirst ('Yorkshire Post'). Again, this is in the Boder Regt Museum Archives (and in 'When Dragons Flew').

    L-R: Sgt Tom Bate, Cpl. W. Clarke, unknown, Pte. H. Blakeley, Pte Cyril Pryke, Pte Sandy Masterton, Pte Paddy Quinn, Pte. Harold Spink, Pte. C. Stones, unknown (2), Pte. Ernie Westerman, unknown (2), Pte. Wilf Pridmore (from Keswick, Cumberland).

    This was just before being flown back to Woodhall Spa the same day.
     
  3. wtid45

    wtid45 Very Senior Member

    Pic 1 left to right unkown, im sure someone will know;) L.Cp. Eccles, Pte Taffy Barr and Pte Joe Cunnington, 1st Battalion Border regiment.
     
  4. TomTAS

    TomTAS Very Senior Member

    Hi Drew,

    Mine Erine Westerman Middlebrooks Arnhem and one of many about 250 in that book alone...

    Cheers
    Tom
     
  5. wtid45

    wtid45 Very Senior Member

    Pic 2 second in from left is Cpl Alfred Reynolds 3 platoon 1 Para at Wofheze, belived to be on 17th September.
     
  6. TomTAS

    TomTAS Very Senior Member

    Hi Jason,

    Yep your right and we all know what happened after...

    Cheers
    Tom
     
  7. Paul Pariso

    Paul Pariso Very Senior Member

    Here's a few more pics of Border Regt men that escaped across the Rhine. I've named the ones I can. In the large group pic that Drew posted can anyone help put the right names to the right faces? I've done the ones I can work out but after Masterton it gets a bit confusing as there are more faces than names!

    Cheers............:)
     

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  8. wtid45

    wtid45 Very Senior Member

    Here's a few more pics of Border Regt men that escaped across the Rhine. I've named the ones I can. In the large group pic that Drew posted can anyone help put the right names to the right faces? I've done the ones I can work out but after Masterton it gets a bit confusing as there are more faces than names!

    Cheers............:)
    Paul pic 4 is covered in post 2......... is it not in order? as the names are from When Dragons Flew, and it gives it from left to right bar any unknowns of course.
     
  9. Paul Pariso

    Paul Pariso Very Senior Member

    Paul pic 4 is covered in post 2......... is it not in order? as the names are from When Dragons Flew, and it gives it from left to right bar any unknowns of course.

    Yes mate, but there are 16, possibly 17, faces but only 15 names including unknowns. :unsure:............
     
  10. TomTAS

    TomTAS Very Senior Member

    Hi Mate

    Last Border photo Soldier far right is Erine Westerman :)

    Cheers
    Tom
     
  11. Paul Pariso

    Paul Pariso Very Senior Member

    Hi Mate

    Last Border photo Soldier far right is Erine Westerman :)

    Cheers
    Tom

    Are you sure?? You know what you're like with names!! :lol::lol:

    Only kidding mate, thanks for your help..........:)
     
  12. Paul Pariso

    Paul Pariso Very Senior Member

    Hi Tom,

    Just so I'm 100% sure mate, do you mean bloke A or bloke B?
    I ask because if the names given in the list are in the correct order then Westerman isn't on the far right as you say??

    All the best...........:)
     

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  13. Paul Pariso

    Paul Pariso Very Senior Member

    See what you've gone and done Drew!! :lol:..........
     
  14. TomTAS

    TomTAS Very Senior Member

    B Mate

    He pointed himself out to me and guess what I have a photo some place PMSL :):lol::p
     
  15. Paul Pariso

    Paul Pariso Very Senior Member

    Thanks Tom, although now I'm really confused because if the names on the list are in the right order that fella is supposed to be Wilf Pridmore :unsure::unsure:
     
  16. TomTAS

    TomTAS Very Senior Member

    LOL

    And is that hard ??? ;)
     
  17. marshy

    marshy Junior Member

    On the second Picture, the soldier standing is my late Uncle Alfred Reynolds. I would be really interested to talk to anybody who knew him or indeed can confirm what exactly happened to him in Arnhem.
     
  18. TomTAS

    TomTAS Very Senior Member

    Hi Marshy,

    Very famous photo of Alfred that is, which was taken I believe some place in Wolfheze.. I also have a photo of his headstone if you would like to see that let me know...

    Cheers
    Tom
     
  19. Philip Reinders

    Philip Reinders Very Senior Member

    Just contact Commando on this forum he is the 1st Battalion expert
     
  20. Paul Pariso

    Paul Pariso Very Senior Member

    On the second Picture, the soldier standing is my late Uncle Alfred Reynolds. I would be really interested to talk to anybody who knew him or indeed can confirm what exactly happened to him in Arnhem.

    Hello Marshy and welcome to the forum.

    As Tom has said, the picture is one of the most famous from the battle. It was taken on the 17th Sept at the North Eastern end of Wolfheze village. I have attached another photo which I believe shows your Uncle and other men of the 1st Battalion in the Dakota which took them to Arnhem and also Alf's page from my database.

    For more info on him, try this link:

    ParaData | A living history of the Parachute Regiment and Airborne Forces

    All the best....... :)
     

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