THE ALLIED SPECIAL FORCES ASSOCIATION - UK is dedicated to creating the ALLIED SPECIAL FORCES MEMORIAL GROVE at the NATIONAL MEMORIAL ARBORETUM which will commemorate the men and women who sadly lost their lives whilst serving with ALLIED SPECIAL FORCES during World War 2 and in the Conflicts since.

No.1 Airborne Forward Observation Unit - Royal Artillery Page Index
1st. Airborne Division Divisional Troops Page 2 No. 1 Airborne Forward Observation Unit - Royal Artillery 1st. Parachute Squadron - Royal Engineers 4th. Parachute Squadron - Royal Engineers 261st. Airborne Field Park Company - Royal Engineers 9th. Airborne Field Company - Royal Engineers
Rank	Name	Date of Death	Unit	Location of Grave or Memorial
Gnr Capt Capt Capt Gnr Bdr Capt	ACTON Ernest BOWERMAN Dudley C.O. BUCHANAN Henry S. GOW Roderick G.A. HIGGINSON Harry MAHY William J. STEVENS Raymond H.	19-09-44 19-09-44 19-09-44 19-09-44 21-09-44 22-09-44 24-09-44	- - - - - - -	Oosterbeek 5-C-3 Oosterbeek 24-A-1 N.K.G. Groesbeek Oosterbeek 15-C-7 N.K.G. Groesbeek N.K.G. Groesbeek Oosterbeek 29-A-2
1st. Parachute Squadron - Royal Engineers Page Index
Rank	Name	Date of Death	Unit	Location of Grave or Memorial
Cpl Spr Spr Capt LCpl LCpl Dvr Lieut LCpl LCpl Cpl Spr Spr Spr LSgt Spr LSgt Spr Lieut Spr Spr Lieut Spr Spr LCpl Lieut Spr LCpl Capt Cpl Lieut Spr Spr Dvr Spr Spr Spr Spr Spr Cpl Sgt LCpl Spr Cpl - Spr Spr Spr Spr LCpl LCpl Spr Spr Spr	STRACHAN Ian M. CALCOTT Albert A. ELVIDGE Jack D. GEARY Partick G. HARRIS Elgar F. HILL Frederick S. HILLINGS Jack M. HOLLAND John R. HORNBY Francis W. MANNING Norman T. MERCER Reginald A MITCHELL John W. MITCHELL Victor J. MOAT Leslie W. MUIR William RICKELTON John A. SAYER Laurence D. STANMORE Frank S. WHITE George O.N. HEPPLE George HUCK Edward BROWN James K. NELSON Lionel D. RITCHIE Duncan H. ALEXANDER Robert MOTHERSILL Alan K. PARFITT Alfred E. PRATT Ramsey HEWITT Antony McMANUS Patrick BIRKETT William D. MADDEN William GUERAN Sidney F. MORRISON Wallace GILLHAM Henry E. GRAY David HEMMINGS Kenneth HICKS Terrence G. BRETHERTON John HAZELWOOD William V. HOATH Frederick J. NEVILLE Daniel SHERWOOD Henry M. SIMPSON William L.G. [Silver Star USA] BROOKS Thomas TAYLOR Gilbert CAMPBELL John ADAMS William B. KILL William C. WHEATLEY Alfred A. WAKE Alan V. BUTTERWORTH Norman HUGHES Rowland J.	07-05-42 24-11-42 24-11-42 24-11-42 24-11-42 24-11-42 24-11-42 24-11-42 24-11-42 24-11-42 24-11-42 24-11-42 24-11-42 24-11-42 24-11-42 24-11-42 24-11-42 24-11-42 24-11-42 26-12-42 08-02-43 26-02-43 27-02-43 27-02-43 28-02-43 10-03-43 22-04-43 14-07-43 21-07-43 28-08-43 13-08-44 17-09-44 18-09-44 18-09-44 19-09-44 19-09-44 19-09-44 19-09-44 (GM) 