9 Platoon, C Company, 1 PARA, Oman, 1989. Note (* †): Legion officers killed heading their battalions and regiments 1 BEP 1 Bataillon Etranger de Parachutistes Tenure ( 1948–1955 ) – I, II, III Formations - Das 1st Marine Parachute Regiment (deutsch 1. Paratroopers assigned to Baker Company conduct a Platoon Live Fire Exercise. If you are currently a ParaData member please login. A 1 PARA Coyote on static display at IWM Duxford 17 June 2012, Map Detailing 1 PARA's positions in Aden, 1967, 1st Parachute Battalion practise airborne assaults in Cyprus, First patrols and the evacuation of civilians, Continuing the evacuation of civilians and flying in resupplies to Sierra Leone, Show of strength and fire power demonstration of 1 PARA in Freetown, 1 PARA Pre-Northern Ireland Riot Training 1988: Lydd and Hythe (Silent), 1 PARA Pre-Northern Ireland Riot Training 1988: Lydd and Hythe (Silent) Part 2, Ground training live fire exercise, Arctic Norway, 1986, 5 Airborne Bde and Arctic Role 1 PARA 1986: Further TALO, (Silent), 5 Airborne Bde and Arctic Role 1 PARA 1986: Main Bde Para drop, (Silent), 5 Airborne Bde and Arctic Role 1 PARA 1986: Arctic Jump AMF(L) Norway, 1 PARA, Part 1 (Silent), 5 Airborne Bde and Arctic Role 1 PARA 1986: Arctic Jump AMF(L) Norway 1 PARA, Part 2 (Silent), 5 Airborne Bde and Arctic Role 1 PARA 1986: Tactical Air-Land Operations (TALO). Pte Kevin Howard, Reece Platoon, 1 PARA, Norway 1985. All personnel will have completed the Pre Parachute Selection (P Company) course at the Infantry Training Centre Catterick Garrison, North Yorkshire (previously it was at Aldershot, Hampshire). 1 Para HQ Coy. Para and Free fall helmet of Peter Wildblood, Pte Arnold and airborne colleagues, possibly 1st Bn Germany, c1948, A Coy 1 PARA Hildersheim BAOR circa 1948 Pte Mathews in foreground, L/Cpl Arnold and colleague possibly Germany 1948, Germany - Lance Cpl Arnold on the left c1948. 'Pete' Townsend Steve Lewis and 'Hughie' McGee, B Coy 1 PARA, Fort Campbell Kentucky, 1979. In 1941, the battalion was assigned to the 1st Parachute Brigade, part of the 1st Airborne Division. The 1 PARA battle group with D COY 2 PARA was in place, within 64 hours of receiving the first telephone call. Vulture Medics conduct Table VIII training and validation. Bobby Rankin and Alex Dunbar,C Coy 1 PARA, Canal Zone. Based at RAF St Athan, their barracks in South Wales, personnel regularly deploy outside of the United Kingdom on operations and training. Part of Chalk 7, 1 Para prior to emplaning for Ex Brownjug Denmark, 1957. Programme for the Presentation of Colours at Aldershot, 1998. The 1st Battalion The Parachute Regiment (1 PARA) The present day 1 st Battalion, The Parachute Regiment, also known as 1 PARA was formed in 1948 from the 4 th and 6 th Battalions. Covering fire position with a GMPG, Sierra Leone, 2000. 1993-95      Lt Col G McFall 1973-6        Lt Col PS Field, MC Members of 1 PARA drop from a Hastings, 1950s. The mission was completely successful. Browse 527 1st battalion the parachute regiment stock photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more stock photos and images. Thereafter the Battalion assumed responsibility to restore order in the anarchic conditions that prevailed in the capital of Pristina, when the operation transitioned to peace-keeping. Find top songs and albums by Dance Orchestra of the 1st Battalion the Parachute Regiment including The Joyful Skeleton, Fanfare & Soliloquy and more. The Parachute Regiment is the airborne infantry regiment of the British Army. 1 PARA First Team for the Army Football Cup Final in the BAOR, 1975/76, Men of 1 PARA prepare for a parachute drop. Mortar Platoon,1 PARA, Palace Barracks, Northern Ireland, 1972. 1966-8        Lt Col MJH Walsh, DSO Traditions. Pte Cutler (Left) and Cpl Greenwood observe a riot. Members of 1 PARA Mortar Platoon on exercise in Norway, mid 1980s. Members of 1 PARA, Northern Ireland, c1970. Mortar Detachment, attached to C Coy, 1 PARA, Mojhave Desert, 1986. Entdecken Sie The 1st Battalion the Parachute Regiment von Dance Orchestra of the 1st Battalion the Parachute Regiment The Military Band Fanfare Trumpeters bei Amazon Music. Add to this record. Werbefrei streamen oder als CD und MP3 kaufen bei Amazon.de. Cpl Tom Speakman (Royal Signals) and Pte Kevin Bacon (RAMC), 1 PARA, Aden 1967. 