Lion
With Blue
Wings:

The Story of The Glider Pilot Regiment

1942 – 1945

By

Ronald Seth

Dedicated to
The Pilots of the Glider Pilot Regiment
and
The Pilots of Nos. 38 and 46 Groups
Royal Air Force
and to those who carried to war
by glider

The Ox. and Bucks Light Infantry; the Royal Ulster Rifles; The Border Regiment; The King’s Own Scottish Borderers; The Devonshire Regiment; The 2nd South Staffordshires; The 9th Field Company; 181st Airborne Field Ambulance; The 3rd and 5th Parachute Brigades; The Polish Parachute Regiment; 878th United States Aviation Engineering Battalion; Airfield Control Units; Units of the French S.A.S.; The Royal Engineers; The Royal Artillery; The Royal Corps of Signals; The Royal Armoured Corps.

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Roll Of Honour

The Glider Pilot Regiment 1942 – 1945

NORWAY NOVEMBER 1942
Sergeant P. Doig Staff Sergeant M.F. Strathdee

SICILY JULY 1943
Sergeant H.J. Aylott
Sergeant E. Barker
Sergeant R. Beddows
Sergeant D.J.V. Bennett
Sergeant J.A.A. Bennett
Sergeant J.A. Boorman
Sergeant J.M. Broadhead
Sergeant R.V. Brown
Sergeant R.R. Burton
Staff Sergeant J.C. Carr
Sergeant J. Church
Lieutenant M.B. Connell
Major A.J. Cooper A.F.C.
Sergeant D. Craske
Captain J.N.C. Denholm
Sergeant A. Goodall
Lieutenant D.P. Gregg
Sergeant R.B. Hall
Staff Sergeant P.L.G. Hampshire
Captain R.M. Hanson
Sergeant J. Harmer
Sergeant G.A.V. Hill
Sergeant H.D.J. Hill
Sergeant W.R. Holland
Lieutenant G.C. Impey
Staff Sergeant H.J. Iron
Sergeant D.G. Jones
Staff Sergeant D.E. Kent
Captain A.H. Kitching
Sergeant R.A. Knott
Staff Sergeant T.G. Laidlaw
Lieutenant O.E. Mathias
Sergeant S.A. Maynard
Sergeant B.M.C.L. Miller
Staff Sergeant T. Montague
Sergeant W.J. Morel
Sergeant C.P. Morgan
Sergeant G.E. Nelson
Sergeant J.W. Percy
Squadron Sergeant-Major J.A. Preston
Sergeant P.S. Purcell
Sergeant J.E. Randall
Staff Sergeant G.A.L. Reeves
Sergeant D.W.J. Richards
Sergeant L.N. Ryan
Staff Sergeant A.G. Shepherd
Staff Sergeant D.H. Smith
Sergeant F.H. Street
Sergeant S.A. Surry
Staff Sergeant J.R. Wheatley
Lieutenant V. Whittington- Steiner
Staff Sergeant E.B. Wikner
Sergeant D.N. Willis
Sergeant D.E. Witham
Sergeant D.S. Wood
Sergeant J.F. Wood
Sergeant H.J. Woodland

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NORMANDY – JUNE 1944
Sergeant H. Beveridge
Staff Sergeant J.P. Brabham
Lieutenant J.L. Bromley
Sergeant R. Chadwick
Staff Sergeant J.F. Coddington
Sergeant P. Foster
Sergeant J.H. Fuell
Sergeant J.R.M. Gibbons
Sergeant E.J. Goodchild
Sergeant V. Haines
Staff Sergeant C.H. Hopgood
Staff Sergeant W.R. Howe
Sergeant E. Lightowler
Staff Sergeant R.S. Luff
Staff Sergeant W.K. Marfleet
Lieutenant E. Martin
Sergeant J.H. Nash
Staff Sergeant R.G. New
Staff Sergeant H.V. Ockwell
Sergeant S.W. Perry
Sergeant D.F. Phillips
Staff Sergeant G.E. Phillpott
Sergeant B. Powell
Staff Sergeant L. Ridings
Sergeant A. Rigg
Staff Sergeant C.B. Robinson
Staff Sergeant V.C. Saunders
Sergeant A.H. Sephton
Sergeant E. Stanley
Staff Sergeant A.T. Stear
Sergeant W.H. Stonebanks
Sergeant E.M. Taylor
Staff Sergeant P.P. Turvey
Staff Sergeant D.F. Wright