19-09-44 20-09-44 20-09-44 20-09-44 20-09-44 20-09-44 (MID) - 21-09-44 21-09-44 22-09-44 25-09-44 28-09-44 (MID) 23-11-44 21-12-44 27-02-45 02-04-45	- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	N.K.G. Brookwood N.K.G. Medjez-el-Bab N.K.G. Medjez-el-Bab N.K.G. Medjez-el-Bab N.K.G. Medjez-el-Bab N.K.G. Medjez-el-Bab N.K.G. Medjez-el-Bab N.K.G. Medjez-el-Bab N.K.G. Medjez-el-Bab N.K.G. Medjez-el-Bab N.K.G. Medjez-el-Bab N.K.G. Medjez-el-Bab N.K.G. Medjez-el-Bab N.K.G. Medjez-el-Bab N.K.G. Medjez-el-Bab N.K.G. Medjez-el-Bab N.K.G. Medjez-el-Bab N.K.G. Medjez-el-Bab N.K.G. Medjez-el-Bab Medjez-el-Bab 5-D-9 Medjez-el-Bab 15-E-19 Massicault 3-J-16 Medjez-el-Bab 2-H-3 Medjez-el-Bab 2-H-2 Medjez-el-Bab 9-F-1 Tabarka Ras Rajel 1-A-8 Bone 2-F-10 Catania 2-K-28 N.K.G. Brookwood Le Petit Lac Oran E-E-4 Rome 2-F-6 Oosterbeek 23-A-4 N.K.G. Groesbeek Oosterbeek 15-B-12 Oosterbeek 19-A-11 N.K.G. Groesbeek Oosterbeek 19-B-8 N.K.G. Groesbeek Oosterbeek 15-C-8 N.K.G. Groesbeek Oosterbeek 2-B-13 N.K.G. Groesbeek N.K.G. Groesbeek Oosterbeek 22-B-17 - N.K.G. Groesbeek N.K.G. Groesbeek Oosterbeek 20-C-19 Oosterbeek 24-B-20 Oosterbeek 24-A-5 Hendon Cem London Oosterbeek 18-C-14 Oosterbeek 18-C-9 N.K.G. Groesbeek
4th. Parachute Squadron - Royal Engineers Page Index
Rank	Name	Date of Death	Unit	Location of Grave or Memorial
Spr LCpl LCpl Spr LCpl WOII Cpl Cpl Dvr Spr LCpl Spr Capt Spr LCpl Spr Lieut Spr Dvr Spr Spr Spr Spr Lcpl 2Lieut	CRAIGHAN Harry GREENWOOD Samuel GUARD John COOK Joseph H. MILLIGAN James M. HART Vaughan A. COOPER John B. TAYLOR Reginald F. WALKER Richard EPPS Philip S. ACKLAND Leo J. ADDERLEY Richard L. BEAUMONT-THOMAS Nigel MORRISON Geoffrey F.W. SALMON Charles E. YATES Frederick EDEN Michael C. WILLIAMS Roderick J. SEABROOK Dennis WILLERS Reginald HIGGINS Bernard RAWLINGS Leonard D. CUNNINGHAM* Thomas BALL William DALTON John M.	28-11-42 30-11-42 24-06-43 17-09-43 17-09-43 11-12-43 18-09-44 18-09-44 18-09-44 19-09-44 20-09-44 20-09-44 20-09-44 (MC. MID) 20-09-44 20-09-44 20-09-44 21-09-44 21-09-44 22-09-44 22-09-44 23-09-44 23-09-44 24-09-44 29-09-44 07-10-44	- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Massicault 3-H-6 Massicault 4-A-10 Enfidaville 1-B-19 Bari 2-A-8 Bari 2-A-11 Dely Ibrahim 4-E-13 N.K.G. Groesbeek N.K.G. Groesbeek Oosterbeek 27-C-2 Oosterbeek 26-B-8 Oosterbeek 20-C-9 Oosterbeek 20-C-11 Oosterbeek 17-A-11 N.K.G. Groesbeek Oosterbeek 24-B-19 N.K.G. Groesbeek Oosterbeek 20-C-10 N.K.G. Groesbeek Oosterbeek 5-C-13 Oosterbeek 16-C-3 Oosterbeek 16-C-1 Oosterbeek 16-C-4 Oosterbeek 1-A-5 Spl Mem 'D' Oosterbeek 18-B-1 Holmwood (St Mary Magdalene)
261st. Airborne Field Park Company - Royal Engineers Page Index
