Can anyone advise on who are the 'go to' experts on 2nd and 3rd Parachute Battalions at Arnhem? Would anyone have comprehensive lists of men from these battalions, indicating who became a POW and on what date? Any advice appreciated!
The Battle of Arnhem Archive would be a good starting place for you, then the war diaries held at TNA.
You might also like to have a look here - A living history of The Parachute Regiment and Airborne Forces | ParaData
I know of a few people who have lists of people at Arnhem and one version at least has over 11,000 names...with numbers, units, what happened to them etc......Are you after a particular name? If you want a 'nominal roll' you will be lucky to find one in a war diary as generally they were not included....The WD does normally contain a field return of the officers though.....Another option will be for example one of the 'unit histories' covering the 2nd and 3rd Parachute Battalions....The Lost Company has a list of men in it by platoon, as does With Nothing Bigger than a Bren Gun and B Company Arrived The Men.