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The Glider Pilot Regiment was a British airborne forces unit of the Second World War responsible for crewing the British Army's military gliders. It saw action in support of Allied airborne operations. Established in 1942, the regiment was disbanded in 1957. Its motto was proven by its record in the field: 'Nothing Is Impossible'. As an elite regiment of the British Army, members were primarily volunteers from other parts of the Army, though the RAF also contributed pilots. The highest standards were applied in flying training, initially on powered aircraft before learning to fly gliders. Glider pilots would only have one chance of landing in the correct spot and this called for a high degree of airmanship.

Once fully qualified, they would fly unpowered aircraft capable of carrying everything from troops to light tanks. They would achieve extraordinary feats of flying, landing on unprepared landing zones behind enemy lines, and taking up arms to fight beside the troops they carried into battle. After landing they operated as infantry and even sometimes medics and became known as 'Total Soldiers'. The Glider Pilot Regiment participated in some of the most influential turning points in the War including the invasion of Sicily, D-Day (memorably the action at Pegasus Bridge) and Operation Market Garden.

In post-war years The Regiment saw action in Palestine, and participated in the Berlin Airlift as well as serving on Operation Firedog in Malaya.

There is a specialist site dedicated to this elite band of warriors The Glider Pilot Regiment Society

As part of the excellent Pegasus Archive, there are many first-person action reports from members of the Glider Pilot Regiment here.

See also Paradata: living history of Airborne Forces

The Assault Glider Trust has a splendid site covering a number of topics including the restoration of a Horsa glider.

Missing Soldiers in the Netherlands information on the Glider Pilot Regiment is here

Excellent information on US glider operations is at ww2gp.org/eight-missions.php. This is a huge and comprehensive site.

Operations Covered in Database:Ladbroke, Fustian, Market Garden, Varsity, Elaborate, Overlord, Tonga, Mallard, Beggar, Turkey Buzzard, Freshman, Firedog, Dragoon, Planefare.

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#	Name*	First Names	Rank	Service No.	Buried/Commemorated	Age	Duty	Service	Command	Components	DateOfDeath	Glider Details	Theatre	Operation	Task	Glider Crew	•••••••••CauseofDeath•••••••••	Regiment in 1939	Born	Resided	********Family*******	Links
1	Murphy	Walter Francis	Sergeant	1523999	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot 1 Row D Grave 15	33	Glider Pilot		RAF	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), E Squadron	1945-03-24			Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	Sgt W F Murphy	Last seen passing Hamminkeln. He was first buried by an Army Padre in a field west of Hamminkeln railway station
2	Roberts	Stanley	Staff Sergeant	10677408	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot 40 Row A Grave 2	22	Glider Pilot	Army Air Corps	Glider Pilot Regiment	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), E Squadron, 1st Wing	1945-03-24		Western Europe Campaign 1944-45	Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	SSgt S Roberts			Manchester Lancashire England	Plymouth Devon England	Son of Gwilym Morgan Roberts and Caroline Roberts, of Carbis Bay, Cornwall
3	Richardson	Gordon Knight	Sergeant	14369378	Groesbeek Memorial, Gelderland, Netherlands. Panel 8	20	Glider Pilot	Army Air Corps	Glider Pilot Regiment	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), G Squadron	1945-03-24		Western Europe Campaign 1944-45	Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	Sgt G K Richardson	Originally reported missing		Manchester Lancashire England	Preston Lancashire England	Son of George Knight Richardson and Muriel Richardson, of Preston, Lancashire
4	Read	Philip James	Sergeant	14436962	Groesbeek Memorial, Gelderland, Netherlands. Panel 8	32	Glider Pilot	Army Air Corps	Glider Pilot Regiment	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), F Squadron	1945-03-24		Western Europe Campaign 1944-45	Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	Sgt P J Read	Originally reported missing		Blackburn Lancashire England	Norfolk England	Son of Thomas James Read and Bessie Read; husband of Beryl Lydia Read, of West Dulwich, London. They had a son. His widow later re-married and the the family moved to South Africa
5	Podmore	Roland	Sergeant	1699578	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot 30 Row F Grave 11	25	Glider Pilot		RAFVR	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), G Squadron	1945-03-24			Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	Sgt J W Stubbings, Sgt R Podmore	Crashed at Hamminkeln
6	Pavitt	William Charles	Staff Sergeant	6019251	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot 40 Row A Grave 10		Glider Pilot	Army Air Corps	Glider Pilot Regiment	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), F Squadron, 1st Wing	1945-03-24		Western Europe Campaign 1944-45	Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	Sgt W J Tyson. SSgt W C Pavitt	First buried in a field on the west side of the railway station at Hamminkeln		Kent England	Essex England
7	Paul	William Henry	Flying Officer	180089	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot 2 Row C Grave 8	26	Glider Pilot		RAF	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), E Squadron	1945-03-24	Horsa glider Chalk Number 35 (LH 324)		Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	F/O W H Paul	Found underneath his Horsa glider, which had crash landed				Native of Waterloo, Liverpool
8	Parkinson	Thomas Anthony	Sergeant	1625416	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot 2 Row A Grave 17	21	Glider Pilot		RAFVR	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), E Squadron	1945-03-24			Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	Sgt T A Parkinson	Killed in Action. Originally buried in Hamminkeln
9	O'Sullivan (Osullivan)	John Mortimer	Flight Sergeant	1412726	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot 41 Row A Grave 11	22	Glider Pilot		RAFVR	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), D Squadron	1945-03-24			Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	FSgt J M O'Sullivan (F/O R W Morrison - Wounded)	Glider Crash landed at Landing Zone 'B'. First Pilot, Flying Officer R W Morrison was wounded
10	Nuttall	Douglas	Sergeant	277079	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot 39 Row C Grave 6		Glider Pilot	Army Air Corps	Glider Pilot Regiment	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), G Squadron, 1st Wing	1945-03-24		Western Europe Campaign 1944-45	Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	Sgt D Nuttall		Royal Army Service Corps	Lincolnshire England	Hertfordshire England	Husband of Ethel Nuttall, of Leeds, Yorkshire