SOUTH OF FRANCE – AUGUST 1944

Sergeant W.R. Jenner

ARNHEM – SEPTEMBER 1944
Lieutenant N.V.M. Adams
Sergeant R.A. Adams
Sergeant G.S. Allison
Lieutenant D.G. Anderson
Sergeant D. Andrews
Staff Sergeant E.J. Baker, D.F.M.
Staff Sergeant R. Banks, D.F.M.
Captain W.N. Barrie, D.F.C.
Staff Sergeant A.L. Bashforth
Staff Sergeant G.S. Baxter
Staff Sergeant A. Bell
Lieutenant J.M. Bewley
Staff Sergeant G.L. Binnington
Sergeant J.F. Bonham
Sergeant R.A. Bonsey
Sergeant N.J. Boorman
Sergeant J. Bosley
Squadron Quartermaster-Sergeant J.F. Boyd
Sergeant C.T. Brackstone
Sergeant S. Bralee
Lieutenant P.J. Brazier
Sergeant G.A. Briggs
Staff Sergeant G.R. Briggs
Lieutenant R.W. Briscoe
Staff Sergeant G.W. Brown
Staff Sergeant H.V. Brown
Sergeant J.W. Brown

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Sergeant R.C. Bruce
Sergeant J.G. Burge
Sergeant G.H. Burridge
Staff Sergeant D. Cartlidge
Staff Sergeant V.E. Castle
Sergeant J.J. Caves
Sergeant F.J. Chandler
Lieutenant K.T. Chittleburgh
Staff Sergeant A.A. Clark
Staff Sergeant E.E. Clarke
Lieutenant H.C.L. Cole
Sergeant L.A.L. Cook
Sergeant E.A. Cowan
Sergeant R.M. Croft
Lieutenant S.M. Culverwell
Staff Sergeant B.A. Cummins
Staff Sergeant J. Curley
Sergeant A.J. Dallimore
Staff Sergeant D.D. Daniels
Sergeant T.E. Davey
Staff Sergeant D.G. Davies
Lieutenant F.A. Derbyshire
Staff Sergeant R.R. Ditch
Sergeant W.D. Dobbings
Staff Sergeant W. Dodd
Lieutenant M.W. Downing
Staff Sergeant B. Drurey
Staff Sergeant H. Dunn
Staff Sergeant J.B. Ellin
Staff Sergeant J. Evans
Staff Sergeant W.E. Evans
Staff Sergeant J.S. Fairweather
Staff Sergeant H. Fendick
Sergeant W.S. Ferguson
Staff Sergeant E.H. Firth
Staff Sergeant C. Fisher
Sergeant D.C. Follington
Sergeant R. Forrester
Sergeant T. Fowkes
Sergeant R. Franks
Sergeant R.A. Fraser
Staff Sergeant E. Frew
Staff Sergeant L.J. Gardner
Sergeant B.T. Gault
Sergeant C. Gell
Sergeant J.H. Gittings
Staff Sergeant W. Goodwin
Staff Sergeant D.S. Goold
Staff Sergeant R.P. Gould
Sergeant J.F. Graham
Sergeant K.W. Green
Sergeant J.C. Greene
Sergeant F.W. Greenhill
Sergeant M.A. Gwinn
Sergeant I.C. Hannam
Captain J.N.G. Hardie
Staff Sergeant A.A. Harris
Staff Sergeant H.S. Harris
Staff Sergeant J.W.R. Harris
Sergeant B. Hebblethwaite
Sergeant R.B. Higham
Staff Sergeant P.B. Hill
Staff Sergeant K.S. Hodges
Sergeant G.H. Hogg
Staff Sergeant C.R. Holdren
Sergeant T. Hollingsworth
Staff Sergeant E.J. Holloway, M.M.
Staff Sergeant H.G. Howell
Sergeant L.H. Howes
Sergeant J.F. Huard
Staff Sergeant C.H. Humphries
Sergeant J.S. Hunter
Sergeant B. Huxley
Lieutenant R. Irvine
Sergeant W.T. Jeavons
Sergeant D.A. Johnson
Sergeant P.D. Johnson
Sergeant J. Johnstone
Sergeant A.L. Jones
Sergeant L.V. Jones
Staff Sergeant P.R. Jones
Sergeant T.A. Joyce
Staff Sergeant D.F. Kerr, D.F.M.
Sergeant L.T. Kiff

