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1st Airborne Recce Squadron    1st Airborne Reconnaissance Squadron was formed in December 1941. They served in Italy in 1943 and in Holland in September 1944 with 1st Airborne Division.   1st Jan 1942 Inspection 2nd Jan 1942 Training   5th Jan 1942 Training   6th Jan 1942 Training   7th Jan 1942 Training   8th Jan 1942 Training   9th Jan 1942 Training   10th Jan 1942 Training   11th Jan 1942 Divine Services   12th Jan 1942 Inspection   14th Jan 1942 Posting   15th Jan 1942 Musketry   16th Jan 1942 Posting 17th Jan 1942 Break In   19th Jan 1942 Attachment   20th Jan 1942 Route March   22nd Jan 1942 Attachment   23rd Jan 1942 Musketry   24th Jan 1942 Inspection   25th Jan 1942 Church Parade   26th Jan 1942 Training   27th Jan 1942 Training   28th Jan 1942 Training   29th Jan 1942 Training   30th Jan 1942 Training   31st Jan 1942 Training   2nd Feb 1942 Training 3rd Feb 1942 Maintenance   4th Feb 1942 Training   5th Feb 1942 Anti Tank Rifles   6th Feb 1942 Musketry   7th Feb 1942 Musketry   8th Feb 1942 Cancellation   9th Feb 1942 Tests   10th Feb 1942 Route March   11th Feb 1942 Training   12th Feb 1942 Maintenance 13th Feb 1942 Swimming   14th Feb 1942 Musketry   15th Feb 1942 Posting   16th Feb 1942 Musketry   17th Feb 1942 Route March   18th Feb 1942 Training   19th Feb 1942 Demonstration   20th Feb 1942 Swimming   21st Feb 1942 Exercise   22nd Feb 1942 Exercise   23rd Feb 1942 Demonstration   24th Feb 1942 Training   25th Feb 1942 Visit   26th Feb 1942 Exercise   27th Feb 1942 Training   28th Feb 1942 Training   3rd Mar 1942 Visit 4th Mar 1942 Postings   6th Mar 1942 Musketry   7th Mar 1942 Training   9th Mar 1942 Musketry   10th Mar 1942 Visit   11th Mar 1942 Route March   12th Mar 1942 Visit   13th Mar 1942 Training   15th Mar 1942 Training 17th Mar 1942 Lecture   18th Mar 1942 Exercise 19th Mar 1942 Exercise   20th Mar 1942 Exercise 21st Mar 1942 Exercise   24th Mar 1942 Visit   25th Mar 1942 Demonstration   26th Mar 1942 Training   28th Mar 1942 Training   1st Apr 1942 Inspection 2nd Apr 1942 Visit   4th Apr 1942 Musketry   6th Apr 1942 Training   9th Apr 1942 Lecture   10th Apr 1942 Training   13th Apr 1942 Demonstration   14th Apr 1942 Admin   20th Apr 1942 Training   23rd Apr 1942 Training   24th Apr 1942 Redesignation   27th Apr 1942 Committees   28th Apr 1942 Training   30th Apr 1942 Training   1st May 1942 City 2nd May 1942 Training 3rd May 1942 Exercise 4th May 1942 Training   6th May 1942 Training 8th May 1942 Training   12th May 1942 Training   20th May 1942 Practice   21st May 1942 Visit   29th May 1942 On the Move   1st Jun 1942  3rd Jun 1942 Night Training   7th Jun 1942 On the Ranges   8th Jun 1942 Training   13th Jun 1942 On the Ranges   14th Jun 1942 On the Ranges   15th Jun 1942 On the Ranges   16th Jun 1942 On the Ranges   17th Jun 1942 On the Ranges   18th Jun 1942 On the March   19th Jun 1942 On the March   20th Jun 1942 Training   21st Jun 1942 Training   22nd Jun 1942 Inspection   22nd June 1942 Posting   23rd Jun 1942 On the Ranges 24th Jun 1942 Lecture   25th Jun 1942 Tests   26th Jun 1942 Film   27th Jun 1942 Divine Service   28th Jun 1942 On the Ranges   30th Jun 1942 In Camp 1st Jul 1942 Exercise 4th July 1942 Recreation 5th July 1942 Training 6th July 1942 Musketry 7th July 1942 Training 8th July 1942 Training 9th July 1942 Training and Demonstration 10th July 1942 Training 11th July 1942 Training and Demonstration 12th July 1942 Training 13th July 1942 Training 14th July 1942 Training 15th July 1942 Training 31st Jul 1942 Exercise 1st Aug 1942 Exercise   4th Aug 1942 Musketry   6th Aug 1942 Officers 6th Aug 1942 Visit   7th Aug 1942 Competition   10th Aug 1942 Lecture   14th Aug 1942 Exercise   19th Aug 1942 Visit   20th Aug 1942 Visit 31st Aug 1942 Training   1st Sep 1942 Training   2nd Sep 1942 Lecture   3rd Sep 1942 Sports   4th Sep 1942 Training   7th Sep 1942 Exercise 8th Sep 1942 Exercise   10th Sep 1942 Demonstration   11th Sep 1942 Exercise   14th Sep 1942 Exercise   15th Sep 1942 Exercise 18th Sep 1942 Move 27th Sep 1942 Exercise   1st Oct 1942 Training 3rd Oct 1942 Demonstration   