Rank	Name	Date of Death	Unit	Location of Grave or Memorial
Lieut Dvr LCpl LCpl Spr Dvr Dvr Spr Spr Cpl Lieut Spr Dvr Dvr Dvr	ALLEN Alex C. BELFIELD John T.V. BRAY Frederick W. CAMPBELL Alexander JAQUES William PENDLEBURY Ernest SIMKINS George SMALLMAN Leslie STEPHEN James M. THOMAS John G.L. SKINNER William H. ANDERSON Lennox T. BURGESS Leslie C. JENKINS Kenneth A. LOVELL Thomas J.	19/20-11-42 19/20-11-42 19/20-11-42 19/20-11-42 19/20-11-42 19/20-11-42 19/20-11-42 19/20-11-42 19/20-11-42 19/20-11-42 20-09-44 25-09-44 08-06-45 08-06-45 08-06-45	- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Stavanger (Eiganes) Z-13 Stavanger (Eiganes) Z-5 Stavanger (Eiganes) Z-3 Stavanger (Eiganes) Z-2 Stavanger (Eiganes) Z-24 Stavanger (Eiganes) Z-7 Stavanger (Eiganes) Z-26 Stavanger (Eiganes) Z-6 Stavanger (Eiganes) Z-8 Stavanger (Eiganes) Z-15 Oosterbeek 15-A-6 Amerongen (Holleweg) Cem7 Bath (St James) Cem Broadhembury (St Andrew) Chyd Willesden New Cem
9th. Airborne Field Company - Royal Engineers Page Index
Rank	Name	Date of Death	Unit	Location of Grave or Memorial
Spr Spr Cpl Dvr Spr Spr LSjt Spr LSgt Spr LCpl Lieut Spr Spr Spr Spr Spr LCpl Spr Spr Cpl LSgt Maj Cpl Spr Spr LSgt Spr LCpl Spr Spr Cpl Spr Spr Spr Spr Spr Spr Spr Spr Spr Sgt LCpl Spr Spr Lieut Spr Spr Spr Spr Spr Spr LCpl Spr Spr Spr Cpl Dvr Spr Spr LSgt Capt Spr SSgt Cpl Spr Cpl Spr Spr Spr Spr Spr Spr	BAILEY Ernest W. BEVAN Howell CAIRNCROSS James D. FARRELL Peter P. FAULKNER Thomas W. GRUNDY Charles H. HEALEY Frederick HUNTER John G.V. KNOWLES George LEGATE Herbert J. MASTERS Trevor l. METHEVEN David A. NORMAN Robert SMITH Eric J. WILLIAMS Gerald S. BLACKBURN James F. BONNER Frank JACKSON Wallis M. WALSH John W. WHITE Thomas W. BYERS Michael W. BAIRD James BEAZLEY Basil S. COLLETT John C. LLOYD David MORRALL Peter ALLEN Roy A. BEALE Joseph C. BURROWS William H. CALVERT Cyril W. CARNEY Robert CLAMPITT Arthur L. COTTLE Arthur A. CUTHBERTSON Arthur DAVIES Frederick A.S. EVANS John FERNYHOUGH John GODFREY Edward J. HALL Arthur HOLDSTOCK Raymond F. HOLTHAM Douglas E. OAKEY Arthur F. PICKBURN Edward V. SHEPPARD Edward E. STREET Arthur R. TIMMINS Roy E.J.W. TURNER Cyril WATT Arthur G. WESTFIELD Jack WILLIAMSON John S. GREIG Peter RUSSELL Ronald V. TAKLE William T.N. CLOSE Joseph H. ROGERS William J.R. TROUSE Robert G.W. PINK Henry A. GWILLIAM Gilbert R.J. MORRIS Thomas O. KELLY John M. RYDER James G. BINYON Roger B. LAWSON Alec SNOW Henry E. ASHWORTH Norman B. CLARKE Kenneth EVANS Robert F.E. MAY George H. SHELLEY Louis F. EVERITT John TURTON Bernard E. WELLS Ronald L. LAWSON Stanley	19/20-11-42 19/20-11-42 19-11-42 19/20-11-42 19/20-11-42 19/20-11-42 