11	Norton	Harold Martin Rex	Captain	233268	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot 37 Row B Grave 9	23	Glider Pilot	Army Air Corps	Glider Pilot Regiment	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), B Squadron	1945-03-24		Western Europe Campaign 1944-45	Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	Capt H M R Norton			Norfolk England	Cambridgeshire England	Son of Henry Hudson Norton and Emily Gertrude Norton, of Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
12	Neilson	James	Staff Sergeant	2754514	Groesbeek Memorial, Gelderland, Netherlands. Panel 8	25	Glider Pilot	Army Air Corps	Glider Pilot Regiment	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), D Squadron	1945-03-24	Glider 428	Western Europe Campaign 1944-45	Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	SSgt J Neilson, Flt-Sgt R J Shepherd	Originally reported missing. Glider 428. Co-pilot Flt-Sgt R J Shepherd also killed.	Royal Army Pay Corps	Fifeshire Scotland	Fifeshire Scotland	Son of Mr. and Mrs. James Neilson; husband of F. C. S. Neilson, of West Ewell, Surrey
13	Nash	John Kenneth Patrick	Flying Officer	162095	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot 31 Row C Grave 18	20	Glider Pilot		RAF	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), D Squadron	1945-03-24	Horsa 431		Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	F/O J K P Nash, Sgt R A Rowley	Flew fron Fairford, Horsa 431 was shot down in the air and on fire, crashed near Landing Zone 'B', in the Hamminkeln area. Killed in the crash and was first buried in No.5 Para Brigade Cemetery. Co-pilot Sgt R.A. Rowley also killed				Son of Francis Joseph and Marcella Nash, of Burnt Oak, Edgware, Middlesex
14	Robertson	Andrew Clelland	Private	1568202	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot 34 Row C Grave 8	25		Army Air Corps	Army Catering Corps	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), F Squadron	1945-03-24			Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	Pte A C Robertson attd. Glider Pilot Regiment			Lanarkshire Scotland	Lanarkshire Scotland	Son of James S. and Jessie C. Robertson, of Larkhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland; husband of D. Robertson, of Larkhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
15	Montgomery	David Roger	Staff Sergeant	7955251	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot 40 Row A Grave 7	21	Glider Pilot	Army Air Corps	Glider Pilot Regiment	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), E Squadron, 1st Wing	1945-03-24		Western Europe Campaign 1944-45	Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	SSgt D R Montgomery			Essex England	Kent England	Son of Major Robert Hamilton Montgomery, and of Mabel Martha Montgomery, of Barcombe, Sussex
16	McLean	Samuel	Flying Officer	180097	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot 1 Row G Grave 16	21	Glider Pilot		RAFVR	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), E Squadron	1945-03-24			Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	F/O S McLean	Crashed in the Hamminkeln area. He was first buried by an Army Padre in a field west of Hamminkeln railway station				Son of Neil McAllister McLean and Martha McLean, of Dalmuir, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
17	McLaren	Patrick Alastair	Staff Sergeant	5732673	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot 40 Row A Grave 5	22	Glider Pilot	Army Air Corps	Glider Pilot Regiment	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), F Squadron, 1st Wing	1945-03-24		Western Europe Campaign 1944-45	Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	SSgt P A McLaren			Surrey England	Birmingham Warwickshire England	Son of Frederick J. and Lillias M. Maclaren. of Coleshill, Birmingham
18	McInnes	William George	Flight Sergeant	1568115	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot 21 Row G Grave 7	21	Glider Pilot		RAFVR	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), A Squadron	1945-03-24	Glider XX 909		Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	Sgt L J T Catt, FSgt W G McInnes	Flew Glider XX 909 when it was hit by flak and crashed in the Hamminkeln area. He was originally buried at the crash site
19	Mcgregor	Andrew	Flying Officer	163803	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot 37 Row C Grave 8	29	Glider Pilot		RAFVR	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), D Squadron	1945-03-24			Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	F/O A McGregor	Came down in Landing Zone 'A' and was killed in the crash. Originally buried in No.5 Para Brigade Cemetery but was later reburied				Son of John and Andrewina Nicol Murray McGregor, of Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
20	Mansell	Stephane Peter Anthony 'Tony'	Flying Officer	150982	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot 13 Row F Grave 7	20	Glider Pilot		RAFVR	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), D Squadron	1945-03-29	Glider No.293		Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	F/O S P Mansell	Glider No.293 crashed at Landing Zone 'P' and he was taken prisoner. Escaped from PoW column two days later. On 29 March 1945 he was cornered in a farmyard at the village of Welmar and beaten to death by a gang of Hitler Youth. Body discovered 30 March 1945 by his elder brother, Major Gerald Mansell OC Armoured Recconnaissance unit which captured the village. Traugott Vitz provided this information (Feb 2018): "There was a trial held at Borken, Germany, for the death of F/O Mansell. The place of death is given as Velen in the file description of the relevant National Archives (Kew) file. File are TS 26/519. The trial file is WO 235/38. Other relevant files: WO 235/613; WO 309/57, /558, /1190, /1491, /1594; WO 311/419. File Titles: Velen: murder of Flying Officer Mansell Defendant: Johannes Cenning. Defendant: Emil Nix. Place of Trial: Borken. Velen, Germany: killing of British officer airman Velen, Germany: killing of British officer. Includes 4 photographs depicting: HQ BAOR: War Crimes Group (NWE); Otto Wilhelm Rossmannek, together with others (named), accused of killing Flying Officer Mansell of Royal Air Force at Velen on 28-29 March 1945; photographs of accused. Dated 1945-1948.				Son of Herbert Goodinge Mansell and Anne Marie Mansell, of Paris, France. B.Sc., Econ	See Vitz Archive for details
21	Maddock	Geoffrey William	Flying Officer	163893	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot 21 Row G Grave 14	22	Glider Pilot		RAFVR	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), A Squadron	1945-03-24	Glider No.RX 234		Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	F/O G W Maddock	Crashed flying glider No.RX 234 in the Hamminkeln area				Son of the Revd. William Humberstone Maddock, L.Th., and Marie Maddock; husband of Elsie Maddock, of Barnsley, Yorkshire
