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.

6th. Airborne Division 3rd. Parachute Brigade 8th. Battalion The Parachute Regiment Page 1 Page 1 (12-04-43 to 01-07-44) - Page 2 (02-07-44 to 28-03-45) - Page 3 (28-03-45 to 24-10-47)
Rank	Name	Date of Death	Unit	Location of Grave or Memorial
Pte Pte Sgt Pte LCpl Pte Pte Pte LCpl Pte	CASSON Thomas HODDINOTT John H. HORNER John RAYNER Joseph PANNELL John F. SMITHIES Jack LLEWELLYN Alfred BATES Francis J. CARTWRIGHT Francis E.F. COLLINS Maurice	02-07-44 02-07-44 14-07-44 19-07-44 28-07-44 31-07-44 02-08-44 05-08-44 09-08-44 17-08-44	- - - - - - (South Lancs Regt) - - (Gloucs Regt)	Ranville 5A-Q-7 Ranville 2A-E-8 Ranville 6A-C-26 Ranville 4A-F-1 Ranville 2A-K-8 Ranville 1A-A-12 Ranville 6A-B-25 N.K.G. Bayeux La Delivrande 3-B-9 Ranville 4A-B-8
LCpl Pte Pte Sgt Pte Pte Sgt Lieut Pte Pte	PORTER Ernest SKEGGS Albert E. FALCONER James Mc. ROBERTS William S. BROWNSWORD Stewart A. KNIGHT Ronald G. RATTIGAN James RUDDICK John G. BAXTER Norman H. BROGAN John	17-08-44 17-08-44 18-08-44 18-08-44 19-08-44 20-08-44 20-08-44 20-08-44 21-08-44 21-08-44	- - - - - - - (South Lancs Regt) - -	Ranville 4A-C-8 Ranville 4A-D-8 Ranville 2A-M-7 Ranville 2A-M-6 Ranville 2A-B-13 Ranville 2A-D-4 Ranville 2A-D-9 Ranville 4A-B-2 Ranville 4A-E-14 Ranville 4A-H-14
Pte Pte Maj Pte Pte Pte Pte 2Lieut Pte Cpl	CHAMBERLAIN Charles A.H. COX Cecil E.A. CRAMP Clifford A. DAW Charles EVANS Henry J.C. GILBERT Harry HILL Ernest HORTON Patrick C. JORDON Samuel KILBRIDE Peter	21-08-44 21-08-44 21-08-44 21-08-44 21-08-44 21-08-44 21-08-44 21-08-44 21-08-44 21-08-44	(Border Regt) (RAMC) - (Gloucs Regt) - - - - - -	Ranville 4A-N-14 Bayeux 2-H-5 Ranville 4A-K-14 Ranville 4A-J-14 Ranville 4A-O-14 Ranville 4A-F-14 Ranville 4A-D-12 Ranville 4A-G-14 Ranville 4A-M-14 Bayeux 12-C-15
Pte Pte Pte Pte Pte Pte Pte Cpl Pte Pte	LANCASTER Robert S. SHRIMPTON John D. BOX Robert CALDICOTT John K. CLAYTON Sidney COOPER Stanley DEVONSHIRE George W. GLOVER Allen HAMILTON John HOARE Ernest L.	21-08-44 21-08-44 25-08-44 25-08-44 25-08-44 25-08-44 25-08-44 25-08-44 25-08-44 25-08-44	- - - - - (RAMC) (Gloucs Regt) - (Border Regt)	Ranville 2A-E-4 Ranville 4A-L-14 Vattenville-la-Rue Chyd Ranville 5A-L-4 Ranville 5A-L-5 Ranville 5A-L-3 Ranville 5A-N-8 Ranville 5A-P-7 Ranville 5A-O-5 Ranville 5A-L-6
Pte Pte Sgt Pte Pte Pte Lieut LSgt Pte Sgt	JONES Edward W.J. JONES Thomas E. LITTLEWOOD Wilfred E.M. THOMPSON Raymond J. WARDLE Edward A. WILLIAMS Horace B. CLARKE John F. McILHARGEY Charles R. BROWN Norman BURGESS Charles	25-08-44 25-08-44 25-08-44 (MM) 25-08-44 25-08-44 25-08-44 26-08-44 25/27-08-44 10-09-44 05-01-45	- - - - - - (Nth Hants Regt) - - -	Ranville 5A-O-2 Ranville 5A-O-3 Ranville 2A-M-10 Ranville 5A-O-7 Ranvile 5A-M-7 Ranville 5A-O-6 Ranville 5A-M-8 Vattenville-la-Rue Chyd Le-Havre (St Marie) Cem 67-H-9 Beauraing Comm Cem