5th Oct 1942 Visit   6th Oct 1942 Exercise   10th Oct 1942 Move   14th Oct 1942 Weapons   18th Oct 1942 Training   26th Oct 1942 Training   27th Oct 1942 Exercise   28th Oct 1942 Languages 31st Oct 1942 Report   2nd Nov 1942 Working Party 3rd Nov 1942 Visit   4th Nov 1942 Holiday   5th Nov 1942 Gliders   6th Nov 1942 Flying Practice   8th Nov 1942 Church Parade   11th Nov 1942 Sports   12th Nov 1942 Training   18th Nov 1942 Tests   19th Nov 1942 Training   20th Nov 1942 Musketry   22nd Nov 1942 Training   26th Nov 1942 Musketry   28th Nov 1942 Exercise   29th Nov 1942 Exercise 29th Nov 1942 Exercise   21st Sep 1944 Hard Fighting 22nd Sep 1944 Shelling   23rd Sep 1944 Attacks 24th Sep 1944 Under Pressure 25th Sep 1944 Orders   If you can provide any additional information, especially on actions and locations at specific dates, please add it here. Those known to have served with 1st Airborne Recce Squadron during the Second World War 1939-1945. King CD. L/Cpl. Mallett William John. Capt. Newton Herbert Leonard. Tpr. Williams JA. Tpr. The names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, please Add a Name to this List Records of 1st Airborne Recce Squadron from other sources. The Wartime Memories Project is the original WW1 and WW2 commemoration website. Announcements The Wartime Memories Project has been running for 24 years. 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If the information here has been helpful or you have enjoyed reaching the stories please conside making a donation, no matter how small, would be much appreciated, annually we need to raise enough funds to pay for our web hosting or this site will vanish from the web. If you enjoy this site please consider making a donation. Want to find out more about your relative's service? Want to know what life was like during the War? Our Library contains an ever growing number diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. We are now on Facebook. Like this page to receive our updates. If you have a general question please post it on our Facebook page. Wanted: Digital copies of Group photographs, Scrapbooks, Autograph books, photo albums, newspaper clippings, letters, postcards and ephemera relating to WW2. We would like to obtain digital copies of any documents or photographs relating to WW2 you may have at home. 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JA Williams 1st Airborne Reconnaissance Squadron Royal Armoured Corps Tpr.JA Williams served with the 1st Airborne Reconnaissance Squadron Royal Armoured Corps British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Dan Add to this record. L/Cpl. CD King 1st Airbourne Recon Sqd Royal Armoured Corps L/Cpl.CD King served with the 1st Airbourne Recon Sqd Royal Armoured Corps British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Dan Add to this record. Tpr. Herbert Leonard Newton 1st Airborne Squadron Reconnaissance Corps My grandad, Bert Newton served in the 1st Airborne Recce Squadron from 1941 to 1945. He was in Tunisia and Sicily and he took part in Operation Market Garden where he was a causality and then a prisoner of war. He was reunited with his wife and young family after the war. Add to this record. Capt. William John Mallett 1st F.O.U. (Airborne) Royal Artillery Captain William Mallett was captured on the morning of the 26th of September 1944 on the northern bank of the Rhine after evacuation of Airborne troops from the Oosterbeek perimeter had ceased. He was attached to the 1st Reconnaissance Squadron but became separated from them soon after landing by parachute on the 17th September and subsequently made his own way towards the bridge, most likely with the 2nd Battalion. After being paraded through the streets of Arnhem with other captured soldiers he was loaded, with them, on to cattle trucks and eventually arrived at Oflag 79 via Oflag XllA (Limburg) and Oflag XllB (Hadomar), on the 20th of October 1944. They were liberated by the Americans on 23rd of April 1945. Paul Barnard Add to this record. Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices. Links

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