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Staff Sergeant A.C. Lawrence
Sergeant E. Lawson
Sergeant G. Lawson
Squadron Sergeant-Major J.B. Lee
Staff Sergeant J.O. Levison
Sergeant L. Leyson
Sergeant D.M. Livingstone
Sergeant M. Lyon
Sergeant B.W. Mackenzie
Lieutenant R.A. Maltby
Staff Sergeant H.M. Manby
Sergeant J.R. Mann
Lieutenant E.J. Markwick
Sergeant C. Marriott
Staff Sergeant S.F. Matthews
Staff Sergeant T.W. Mayes
Sergeant A.F. McCarthy
Sergeant D. McGowan
Staff Sergeant W.C. McLaren
Staff Sergeant V.D. McManus
Staff Sergeant A.C. McMillan
Sergeant G. Midgley
Captain G.T. Mills
Lieutenant K.S. Mills
Sergeant A.H. Minards
Sergeant E.B. Moon
Staff Sergeant D.E. Moorcock
Captain I.C. Muir
Sergeant T. Murphy
Staff Sergeant J.E.P. Naden
Sergeant C. Naylor
Captain F.J.T. Neale
Sergeant R.C. Neilson
Private M.C. Newark, R.A.M.C.
Sergeant D.H. Newman
Sergeant R.F. Newman
Captain J.G. Ogilvie
Staff Sergeant R.E. Osborn
Captain A.A.R. Oxenford
Sergeant G. Painter
Staff Sergeant J. Palmer
Sergeant H. Parkinson
Sergeant L.R. Pattinson
Sergeant A. Phillips
Staff Sergeant E. Phillips
Staff Sergeant E. Pickford
Staff Sergeant R.K. Picton
Sergeant D.F. Pidduck
Captain T.A. Plowman
Staff Sergeant H.E. Powell
Sergeant D.B.F. Raggett
Sergeant N.J. Ranger
Sergeant F.G. Redding
Staff Sergeant A.E. Richards
Staff Sergeant C.D. Richardson
Sergeant W.K. Richardson
Staff Sergeant G.A. Rickwood
Sergeant R.R. Rowland
Major J.P. Royle
Sergeant T.A. Rubenstein
Staff Sergeant R.H. Saunders
Sergeant H. Sharp
Sergeant J.J. Sharrock
Sergeant D.H. Shipp
Captain H.D. Shuttleworth
Sergeant E. Simon
Staff Sergeant W.A. Smallwood
Captain J.F. Smellie
Sergeant H.W. Smith
Sergeant J.C. Smith
Lieutenant S.R. Smith
Sergeant T.M. Smith
Sergeant J.A.W. Snushall
Sergeant H.H. Spencer
Staff Sergeant W.J.G. Statham
Staff Sergeant T.W. Stewart
Staff Sergeant H.A.P. Tarrant
Lieutenant C.C. Tayler
Sergeant F.W. Taylor
Staff Sergeant H.C. Taylor
Sergeant J.D. Taylor
Captain E.J. Thomas, A.F.C.
Sergeant D. Thompson
Sergeant J.W.R. Thomson

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Sergeant E.B.E. Tomlinson
Sergeant P. Toseland
Sergeant J. Turl
Staff Sergeant L. Wadsworth
Sergeant H. Walker
Staff Sergeant D.B. Wallace
Sergeant A. Waterhouse
Staff Sergeant L.F. Watson
Sergeant E.L. West
Sergeant J. West
Staff Sergeant R.W. West
Staff Sergeant A. White
Staff Sergeant D.A. White
Staff Sergeant R.E. White, D.C.M.
Sergeant N.K. Whitehouse
Sergeant P.E. Whyborn
Staff Sergeant S.A. Wilkinson
Sergeant L.E. Williams
Sergeant N.D. Williams
Sergeant D.C. Wilton
Sergeant C.W. Winkworth
Staff Sergeant L. Winsper
Sergeant J. Wisebad
Sergeant H. Wood
Staff Sergeant E.W. Woodrow
Staff Sergeant R.O. Woods
Sergeant B.G. Worthington
Staff Sergeant J. Wright
Staff Sergeant J.R. Wright
Staff Sergeant D.A. White
Sergeant D. Wyatt
Sergeant A.G. Yeates
Staff Sergeant F.J. Yeatman