1962-4        Lt Col PDF Thursby OBE Two paratroopers on a foot patrol through a housing estate. Cpl Joe Lee takes the Salute as 1 PARA marches past on the occasion of his leaving the Army after 22 year's service, 1976. 1942           Lt Col SJL Hill, MC The Parachute Regiment (Paras) The Parachute Regiment, or 'The Paras', was formed during World War 2. Lt Ted Loden with Major Richard Dawnay, Company Commander D Coy 1 PARA, Radfan c1965. Op BANNER                        Oct 1969 - Feb 1970             4 Months Parachutists at the Colours Presentation to 1, 2 and 3 PARA at Queens Avenue, Aldershot, 1998. Terence Gillott (Gilly as we called him) with Rod Escott, during gun practice, Cyprus, 1956. Op MOTORMAN                    Jul - Nov 1972                     4 Months The insignia of the 1st Foreign Paratrooper Battalion was created in 1948 by Commandant Segrétain, battalion commander Chef de Bataillon, CBA of the 1 er BEP. 1st Marine Parachute Battalion, unit history. They were based at Hardwick Hall near Chesterfield having carried out parachute training at No 1 Parachute Training School at Ringway near Manchester. 1957-9        Lt Col GG Reinhold, MC More recently the Battalion has been re-designated a specialist role as infantry support to UK Special Forces operations in various theatres throughout the world. Nick Woolmer & 'Geordie' Craft, 1 PARA Mortar Platoon, undated. 1 Platoon, A Coy, 1 PARA, Hythe & Lydd March and Shoot, 1979. The battalion was part of Operation Musketeer in 1956. The battalion was central to the events of Bloody Sunday, 30 January 1972, when they opened fire on unarmed civil rights demonstrators leaving 14 civilians dead and 13 wounded. The King and Queen meet the RSMs of the regular battalions, Aldershot 19 July 1950. 1951. Formed as a battalion in Algeria in 1948, the unit participated in the First Indochina War (1946-54), where it was two times annihilated in action. Das Parachute Regiment (PARA) stellt den wesentlichen Anteil der Infanterie der Luftlandetruppen der British Army. Booklet for the presentation of the Colours by HM King George VI, 19 July 1950. Greg Allen and Paul Skidmore, A Coy, 1 PARA, emergency tour in Northern Ireland, c1982. Keith Bromley and Dale Gibson A Coy 1 PARA, Crossmaglen, 1978. Letter from Prince Charles to Alfred Pope. It was established on 1 April 1961 with the formation of the Parachute Battalion. Tours were to continue intermittently and total 96 months up to September 2005. Personnel regularly deploy outside of the United Kingdom on operations and training. 1st Battalion Parachute Regiment.... 1948.07: 4th/6th Parachute Bn redesignated 1st Bn The Parachute Regiment. L/Cpl Brian Taylor, 1 PARA, at an Observation Post on the Hong Kong border, 1980, Refugees apprehended at the border and awaiting transportation, Hong Kong, 1980, 1 PARA patrol escorts illegal immigrants on the Hong Kong border, 1980, The Pegasus patrol embark on a mountain patrol on the Hong Kong border, 1980, Soldiers from A Coy, 1 PARA in a border Observation Post, Hong Kong, 1980, Pte Wells with 'Billy', B Coy 1 PARA mascot, in mountain border region, Hong Kong, 1980, Paras loading a resupply helicopter on the Tolo Peninsular, Hong Kong, 1980, 1 PARA Raiders preparing for a coastal border patrol, Hong Kong, 1980, B Company 1 PARA pause on a grassy slope before patrolling, Hong Kong, 1980, Five paratroopers attend to their laundry on camp, Hong Kong, 1980, Men of C Coy 1 PARA with illegal immigrants caught at the border with China, Hong Kong, 1980, Governor Sir Murray Macclehose meets men from C Coy 1 PARA, Hong Kong, 1980, 1 PARA soldiers on Robins Nest, Hong Kong border region, 1980, Dave Colton (left) and Al Boardman, 1 PARA Anti-Tank Platoon, Crest Hill Op Hong Kong 1980. C Coy Live Firing Exercise - A Range Brecon, Wales. Three members of A Coy, 1 PARA, in Troodos Mountains, 1956. Support Coy's NCOs landing at Lungi Airfield as part of 1 PARA Battle Group, Sierra Leone, May 2000. 