22	Lowman	William Samuel Edgar	Sergeant	1804196	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot 4 Row F Grave 11	20	Glider Pilot		RAF	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), F Squadron	1945-03-24	Glider No.5		Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	Sgt K C Sparkes, Sgt W S E Lowman	Glider No.5 crashed near Hamminkeln. Originally buried at Volgelsang				Son of W R and Louisa Ellen Kate Lowman, of Welling, Kent
23	Love	Andrew Bell Colville	Sergeant	1568583	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot 4 Row F Grave 13		Glider Pilot		RAF	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), F Squadron	1945-03-24	Glider No.67		Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	Sgt A B C Love, Sgt A W Skeldon	Glider No.67 crashed into house on landing. Co-pilot Sgt A W Skeldon also killed.				Son of Michael and Margaret Love, of Lochgelly, Fife, Scotland
24	Logie	Alexander Randolph	Sergeant	1569292	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot 1 Row G Grave 10	26	Glider Pilot		RAFVR	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), G Squadron	1945-03-24			Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	Sgt A R Logie	Crashed near Hamminkeln				Son of Alexander Randolph and Alice Rollo Rolland Logie, of East Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
25	Ledbrook	Arthur Sydney (Tiny)	Flying Officer	55637	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot 42 Row C Grave 8		Glider Pilot		RAFVR	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), G Squadron	1945-03-24	Horsa RN 923		Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	F/O A S Ledbrook	Horsa RN 923 shot down and crashed near Hamminkeln. First buried in the Divisional Cemetery at Hamminkeln
26	Spowart	Jasper Blake	Staff Sergeant	1092986	Venray War Cemetery, Limburg, Netherlands. Plot Viii Row F Grave 10	25	Glider Pilot	Army Air Corps	Glider Pilot Regiment	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), F Squadron, 1st Wing	1945-03-24	Horsa Glider No.273	Western Europe Campaign 1944-45	Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	F/O A M Ankers. SSgt J B Spowart	Found by glider by American Troops. First buried US Military Cemetery, Margraten		County Durham England	West Hartlepool County Durham England	Son of David and Sarah Spowart, of Blackhall Colliery, Co. Durham
27	Wright	Herbert	Staff Sergeant	5255380	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot 4 Row F Grave 12	25	Glider Pilot	Army Air Corps	Glider Pilot Regiment	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), F Squadron, 1st Wing	1945-03-24		Western Europe Campaign 1944-45	Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	SSgt H Wright			London W England	London W England	Son of Frederick and Alice Wright; husband of Doris Wright, of Shepherd's Bush, London
28	Whiteley	Tom	Sergeant	1675514	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot 21 Row G Grave 4	20	Glider Pilot		RAF	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), C Squadron	1945-03-24			Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	Sgt T Whiteley					Son of Joseph Hallowell Whiteley and Gladys Whiteley, of Marsh, Huddersfield, Yorkshire
29	Welply	James Victor Alton	Flying Officer	164138	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot 17 Row A Grave 6	20	Glider Pilot		RAF	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), D Squadron	1945-03-24	Glider 425		Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	F/O J V A Welply (Co-pilot Sgt D. Ray POW)	Glider 425 crashed at landing zone 'B'. Co-pilot Sgt D. Ray POW.				Son of Alton S and Constance Welply, of Limerick, Republic of Ireland
30	Wates	William John	Flying Officer	164368	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot 2 Row A Grave 15	20	Glider Pilot		RAFVR	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), F Squadron	1945-03-24	Glider No.19		Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	F/O W J Wates, Sgt K A Kelsall	Glider No.19 crashed at Hamminkeln railway station at 10.30am. First buried in a field on the west side of the railway station by an Army Chaplain. Co-pilot Sgt K A Kelsall also killed.				Son of William and Winifred Muriel Wates, of Purley, Surrey
31	Warren	Kenneth John	Sergeant	1588492	Runnymede Memorial, Surrey. Panel 277	20	Glider Pilot		RAFVR	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), G Squadron	1945-03-24			Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	Sgt K J Warren	Killed in Action, Glider crashed near Hamminkeln. Originally reported missing				Son of Edward Ernest and Elsie Emily Warren, of Wembley, Middlesex
32	Tyson	William John	Sergeant	1658660	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot 1 Row G Grave 18	20	Glider Pilot		RAFVR	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), F Squadron	1945-03-24			Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	Sgt W J Tyson. SSgt W C Pavitt	First buried in a field on the west side of the railway station at Hamminkeln
33	Taylor	Frederick Arthur	Sergeant	1605788	Runnymede Memorial, Surrey. Panel 277	23	Glider Pilot		RAF	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), D Squadron	1945-03-24	Glider 434		Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	Flt-Sgt P N Hyde, Sgt F A Taylor	Glider 434 safely landed in Landing Zone 'B', but he was later killed in the ensuing battle. Originally reported missing. Co-pilot Flt-Sgt P N Hyde also killed.				Son of Mr and Mrs W C Taylor, of Neasden, Middlesex
34	Summers	Frank	Sergeant	7887854	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany . Plot 38 Row D Grave 9	26	Glider Pilot	Army Air Corps	Glider Pilot Regiment	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), G Squadron, 1st Wing	1945-03-24		Western Europe Campaign 1944-45	Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	Sgt F Summers		Royal Tank Regiment RAC	Great Yarmouth Norfolk England	Selkirkshire Scotland
35	Stubbings	Jack William	Sergeant	1625159	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot 30 Row F Grave 10	21	Glider Pilot		RAFVR	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), G Squadron	1945-03-24			Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	Sgt J W Stubbings, Sgt R Podmore	Crashed at Hamminkeln				Son of Harold Thomas Stubbings and Florence Henrietta Stubbings, of Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire
36	Strathern	Kenneth Fairley	Captain	99754	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot 41 Row B Grave 3	31	Glider Pilot	Army Air Corps	Glider Pilot Regiment	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), D Squadron	1945-03-24		Western Europe Campaign 1944-45	Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	Capt K F Strathern			Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland	Dundee Angus Scotland	Son of the Revd. Robert Fairley Strathern, M.A., and of Mrs Stevenson Strathern, of Dundee, Scotland
37	Stevens	Thomas John Alfred	Sergeant	1685282	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot 21 Row G Grave 17		Glider Pilot		RAFVR	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), C Squadron	1945-03-24	Hamilcar No.230		Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	Sgt W Hayman, Sgt T J A Stevens	Hamilcar No.230 safely landed in landing zone. Shot through the head whilst sheltering behind high bank near River Issel, in the fighting area. Originally buried in Bocholt area				Son of Thomas Albert and Elizabeth Stevens, of Rough Common, Kent
38	Stevens	John Henry	Sergeant	2665293	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot 38 Row F Grave 3	21	Glider Pilot	Army Air Corps	Glider Pilot Regiment	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), F Squadron, 1st Wing	1945-03-24		Western Europe Campaign 1944-45	Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	Sgt J H Stevens	Killed in Action		Surrey England	Northampton Northamptonshire England	Son of Minnie Stevens, of Sutton, Surrey
39	Leavy	Joseph Patrick	Flying Officer	163756	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot 21 Row G Grave 11	21	Glider Pilot		RAFVR	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), B Squadron	1945-03-24	Glider RX 534		Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	F/O J P Leavy, FSgt T Laidlaw	In Glider RX 534 which hat hit by flak in mid-air at 10.30am and blew up and crashed. Probably first buried in 1st Canadian Army area, Hamminkeln				Son of Patrick J. and Lauretta Leavy, of Whalley Range, Manchester
40	Sparkes	Kenneth Charles	Sergeant	1669241	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot 4 Row F Grave 14	20	Glider Pilot		RAFVR	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), F Squadron	1945-03-24	Glider No.5		Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	Sgt K C Sparkes, Sgt W S E Lowman	Glider No.5 crashed near Hamminkeln. Originally buried at Volgelsang				Son of Walter and Hilda Mary Sparkes, of Grangetown, Cardiff, Wales
41	Smith	John Kenneth Patrick	Sergeant	1600926	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot 21 Row G Grave 6	23	Glider Pilot		RAFVR	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), G Squadron	1945-03-24			Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	Sgt J K Smith	Crashed near Hamminkeln. Originally buried 6th Airborne Divisional Cemetery				Son of William George and Daisy Smith, of Brinstead, Isle of Wight.
42	Smith	John Frederick	Staff Sergeant	6468819	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany/ Plot 42 Row A Grave 2	29	Glider Pilot	Army Air Corps	Glider Pilot Regiment	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), B Squadron, 1st Wing	1945-03-24		Western Europe Campaign 1944-45	Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	SSgt J F Smith			London SE England	London SE England
43	Skeldon	Angus Wallis 'Gus'	Sergeant	1623522	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot 2 Row A Grave 16	20	Glider Pilot		RAF	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), F Squadron	1945-03-24	Glider No.67		Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	Sgt A B C Love, Sgt A W Skeldon	Glider No.67 crashed into house on landing. Co-pilot Sgt A B C Love also killed				Son of Leonard and Dorothy May Skeldon, of Cambridge. He lived in Mount Drive, Wisbech. His name was addes to Wisbech War Memorial in 1996
44	Shore	James Alphonsus	Sergeant	1583895	Runnymede Memorial, Surrey. Panel 276		Glider Pilot		RAF	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), D Squadron	1945-03-24	Glider No.302		Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	Sgt J A Shore	Glider No.302 which crash landed in Landing Zone 'P'. Originally reported missing. Died whilst a Prisoner of War				Son of William and Bridget Shore, of Tullow, Co. Carlow, Republic of Ireland
45	Sherwood	John Richard	Flight Lieutenant	163891	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot 31 Row F Grave 18		Glider Pilot		RAFVR	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), G Squadron	1945-03-24			Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	FLt J R Sherwood	Crashed near Hamminkeln. Originally buried No.5 Para Regiment Cemetery				Son of George Herbert and Georgina H Sherwood, of Sale, Cheshire
46	Shepherd	Robert James	Flight Sergeant	1568430	Runnymede Memorial, Surrey. Panel 272	22	Glider Pilot		RAF	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), D Squadron	1945-03-24	Glider 428		Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	SSgt J Neilson, FSgt R J Shepherd	Glider 428 crash landed in Landing Zone 'B'. Originally reported missing. Co-pilot SSgt J Neilson also killed.				Son of Robert and Catherine Shepherd, of Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
47	Scrase	Robert Alfred	Flying Officer	166036	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot 21 Row G Grave 13		Glider Pilot		RAFVR	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), G Squadron	1945-03-24			Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	F/O R A Scrase	First buried in a roadside field near Komderhof				Son of Harry Alfred and Ethel Florence Scrase, of Burgess Hill, Sussex
48	Rowley	Reginald Albert	Sergeant	1806837	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot 41 Row B Grave 4	21	Glider Pilot		RAFVR	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), D Squadron	1945-03-24	Horsa 431		Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	F/O J K P Nash, Sgt R A Rowley	Flew fron Fairford, Horsa 431 was shot down in the air and on fire, crashed near Landing Zone 'B', in the Hamminkeln area. Killed in the crash and was first buried in No.5 Para Brigade Cemetery. Co-pilot F/O J K P Nash also killed				Son of Ernest and Maud Rowley, of Hounslow, Middlesex
49	Ross	William Lynch	Staff Sergeant	2885280	Groesbeek Memorial, Gelderland, Netherlands. Panel 8	29	Glider Pilot	Army Air Corps	Glider Pilot Regiment	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), E Squadron	1945-03-24		Western Europe Campaign 1944-45	Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	Sgt W L Ross	Originally reported missing		Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland	Ayrshire Scotland