THE RHINE – MARCH 1945

Flying Officer A.M. Ankers, R.A.F.
Trooper J. Armstrong
Sergeant J.F. Astor
Flying Officer M. Austin, R.A.F.
Sergeant J.P. Bennett Staff
Sergeant D.L. Bond, R.A.F.
Sergeant K.W. Bowler, R.A.F.
Staff Sergeant G. Bright
Sergeant E.O. Bruce
Captain A.M.D. Carr
Staff Sergeant L.J.T. Catt
Flight Lieutenant M.R. Clarke, R.A.F.
Sergeant G.H. Collins
Flying Officer E. Cook, R.A.F.
Sergeant H.W. Coomber
Flying Officer F.H. Cusworth, R.A.F.
Lieutenant G.J. D’Arcy Clark
Sergeant H.H. Denby, R.A.F.
Staff Sergeant W.B. Denholm
Sergeant R. Dormer, R.A.F.
Sergeant J. Doughty
Staff Sergeant G. Duns
Flying Officer D.W. Edwards, R.A.F.
Sergeant C. Ellerington, R.A.F.
Sergeant J.L. Ellison
Sergeant M.F. Essen, R.A.F.
Sergeant G.R. Evans
Flying Officer H.A. Fowler, R.A.F.
Flying Officer J.W. Freeman, R.A.F.
Sergeant H.J. Gordon
Lieutenant R.L. Graefe
Sergeant G.N. Graham, R.A.F.
Sergeant G.J.C. Grant, R.A.F.
Flight Lieutenant R. Gray, R.A.F.
Flight Lieutenant J.S. Haigh, R.A.F.
Flying Officer G.B. Hanson, R.A.F.
Staff Sergeant D. Harrison
Lieutenant L. Harrison
Sergeant W. Hayman, R.A.F.
Sergeant R. Heads, R.A.F.
Sergeant F. Hedley

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Sergeant D.L. Hutchens, R.A.F.
Sergeant P.N. Hyde, R.A.F.
Flying Officer R.W.C. Jamieson, R.A.F.
Staff Sergeant E.L. Jarvis
Flying Officer K.M. Johnson, R.A.F.
Sergeant K.A. Kelsall, R.A.F.
Lieutenant D.C. Kennard
Flying Officer E.J. Knowles, R.A.F.
Sergeant T. Laidlaw, R.A.F.
Flying Officer J.P. Leavy, R.A.F.
Flying Officer A.S. Ledbrook, R.A.F.
Sergeant A.R. Logie, R.A.F.
Sergeant A.B.C. Love, R.A.F.
Sergeant W.S.E. Lowman, R.A.F.
Staff Sergeant P.A. Maclaren
Flying Officer G.W. Maddock, R.A.F.
Flying Officer S.P.A. Mansell, R.A.F.
Flying Officer A. McGregor, R.A.F.
Sergeant W.G. McInnes, R.A.F.
Flying Officer S. McLean, R.A.F.
Staff Sergeant D.R. Montgomery
Sergeant W.F. Murphy, R.A.F.
Flying Officer J.K.P. Nash, R.A.F.
Staff Sergeant J. Neilson
Captain H.M.R. Norton
Sergeant D. Nuttall
Sergeant J.M. O’Sullivan, R.A.F.
Sergeant T.A. Parkinson, R.A.F.
Flying Officer W.H. Paul, R.A.F.
Staff Sergeant W.C. Pavitt
Sergeant R. Podmore, R.A.F.
Sergeant P.J. Read
Sergeant G.K. Richardson
Staff Sergeant S. Roberts
Private A.C. Robertson, A.C.C.
Sergeant C.V. Roche
Staff Sergeant W.L. Ross
Sergeant R.A. Rowley, R.A.F.
Flying Officer R.A. Scrase, R.A.F.
Sergeant R.J. Shepherd, R.A.F.
Flight Lieutenant J.R. Sherwood, R.A.F.
Sergeant J. Shore, R.A.F.
Sergeant A.W. Skeldon, R.A.F.
Staff Sergeant J.F. Smith
Sergeant J.K. Smith, R.A.F.
Sergeant K.C. Sparkes, R.A.F.
Staff Sergeant J.B. Spowart
Sergeant J.H. Stevens
Sergeant T.J.A. Stevens, R.A.F.
Captain K.F. Strathern
Sergeant J.W. Stubbings, R.A.F.
Sergeant F. Summers
Sergeant F.A. Taylor, R.A.F.
Sergeant W.J. Tyson, R.A.F.
Sergeant K.J. Warren, R.A.F.
Flying Officer W.J. Wates, R.A.F.
Flying Officer J.V.A. Welply, R.A.F.
Sergeant T. Whiteley, R.A.F.
Staff Sergeant H. Wright