2014           Lt Col AJE Truett MBE. Collection of 1 Para images. Photo Album: Presentation of The Parachute Regiment's first Colours, Aldershot 19 July 1950. 2000-2        Lt Col N Davies, MBE, MC The 1 PARA Battle Group secured the Kacanik Defile on the Macedonian border in an air-mobile helicopter insertion spearheading the entry of the NATO KFOR Peace Keeping Force into Kosovo in 1999. 2012-14      Lt Col ED Sandry HQ Company of 1 PARA en route to Port Said by sea. 1950-1        Lt Col CHP Harrington, DSO, MC Teileinheiten sind bedingt MFF-fallschirmsprungtauglich. I would appreciate any information your readers can supply. ‘Fort Walsh’ named after the CO typified the well defended strong-poi. Members of Mortars Platoon, 1 PARA, Portugal 1986. eBay Marketplaces GmbH (of Helvetiastraße15-17, 3005, Bern, Switzerland) is authorised by the FCA to conduct credit broking for a … #1Fury Paratroopers continue to train for anything and everything! There are currently no comments for this content. 1998-00      Lt Col P Gibson, DSO, MBE Within five days of the Emir’s request 8,000 British troops had deployed to Kuwait including the carrier HMS Bulwark and a naval task force with the Aircraft Carrier HMS Victorious positioned in the Gulf. Two members of Close Observation Platoon, 1 PARA, Northern Ireland, 1982. Joint Parachute Regiment and RUC foot patrol. 9 Platoon, C Company, 1 PARA, Northern Ireland 1988. It participated in the amphibious landings at Suez during the crisis in November, before being back in Cyprus again in 1958. 1952-4        Lt Col HLEC Leask, DSO, MC I would appreciate any information your readers can supply. 1981-4        Lt Col I McLeod, OBE, MC Under Army 2020, it is expected that 1 PARA will remain as part of the SFSG.[5][6]. Discussion. He was captured and sent to Stammlager 357 - Hut E4. Op BANNER (RRB)               Dec 2000 - Jun 2001            6 Months 1986-8        Lt Col JG Reith, OBE Make a donation to Airborne Assault ParaData to help preserve the history of The Parachute Regiment and Airborne Forces. After a further UN tour in Cyprus at the end of 1976 a two-year tour followed with the Berlin Garrison. Capt R Donnellan and Russian Airborne soldiers, Rhyazan, Russia, 1998. The emergency deployment was authorised in order to provide the resident Gurkha battalion with some much-needed respite, and 1 PARA arrived at Kai Tak Airport, Hong Kong on 3 February 1980 in bitter cold. It was disbanded in 1948, only to be reformed by the renumbering of the 4th/6th Battalion. 2002-5        Lt Col T Beckett My father, George Henry Beynon of Aberavon, South Wales, was in the 1st Parachute Regiment. 1st Battalion South Lancashire Regiment; South Saskatchewan Regiment; Staffordshire Yeomanry; 1st Battalion Suffolk Regiment; 1/5th Battalion The Queens Royal Regiment; 1/5th Battalion The Welch Regiment; 4th Battalion The Welch Regiment; 1st Battalion The Welch Guards; 2nd Battalion The Welch Guards; 22 West minster Dragoons RTR R.A.C Members of 2 Platoon, A Coy, 1 PARA, Aldershot, 1956. Residential                          Feb 91 - Jul 93                   30 Months The Official Page of The Parachute Regiment, HM Forces My father, George Henry Beynon of Aberavon, South Wales, was in the 1st Parachute Regiment. Fort Campbell, Kentucky, 1979. 