50	Roche	Christopher Verdun	Sergeant	409591	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot 40 Row F Grave 9	28	Glider Pilot	Army Air Corps	Glider Pilot Regiment	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), F Squadron, 1st Wing	1945-03-24		Western Europe Campaign 1944-45	Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	Sgt C V Roche		Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry RA	Preston Lancashire England	Preston Lancashire England	Son of George and Bertha Alice Roche, of Walton-le-Dale, Lancashire; husband of Mary Edna Roche
51	Collins	Geoffrey H	Sergeant	2879664	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot 40 Row A Grave 3	25	Glider Pilot	Army Air Corps	Glider Pilot Regiment	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), F Squadron, 1st Wing	1945-03-24	Glider 2	Western Europe Campaign 1944-45	Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	Sgt G H Collins (Co-pilot SSgt W.F. Rowland wounded)	Glider 2 hit by flak on descent.		Middlesex England	Berkshire England	Son of Owen Hyman Collins and Gertrude Olive Collins, of Ascot, Berkshire	Story on Paradata
52	Ellison	John Lawrence	Staff Sergeant	872113	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot 39 Row A Grave 11	25	Glider Pilot	Army Air Corps	Glider Pilot Regiment	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), G Squadron, 1st Wing	1945-03-24		Western Europe Campaign 1944-45	Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	SSgt J L Ellison		Royal Army Pay Corps	Bolton Lancashire England	Bolton Lancashire England	Son of Fred and Beatrice Victoria May Ellison, of Horwich, near Bolton, Lancashire
53	Ellerington	Claude	Sergeant	1675640	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot 42 Row A Grave 6	20	Glider Pilot		RAFVR	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), C Squadron	1945-03-24			Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	F/O K M Johnson, Sgt C Ellerington	Originally reported missing. First buries 100 yards west of Ringenburg				Son of Tom and Gertrude Ellerington, of Knottingley, Yorkshire
54	Edwards	Derek Wallace (Eddie)	Flying Officer	180131	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot 21 Row G Grave 8	27	Glider Pilot		RAF	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), F Squadron	1945-03-24	Horsa Glider No.7		Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	F/O D W Edwards (Co-pilot Sgt J.E. Ramsden wounded)	Horsa Glider hit by flak in free flight and crashed near Hamminkeln. Co-pilot Sgt J.E. Ramsden wounded. Six members of the Royal Engineers in the glider were also killed. Originally buried one mile north, north-east of the centre of Emmerich				Son of Lorenzo George and Ellen Mary Edwards, of Newington, Kent
55	Duns	George	Staff Sergeant	4453864	Groesbeek Memorial, Gelderland, Netherlands. Panel 8	23	Glider Pilot	Army Air Corps	Glider Pilot Regiment	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), 24 Flight, G Squadron	1945-03-24	Horsa glider, Chalk No. 435	Western Europe Campaign 1944-45	Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	SSgt G Duns (Sgt Ken Bryant)	After an abortive sortie, Horsa glider, Chalk No. 43 of 24 Flight, G Squadron went off on the second lift. They carried Major Hugh Maguire, General Staff Officerr of HQ, 1st Airborne Division, four troops and jeep and trailer with Intelligence Office radio equipment, they were towed by a Short Stirling of 190 Squadron. Came down in Landing Zone at Reyerscamp, under small arms fire, they succesfully unloaded and drove to the Hartenstein. Originally reported missing	Durham Light Infantry RA	Newcastle-upon-Tyne Northumberland England	Darlington County Durham England
56	Doughty	John	Sergeant	14743339	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot 40 Row F Grave 6	22	Glider Pilot	Army Air Corps	Glider Pilot Regiment	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), E Squadron, 1st Wing	1945-03-24		Western Europe Campaign 1944-45	Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	Sgt J Doughty			Leeds Yorkshire England	Leeds Yorkshire England	Son of John William and Elsie Doughty; husband of Margaret Doughty, of Leeds, Yorkshire
57	Dormer	Reginald	Flight Sergeant	1804536	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot 4 Row F Grave 10.	22	Glider Pilot		RAFVR	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), E Squadron	1945-03-24			Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	FSgt R Dormer	Found dead underneath his wrecked glider on a landing zone at Hamminkeln
58	Denholm	William Beverley	Staff Sergeant	2759257	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot 40 Row A Grave 6	24	Glider Pilot	Army Air Corps	Glider Pilot Regiment	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), E Squadron, 1st Wing	1945-03-24		Western Europe Campaign 1944-45	Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	SSgt W B Denholm			Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland	Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland	Son of Alexander B. and Marion H. Denholm, of Glasgow, Scotland
59	Denby	Herbert Hartley	Sergeant	338233	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot 34 Row B Grave 1	31	Glider Pilot		RAFVR	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), A Squadron	1945-03-24	Horsa glider PW 231		Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	Sgt H H Denby	Hit by enemy flak while flying Horsa glider PW 231 over the landing ground at Hamminkeln
60	D'Arcy Clark (Darcy Clark)	George John	Lieutenant	162884	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot 38 Row F Grgave 5	31	Glider Pilot	Army Air Corps	Glider Pilot Regiment	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), E Squadron	1945-03-24	Glider 1 ?	Western Europe Campaign 1944-45	Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	Lt G J D'Arcy-Clark, Capt A M D Carr	Glider took off from Birch and suffered a direct hit by flak, presumably ammunition or explosives on board blew up and it broke up in mid-air, all occupants killed. (Possibly Glider 1 and co-pilot Capt A.M.D. Carr also killed).		Derby Derbyshire England	Derby Derbyshire England	Son of John Norman and Susan D'Arcy Clark, of Derby
61	Cusworth	Frank Harrower	Flying Officer	150896	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot 2 Row A Grave 18	23	Glider Pilot		RAFVR	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), F Squadron	1945-03-24			Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	F/O F H Cusworth	Killed instantly by a bullet fired by a sniper as he went to get his rifle out of the back of the glider after landing at Hamminkeln				Son of George and Jane Cusworth; husband of Joyce Cusworth, of Cullercoats, Northumberland
62	Coomber	Herbert Walter	Sergeant	7264009	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot 40 Row A Grave 8	22	Glider Pilot	Army Air Corps	Glider Pilot Regiment	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), F Squadron, 1st Wing	1945-03-24		Western Europe Campaign 1944-45	Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	Sgt H W Coomber		Royal Army Medical Corps	Sussex England	Sussex England		Story on Paradata
