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The list includes those individuals who were, or have claimed to have served in the Parachute Regiment (regular or Territorial Army) of the British Army This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
Pages in category "British Parachute Regiment soldiers" The following 85 pages are in this category, out of 85 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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A List of battalions of the Parachute Regiment from formation in 1940 to the present day. The Parachute Regiment is a parachute infantry regiment of the British Army that was formed in the early stages of World War II. 1st Battalion [1940–present] 1st (Guards) Parachute Battalion [1946–1948] 2nd Battalion [1941–present] 2nd/3rd Battalion ...
Alongside the five regiments of Foot Guards, the Parachute Regiment is the only infantry regiment of the British Army that has not been amalgamated with another unit since the end of the Second World War. [5] The Parachute Regiment was formed on 22 June 1940 during the Second World War and eventually raised 17 battalions.
Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment. The Rifles (2004 – 2012) 8 Major: Armed Forces and Veterans Minister (2020 – 2024) Sir David Davis: Conservative: 21 Special Air Service Regiment (Artists) (Reserve) (1966 – 1967) 1 Private: Brexit Secretary (2016 – 2018) Rory Stewart: Conservative: Black Watch (1991 – 1992) 1
1st Parachute Brigade: 5 September 1941 N/A UK, Tunisia, Italy, Netherlands Tunisian, Allied invasion of Sicily, Arnhem: 1st Airborne: Following heavy losses during the Battle of Arnhem, the brigade was merged with the 4th Parachute Brigade from September through to November 1944. The brigade ended the war based in the UK. [11] 2nd Parachute ...
The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment - 1 + 1 battalions [14] The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers - 1 + 1 battalions [14] The Royal Anglian Regiment - 2 + 1 battalions [14] The Royal Yorkshire Regiment - 2 + 1 battalions [14] The Royal Welsh - 1 + 1 battalions [14] The Mercian Regiment - 1 + 1 battalions [14] The Royal Irish Regiment - 1 + 1 battalion [14]