Sgt Pte Pte Sgt Sgt Pte Pte Pte Pte LCpl	McCABE James PALMER Thomas SHIRLEY James WHITTLE Reginald A. RITCHIE Stanley PITCHFORD Frank MEAKIN William P. ARMSTRONG Sydney G. BARNES Robert G. BOOTH Edgar G.	08-01-45 08-01-45 22-01-45 27-01-45 02-02-45 12-02-45 20-02-45 24-03-45 24-03-45 24-03-45	- - - - - - - - - -	Hotten 12-A-5 Hotten 12-A-4 Hotten 3-D-6 Venray 4-F-13 Venray 4-E-7 Venray 5-C-11 Leicester (Welford Road) Cem N.K.G. Groesbeek Reichswald Forest 37-C-11 Reichswald Forest 37-E-5
Sgt Pte Pte LCpl Pte Pte Lieut LSgt Lieut Pte	BRYAN George H. BURFORD William H. BUSKI John BUXTON Ronald CHITTENDEN William COLLINGTON John S. COX Arthur H. DURHAM James ENGLAND John K. EVETTS Terence F.	24-03-45 24-03-45 24-03-45 24-03-45 24-03-45 24-03-45 24-03-45 24-03-45 24-03-45 (MBE) 24-03-45	- - - - - - - - (RAC) -	Reichswald Forest 37-E-6 Reichswald Forest 32-D-6 Reichswald Forest 32-C-1 Reichswald Forest 37-D-7 Reichswald Forest 32-B-7 Reichswald Forest 37-E-7 Reichswald Forest 37-E10 Reichswald Forest 32-D-9 Reichswald Forest 37-C-6 Reichswald Forest 37-C-4
Pte Pte Sgt Pte Pte Pte Cpl Maj LSgt Pte	GIBBONS Ivan GOODING David H. GREENE Charles HALL James H.J. HIGH Harold HOPKINS Reginald HUFFER Raymond B. KIPPEN Desmond J. LILLIE Norman MASKELL Leslie R.	24-03-45 24-03-45 24-03-45 24-03-45 24-03-45 24-03-45 24-03-45 24-03-45 24-03-45 24-03-45	- - - - - - - - - -	Reichswald Forest 37-D-6 Reichswald Forest 32-B-9 Reichswald Forest 32-C-8 Reichswald Forest 37-D-10 Reichswald Forest 37-E-8 Reichswald Forest 37-B-4 Reichswald Forest 37-D-5 Reichswald Forest 37-C-10 Reichswald Forest 37-C-7 Reichswald Forest 37-E-7
Pte Pte Cpl Pte Pte Pte Pte Pte Pte Sgt	MILLER John S. POYNER Richard T. PRITCHARD Paul N. POTTS Victor T.J. REED Walter RIDDELL John W. SMITH Samuel STEWART John THOMAS Leslie WATTS Frank A.	24-03-45 24-03-45 24-03-45 24-03-45 24-03-45 24-03-45 24-03-45 24-03-45 24-03-45 24-03-45	- - - - - - - - - -	Reichswald Forest 37-C-9 Reichswald Forest 37-B-6 Reichswald Forest 37-D-7 Reichswald Forest 37-C-2 Reichswald Forest 32-C-3 Reichswald Forest 32-B-8 Reichswald Forest 32-C-2 Reichswald Forest 32-E-1 Reichswald Forest 32-B-6 Reichswald Forest 37-E-1
Sgt Pte Pte Revd Pte LCpl Lieut Lieut Cpl Sgt	WEBSTER Frank M. WILKINSON John J.R. MOLONEY Thomas J. OGILVY Walter T. DAVIES George DOWNING George H.G. FREANE Alan A. HACKER Anthony J.K. MURPHY Frederick NORTH Reginald M	24-03-45 24-03-45 25-03-45 25-03-45 28-03-45 28-03-45 28-03-45 28-03-45 28-03-45 28-03-45 (MM)	- - - (RAChD) - - - - - -	Reichswald Forest 37-E-11 Reichswald Forest 37-C-3 Reichswald forest 37-E-2 Reichswald Forest 37-B-5 N.K.G. Groesbeek Reichswald Forest 33-D-3 Reichswald Forest 33-D-4 Reichswald Forest 33-D-5 Reichswald Forest 33-D-9 Reichswald Forest 33-D-7
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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.