63	Cook	Edwin	Flying Officer	150904	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot 1 Row G Grave 12	21	Glider Pilot		RAFVR	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), A Squadron	1945-03-24	Horsa EX 931		Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	F/O E Cook	Flying glider EX 931 which crashed in the area of Hamminkeln, five miles north of Wesel				Son of Alfred and Florence Cook; husband of Ellen Wilson Cook, of Crail, Fife, Scotland
64	Essen	Malcolm Frederick	Flight Sergeant	1805320	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot 1 Row D Grave 17	21	Glider Pilot		RAFVR	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), E Squadron	1945-03-24			Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	FSgt M F Essen	His glider was hit several times by light anti-aircraft fire before crashing near Hamminkeln. He died later of his injuries				Son of Frederick William and Victoria Alice Essen; husband of Joan Doris Essen, of South Hackney, London
65	Clark	Maurice Robert	Flight Lieutenant	119759	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot 21 Row G Grave 18	24	Glider Pilot		RAFVR	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), A Squadron	1945-03-24	Horsa RN 375		Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	FLt M R Clark, SSgt G R Evans	Flying glider RN 375 when it crashed in the area of Hamminkeln, four miles south of Dingen, four miles due south of Bochult				Son of William Robert and Caroline Clark; husband of Joan May Clark, of Darlington, Co. Durham
66	Catt	Leslie John Teddy	Sergeant	6400445	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot 39 Row C Grave 2	22	Glider Pilot	Army Air Corps	Glider Pilot Regiment	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), A Squadron, 1st Wing	1945-03-24	Glider XX 909	Western Europe Campaign 1944-45	Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	Sgt L J T Catt, FSgt W G McInnes	Flew Glider XX 909 when it was hit by flak and crashed in the Hamminkeln area. He was originally buried at the crash site	Royal Sussex Regiment	Sussex England	Sussex England	Son of Gabriel John and Margaret Catt, of Ore, Hastings, Sussex; husband of Pauline May Catt, of East Hendred, Berkshire
67	Carr	Angus Montgomery Dingwall	Captain	74313	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot 40 Row A Grave 9	34	Glider Pilot	Army Air Corps	Glider Pilot Regiment	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), F Squadron, 1st Wing	1945-03-24	Glider 1	Western Europe Campaign 1944-45	Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	Capt A M Carr (Co-pilot possibly Lt G.J. D'Arcy-Clark also killed)	Glider took off from Birch and suffered a direct hit by flak, presumably ammunition or explosives on board blew up and it broke up in mid-air and all occupants killed	Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, The Duke of Albany's)	London England	Stirling Stirlingshire Scotland		Story on Paradata
68	Bruce	Edward Osborne	Sergeant	2120543	Groesbeek Memorial, Gelderland, Netherlands. Panel 8	31	Glider Pilot	Army Air Corps	Glider Pilot Regiment	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), E Squadron	1945-03-24		Western Europe Campaign 1944-45	Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	Sgt E O Bruce	Originally reported missing		Middlesex England	Middlesex England	Son of William Edward and Alice Sophia Bruce; husband of Sylvia Bruce, of Southall, Middlesex
69	Bright	Geoffrey	Staff Sergeant	5388254	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot 38 Row B Grave 2	25	Glider Pilot	Army Air Corps	Glider Pilot Regiment	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), A Squadron, 1st Wing	1945-03-24		Western Europe Campaign 1944-45	Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	SSgt G Bright			Nottinghamshire England	Nottinghamshire England	Son of Walter and Clarice May Bright; husband of Doris Doreen Bright, of Stonesfield, Oxfordshire
70	Bowler	Kenneth W	Flight Sergeant	1673425	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Coll. Grave 34. A. 1-11	20	Glider Pilot	RAFVR		Both Wings (7 Squadrons), A Squadron	1945-03-24	Horsa Glider PW 231		Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	FSgt K W Bowler	Killed when Horsa Glider PW 231 was hit by anti-aircraft fire and crashed, Flight Sgt Bowler and his second pilot were killed by advancing enemy forces				Son of Wilfred Bowler, and of Edith Bowler, of Hadfield, Derbyshire
71	Bond	Dennis Langdown	Flight Sergeant	1803852	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot 39 Row A Grave 10	22	Glider Pilot	RAFVR		Both Wings (7 Squadrons), G Squadron	1945-03-24			Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	F/O J S Haig, FSgt D L Bond	Found near wreckage of his glider
72	Bennett	John Phillip 'Jack'	Sergeant	3185886	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot 40 Row A Grave 4	30	Glider Pilot	Army Air Corps	Glider Pilot Regiment	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), F Squadron, 1st Wing	1945-03-24		Western Europe Campaign 1944-45	Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	Sgt J P Bennett		King's Own Scottish Borderers	Kent England	London W England	Son of Sydney and Amelia Bennett; husband of Joyce Bennett, of Brockley, London
73	Austin	Maurice	Flying Officer	164397	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot 2 Row C Grave 17	21	Glider Pilot	RAFVR		Both Wings (7 Squadrons), E Squadron	1945-03-24			Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	F/O M Austin	Killed by friendly fire.Originally buried at Hamminkeln, later reburied in Reichswald War Cemetery				Son of T W and Ida Alice Austin, of Waterhouses, Staffordshire
74	Astor	Jeffrey Frederick	Sergeant	14431207	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot 38 Row D Grave 6	19	Glider Pilot	Army Air Corps	Glider Pilot Regiment	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), D Squadron, 1st Wing	2045-03-24		Western Europe Campaign 1944-45	Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	Sgt J F Astor			Blackpool Lancashire England	Blackpool Lancashire England	Son of Harry and Florence Astor, of Blackpool, Lancashire
75	Armstrong	Joseph	Trooper	4530041	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot 40 Row B Grave 5	39	Glider Pilot	Army Air Corps	Glider Pilot Regiment	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), F Squadron, 1st Wing	1945-03-24		Western Europe Campaign 1944-45	Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	Tpr J Armstrong		West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)	Newcastle-upon-Tyne Northumberland England	Newcastle-upon-Tyne Northumberland England	Son of William and Polly Armstrong; husband of Beatrice Armstrong, of York.