19/20-11-42 19/20-11-42 19/20-11-42 19/20-11-42 19/20-11-42 19/20-11-42 (GM) 19/20-11-42 19/20-11-42 19/20-11-42 18-01-43 18-01-43 18-01-43 18-01-43 18-01-43 09-07-43 10-07-43 10-07-43 (MID) 10-07-43 10-07-43 10-07-43 17-09-44 17-09-44 17-09-44 17-09-44 17-09-44 17-09-44 17/18-09-44 17-09-44 17-09-44 17-09-44 17-09-44 17-09-44 17-09-44 17-09-44 17-09-44 17-09-44 17-09-44 17-09-44 17-09-44 17-09-44 17-09-44 17-09-44 17-09-44 17-09-44 18-09-44 18-09-44 18-09-44 19-09-44 19-09-44 19/20-09-44 20-09-44 21-09-44 21-09-44 23-09-44 23-09-44 24-09-44 24-09-44 24-09-44 25-09-44 25-09-44 25-09-44 25/26-09-44 25/26-09-44 29-11-44 22-04-45 08-06-45 17-12-47 (MID)	- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (APTC) - - - - - - - - -	Stavanger (Eiganes) Z-17 Stavanger (Eiganes) Z-4 N.K.G. Brookwood N.K.G. Brookwood Stavanger (Eiganes) Z-1 Stavanger (Eiganes) Z-18 Stavanger (Eiganes) Z-22 Stavanger (Eiganes) Z-23 Stavanger (Eiganes) Z-14 Stavanger (Eiganes) Z-19 N.K.G. Brookwood Stavanger (Eiganes) Z-21 Stavanger (Eiganes) Z-25 N.K.G. Brookwood Stavanger (Eiganes) Z-16 Oslo 1-B-5 Oslo 1-B-23 Oslo 1-B-24 Oslo 1-B-21 Oslo 1-B-4 Syracuse 2-C-1 Syracuse 2-H-16 Syracuse 2-A-6 N.K.G. Brookwood N.K.G. Cassino Syracuse 2-C-2 Weston-Super-Mare Sec Y 301 Weston-Super-Mare Sec Y 306 Weston-Super-Mare Sec Y 293 Weston-Super-Mare Sec Y 282 Weston-Super-Mare Sec Y 310 Weston-Super-Mare Sec Y 284 N.K.G. Groesbeek Weston-Super-Mare Sec Y 305 Weston-Super-Mare Sec Y 299 Weston-Super-Mare Sec Y 281 Weston-Super-Mare Sec Y 300 Weston-Super-Mare Sec Y 307 Weston-Super-Mare Sec Y 285 Oosterbeek 15-A-18 Weston-Super-Mare Sec Y 308 Weston-Super-Mare Sec Y 289 Weston-Super-Mare Sec Y 297 Weston-Super-Mare Sec Y 298 Weston-Super-Mare Sec Y 290 Oosterbeek 26-A-7 Weston-Super-Mare Sec Y 286 Weston-Super-Mare Sec Y 291 Weston-Super-Mare Sec Y 292 Weston-Super-Mare Sec Y 283 Oosterbeek 16-A-16 N.K.G. Groesbeek Oosterbeek 16-A-15 N.K.G. Groesbeek N.K.G. Groesbeek N.K.G. Groesbeek Oosterbeek 2-A-11 Oosterbeek 18-B-19 Oosterbeek 26-B-16 Oosterbeek 2-C-9 Oosterbeek 2-A-8 N.K.G. Groesbeek N.K.G. Groesbeek Oosterbeek 17-C-9 Oosterbeek 26-A-4 Oosterbeek 18-B-15 Oosterbeek 15-C-16 Oosterbeek 17-B-8 Oosterbeek 16-C-2 Becklingen 4-E-10 N.K.G. Groesbeek N.K.G. Brookwood Tickerton (St Paul) Chyd
"Lest We Forget" Page Index
We are intending to list all Allied Special Forces casualties from the 2nd. World War and in the conflicts since. If you wish to add to this detail please contact us! Certain information may be under review and this is noted under the name. This list is not complete and some inaccuracies may occur whilst we are receiving information from many sources.