ON ACTIVE SERVICE – 1942 TO 1945
Corporal J.H. Allan
Staff Sergeant A.S. Anderson
Sergeant H.J. Ansell
Corporal G.G. Ashworth
Corporal R.F. Atkinson
Sergeant R.S. Baird
Sergeant L.J. Baker
Captain F.H. Barclay, M.C.
Sergeant J.K. Baron
Sergeant A.H.R. Baskett
Sergeant R.G. Bates
Sergeant J. Battersby
Sergeant R.J. Beare, R.A.F.
Corporal E.S. Beevers

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Sergeant E. Blackburn
Sergeant R.H. Borton
Flying Officer J.B.W. Bower, R.A.F.
Corporal A.J. Bowerman
Flying Officer J.L. Brebner, R.A.F.
Sergeant L. Brim
Corporal F.C. Brown
Corporal J.B. Brown
Corporal P.E. Brown
Staff Sergeant H.R. Browne
Lieutenant F.J. Burgess
Lieutenant R.J. Burke
Corporal F. Burns
Staff Sergeant D.S. Casselden
Corporal E. Chaddaway
Sergeant M.A.C. Chandler
Trooper S.H. Charrett
Staff Sergeant W. Clarke
Sergeant G.D. Coe
Lieutenant F.F. Collins
Sergeant N. Cook, R.A.F.
Corporal H.W.C. Corke
Lieutenant A.J. Cox
Major R.S. Croot, T.D.
Trooper W. Cuncliffe
Trooper W. Cuthbert
Sergeant F.J. Davies
Sergeant G.P. Dawkins
Corporal J.E. Denwood
Corporal J. Devonport
Sergeant T. Dixon
Squadron Sergeant-Major H.J. Doorn
Corporal R.E. Dorning-Nadin
Staff Sergeant H. Dowds
Staff Sergeant J.C. Dyer
Sergeant J.R. Egan
Corporal T.E. Ellidge
Captain J.R. Ellson
Sergeant V.P. Elms
Sergeant R.M. Faulkner
Sergeant A.T. Fielden
Staff Sergeant S. Fletcher
Sergeant N. French
Sergeant A.J. Gibbs
Sergeant G.H.G. Gladman
Major F.A. Goss-Robinson, M.C.
Sergeant T.C. Gower
Sergeant S.J. Graham
Corporal J.N. Gullan
Sergeant E.W. Hall
Corporal R.E. Hall
Sergeant E. Hardy
Sergeant J.E. Harrison
Corporal E.A. Hayne
Sergeant L.R. Hebberd
Sergeant A. Higgins
Corporal A.C. Hine
Sergeant W. Hobbs
Lieutenant G. Horrocks
Corporal E.I. Hosted
Sergeant D.J. Hunt
Sergeant W.D. Hyde
Staff Sergeant E.A. Jeffs
Staff Sergeant H. Joel
Corporal J.H. Keenan
Sergeant C.W. Kelsey-Wilkinson
Trooper P.M. Kirton
Staff Sergeant D.J. Lawton
Staff Sergeant B.J. Levy
Staff Sergeant E.H. Lowe
Sergeant G.S. Malcolm
Sergeant G. McAleer
Trooper H. McEwan
Corporal N.G. McQueen
Staff Sergeant J. Needleman
Lieutenant E.H.W. Norman
Sergeant H. Norris
Captain R.V.D. Palmer
Corporal W.C. Palmer
Sergeant D.M. Penny
Sergeant E.T. Petit, R.A.F.
Trooper H. Pollard
Staff Sergeant J.C. Pratt
Corporal F. Quarrell

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Corporal R. Renfrey
Sergeant G.E. Reynolds
Lieutenant Colonel J.F. Rock
Second Lieutenant A.D. Roscoe
Sergeant H.W. Sargent
Corporal W.J. Scudamore
Sergeant F.M. Shambrook
Sergeant D. Shaw
Staff Sergeant F.W. Simpson
Sergeant J.E. Smith
Staff Sergeant F.J. Startup
Sergeant R.D. Sunter
Sergeant P.D. Taylor
Captain R.D. Telfer
Sergeant A.G. Terry
Corporal C.J. Tyler
Corporal D.J. Urwin
Lance Sergeant J.L. Vince
Sergeant E. Wakefield
Sergeant W.G. Walker
Sergeant J. Walsh
Squadron Sergeant-Major W. Watt
Lieutenant J.B. Weston
Corporal N.M. Weston
Staff Sergeant F. Wheale
Sergeant K.J. Williams, R.A.F.
Sergeant J. Woodward
Staff Sergeant C.G. Wormleighton
Corporal S.R. Yeomans