76	Harrison	Laurence	Lieutenant	284943	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot 38 Row D Grave 1	23	Glider Pilot	Army Air Corps	Glider Pilot Regiment	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), A Squadron, 1st Wing	1945-03-24		Western Europe Campaign 1944-45	Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	Lt L Harrison			Derbyshire England	Derbyshire England	Son of William and Lilian Harrison, of Glossop, Derbyshire
77	Laidlaw	Thomas	Flight Sergeant	1343286	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot 21 Row G Grave 12	23	Glider Pilot		RAFVR	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), B Squadron	1945-03-24	Glider RX 534		Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	F/O J P Leavy, FSgt T Laidlaw	In Glider RX 534 which hat hit by flak in mid-air at 10.30am and blew up and crashed. Probably first buried in 1st Canadian Army area, Hamminkeln				Son of William and Agnes W. Laidlaw; husband of Audrey A. Laidlaw, of Whitefield, Lancashire
78	Knowles	Edwin James	Flying Officer	163764	Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, Gelderland, Netherlands. Plot Xxii Row B Grave 11		Glider Pilot		RAFVR	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), D Squadron	1945-03-24	Glider 295		Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	F/O E J Knowles	In Glider No.295 which successfully landed in Landing Zone 'P'Probably first buried in 1st Canadian Army area
79	Kennard	Douglas Charles	Lieutenant	273182	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot 37 Row F Grave 7	22	Glider Pilot	Army Air Corps	Glider Pilot Regiment	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), C Squadron	1945-03-24	Hamilcar 282	Western Europe Campaign 1944-45	Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	Lt D C Kennard	Hamilcar 282		Surrey England	Surrey England	Son of David Charles and Dorothy Mary Kennard, of Cliftonville, Margate
80	Kelsall	Kenneth Albert	Sergeant	1685493	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot 1 Row D Grave 16		Glider Pilot		RAFVR	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), F Squadron	1945-03-24			Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	F/O W J Wates, Sgt K A Kelsall	Glider crashed at Hamminkeln railway station. Co-pilot Fg Offr W J Wates also killed. Originally buried in a field on the west side of the railway station at Hamminkeln by an Army Chaplain
81	Johnson	Kenneth Maurice	Flying Officer	180244	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot 42 Row D Grave 9	22	Glider Pilot		RAFVR	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), C Squadron	1945-03-24			Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	F/O K M Johnson, Sgt C Ellerington	Originally reported missing. First buries 100 yards west of Ringenburg				Son of Winifred Kate Johnson, of Ewell, Surrey
82	Jarvis	Eric Lionel	Staff Sergeant	6462761	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot 32 Row B Grave 1	23	Glider Pilot	Army Air Corps	Glider Pilot Regiment	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), C Squadron, 2nd Wing	1945-03-24	Hamilcar 262	Western Europe Campaign 1944-45	Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	Lt R L Graefe, SSgt E L Jarvis	Hamilcar 262 became detached, tail and fin seen to break off and whole glider disintegrated 2 seconds later. Co-pilot Lt R.L. Graefe also killed.	Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)	Kent England	London N England	Son of Horace Christopher and Edith Jarvis, of Sittingbourne, Kent
83	Jamieson	Robert William Charles	Flying Officer	163936	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot 1 Row G Grave 17	21	Glider Pilot		RAFVR	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), F Squadron	1945-03-24	Glider No.69		Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	F/O R W C Jamieson, FSgt G J C Grant	Shot down by intense enemy fire near Hamminkeln while flying Glider No.69. Killed by further intense enemy fire after landing. First buried in temporary cemetery south of Hamminkeln. Co-pilot Flt-Sgt G.J.C. Grant also killed.				Son of William Bertie and Ellen Elizabeth Jamieson, of St. Denys, Southampton
84	Hyde	Percy Nicholas	Flight Sergeant	1803473	Runnymede Memorial, Surrey. Panel 271		Glider Pilot		RAF	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), D Squadron	1945-03-24	Glider 134 (434?)		Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	FSgt P N Hyde, Sgt F A Taylor	Made a successful landing in Glider 134 (434?) but later reported missing. Co-pilot Sgt F A Taylor also killed.				Son of Mr. and Mrs. N. H. Hyde, of Chichester, Sussex; husband of E. Hyde, of Gravesend, Kent
85	Hutchens	David Leslie	Sergeant	1605848	Runnymede Memorial, Surrey. Panel 275	22	Glider Pilot		RAF	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), E Squadron	1945-03-24			Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	Sgt D L Hutchens	Made a successful landing a mile from the rendevous area but then was fired upon from a wood, fifty yards south of the landing area and was killed				Son of Francis Kentsbeer Hutchens and Ethelind Nora Hutchens, of Cornwood, Devon
86	Hedley	Frank	Sergeant	862290	Groesbeek Memorial, Gelderland, Netherlands. Panel 8	25	Glider Pilot	Army Air Corps	Glider Pilot Regiment	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), C Squadron	1945-03-24	Hamilcar 284	Western Europe Campaign 1944-45	Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	Sgt F Hedley (Co-pilot SSgt W.D. Jackson POW)	Originally reported missing. Hamilcar 284.	Royal Artillery	West Hartlepool County Durham England	Southampton Hampshire England	Son of James Mitford Hedley and May Hedley; husband of Edna May Hedley, of Millbrook, Southampton
87	Heads	Robert	Flight Sergeant	1873295	Runnymede Memorial, Surrey. Panel 271	21	Glider Pilot		RAF	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), G Squadron	1945-03-24			Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	FSgt R Heads					Son of Robert and Mary Florence Heads, of Thornley, Co. Durham