1 PARA in front of Buckingham Palace, 1969. The first of its 12 Northern Ireland Op BANNER emergency tours began at the end of 1969, including the ‘Bloody Sunday’ riots in Londonderry on 30th January 1972. A continual round of village cordon and search operations, road blocks, curfews, law enforcement and riot control followed. It was under the command of a Lieutenant Colonel and was 565 men strong (plus 18 attached Navy medical personnel), slightly larger than the US Army's 530-man strong Parachute Battalion. The Marine Parachute Battalion was an airborne formation that was formed around the same time as the U.S. Army was raising its first Parachute Infantry Regiments. Alan Beynon. With tension in the Pacific rapidly growing throughout 1941, and with German U-boats venturing in the St. Lawrence the following year, National Defence Headquarters reviewed its response strategy in case of an enemy attack on Canadian soil. Die unterstellten Verbände werden wie viele Luftlandeeinheiten anderer Nationen als Elite-Einheit angesehen, was durch den harten Dienst und die strenge Auswahl bedingt ist. Bob Craft and Al Slater, 1 PARA, South Armagh, 1977. Mortar Platoon, 1 PARA in Otterburn Camp for the annual Army Mortar Platoon Concentration in 1986. 1st Battalion The Parachute Regiment, D Company, 12 Platoon, 3 Section by Phylis E Fraser, 1950s. A Company, 1 PARA, NATO Challenge Cup Winners, Denmark 1983. 1942-3        Lt Col AS Pearson, DSO, MC (1st Battalion I believe) He fought at Arnhem in September 1944. Prince Charles at the Colours Presentation, Queen's Avenue, Aldershot, 1998. Members of 2 Platoon, A Company, 1 PARA, relaxing, England, c1957. The Colours of the 1st Battalion, The Parachute Regiment. Musketeer operation log from November 5-11 1956. Members of 1 PARA after storming the Police Post and Barracks, Canal Zone, Egypt, January 1952. Pte Len Wright at the helm with members of 1 PARA, river patrol, c1956. Op BANNER                         Jun - Dec 1997                    6 Months 1 Para C Coy 7 Pln on return from Cyprus 1956, Passing out parade 40 Pln, Aldershot 1955, Petula Clark with Pegasus 1, 1Para mascot, Pte Brian N Newbold with members of 1Para. Two Paras on guard as Colours are marched passed, 1 PARA Public Duties, 1969. Butler Street, 2nd February 1971. Date Unknown. Kostenlose Lieferung für viele Artikel! Report on successes achieved during operations in Cyprus. Drums Pln, 1 PARA, practising seaborne landings in Cyprus, 1958. Members of 2 Platoon, A Coy, 1 PARA, Cyprus, 1956. Op NIBAT 1                         Mar - Sep 2005                    6 Months B Company, 1 PARA. Group photograph of 1st Battalion Sergeants Mess, Moascar, Egypt, 1953, Coronation Party from the Parachute Regiment parade on HM The Queen's Coronation, 2 June 1953. Commanding Officers: 1st Parachute Battalion It returned to the UK in July 2003. Department of the Official Report (Hansard), House of Commons, Westminster. The First Battalion, Parachute Regiment (1 PARA), forms the United Kingdom's Special Forces Support Group (SFSG).[1]. 1959-61      Lt Col J Awdry 1st Parachute Battalion 1st Parachute Battalion The Battalion formed on 15th September 1941 from the 11th Special Air Service Battalion that had evolved from No 2 Commando. Members of 1 PARA on pre-deployment training for Iraq, 2007. (Formed Jul 48 from 4th/6th Para Bn) Designed as shock troops, Paras were dropped behind German front lines to capture key positions then hold them until the rest of the invasion force could link up with them. During the 1960s 1 PARA served with the Bahrain garrison between 1962-3, a United Nations peace-keeping tour in Cyprus in early 1964 before returning to Bahrain again in 1965 and 1966. Frank Fletcher and Patrick Henry, Mortar Live Firing in Norway, 1987. 1990-93      Lt Col AWJ Kennett Alex Dunbar and Bobby Rankin, C Coy, 1 PARA, Fayid Egypt, Canal Zone, 1950s. [7] The second official inquiry of the killings found 1st Paras actions unjustified and unjustifiable.[8]. Sep 48: Germany: Hannover District: 16 Indep Para Bde Group: 1949.10: England: Albuhera Barracks, Aldershot: 16 Indep Para Bde Group . Spearhead Reinforcement     Nov 1981 - Jan 1982            2 Months The United Nations Mission troops in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) were under strength and of insufficient quality to face down rebel forces intent on encroaching the capital. The 1st Battalion can trace its origins to 1940, when the No. Pte Richard Joyce sitting in an Austin Champ. 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