88	Hayman	William	Sergeant	1606066	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot 21 Row G Grave 16	20	Glider Pilot		RAF	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), C Squadron	1945-03-24	Hamilcar No.230		Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	Sgt W Hayman, Sgt T J A Stevens	Flew in Hamilcar No.230. Originally buried in Bocholt area
89	Ankers	Alfred Michael	Flying Officer	163929	Venray War Cemetery, Limburg, Netherlands. Plot V Row F Grave 6	23		RAF		Both Wings (7 Squadrons), F Squadron	1945-03-24	Horsa Glider No.273		Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	F/O A M Ankers, SSgt J B Spowart	Shot by sniper just after landing Horsa Glider No.273. Found propped up against the wheel of his glider by American troops. First buried US Military Cemetery Margaraten
90	Harrison	Douglas	Staff Sergeant	5112206	Reichswald Forest War Cemeterykleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot 38 Row E Grave 3	26	Glider Pilot	Army Air Corps	Glider Pilot Regiment	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), B Squadron, 1st Wing	1945-03-24		Western Europe Campaign 1944-45	Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	SSgt D Harrison		Royal Warwickshire Regiment	Derby Derbyshire England	Birmingham Warwickshire England	Son of Sarah Annie Harrison; husband of Bertha Louvain Harrison, of Longbridge Deverill, Wiltshire
91	Hanson	Geoffrey Bernard	Flying Officer	166501	Runnymede Memorial, Surrey. Panel 267		Glider Pilot		RAF	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), G Squadron	1945-03-24			Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	F/O G B Hanson	Killed by enemy fire after his glider had crash landed				Son of Thomas and Harriet Elizabeth Hanson, of East Barnet, Hertfordshire
92	Haig	John Sutherland	Flight Lieutenant	180120	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot 39 Row A Grave 7	20	Glider Pilot		RAFVR	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), G Squadron	1945-03-24			Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	F/O J S Haig, FSgt D L Bond	Found lying by the wreckage of his glider				Son of David and Christine Wilkie Haig, of Edinburgh, Scotland
93	Gray	Robert	Flight Lieutenant	180030	Runnymede Memorial 265	27			RAFVR	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), D Squadron	1945-03-24			Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	FLt R Gray	Crash landed in the Hamminkeln area and was taken prisoner. Later reported as shot at the beginning of April near Wesel / Emmerich				Native of Ballymena, Co.Antrim, Ireland
94	Grant	Geoffrey John Cardross	Flight Sergeant	1807131	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot 1 Row D Grave 18	20	Glider Pilot		RAFVR	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), F Squadron	1945-03-24	Horsa Glider No.69		Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	F/O R W C Jamieson, FSgt G J C Grant	Seen flying past Hamminkeln in Horsa Glider No.69. After landing they encountered heavy intense enemy fire on the ground. Killed after landing. First buried in temporary cemetery south of Hamminkeln. Co-pilot Fg-Offr R.W.C. Jamieson also killed.				Son of Major Donald Cardross Grant and Irene Grant; husband of Barbara E. A. Grant, of Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland, later of Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
95	Graham	Gordon Noel	Sergeant	649908	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot 21 Row G Grave 15	24	Glider Pilot		RAF	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), A Squadron	1945-03-24	Horsa Glider RZ 142		Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	Sgt G N Graham	Flying in Horsa Glider RZ 142, the tail of which was bloen off in flight and it crash landed at Hamminkeln. Originally buried in Hamminkeln				Son of Gilbert and Winifred E. I. T. Graham, of Bramham Park. Yorkshire
96	Graefe	Reginald Lionel	Lieutenant	235913	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot 32 Row B Grave 4		Glider Pilot	Army Air Corps	Glider Pilot Regiment	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), C Squadron, 1st Wing	1945-03-24	Hamilcar 262	Western Europe Campaign 1944-45	Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	Lt R L Graefe, SSgt E L Jarvis	Hamilcar 262 became detached, tail and fin seen to break off and whole glider disintegrated 2 seconds later. Co-pilot SSgt E L Jarvis also killed.		London N England	Kent England
97	Gordon	Harry Jack	Sergeant	16001690	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot 40 Row B Grave 4	26	Glider Pilot	Army Air Corps	Glider Pilot Regiment	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), E Squadron, 1st Wing	1945-03-24		Western Europe Campaign 1944-45	Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	Sgt H J Gordon			Poland Europe	London N England
98	Freeman	John William	Flying Officer	155989	Runnymede Memorial, Surrey. Panel 266	20	Glider Pilot		RAF	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), G Squadron	1945-03-24			Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	F/O J W Freeman					Son of Harold and Margaret Freeman; husband of Dorothy Freeman, of Fulwell, Co. Durham
99	Fowler	Hubert Alexander	Flying Officer	164237	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot 1 Row G Grave 8	28	Glider Pilot		RAFVR	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), G Squadron	1945-03-24			Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	F/O H A Fowler	Glider crashed at Hamminkeln				Son of Thomas and Rose Charlotte Fowler, of Llandaff, Glamorgan, Wales; husband of Gertrude Margaret Fowler, of Llandaff, Glamorgan, Wales
100	Evans	George Richard	Sergeant	321630	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot 38 Row F Grave 8	24	Glider Pilot	Army Air Corps	Glider Pilot Regiment	Both Wings (7 Squadrons), A Squadron, 1st Wing	1945-03-24	Horsa RN 375	Western Europe Campaign 1944-45	Operation VARSITY	Airborne operation for crossing of the Rhine 24 March 45	FLt M R Clark, SSgt G R Evans	Flying glider RN 375 when it crashed in the area of Hamminkeln, four miles south of Dingen, four miles due south of Bochult	Royal Armoured Corps	Bristol Gloucestershire England	Bristol Gloucestershire England

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