Roll of Honour

Roll of Honour:
Those that don't know, for eight years (2002 - 2010) I was the webmaster for "Palace Barracks Memorial Garden" website, October 2010 the Army took the site over with my blessing ... I hope that you like what I am doing for ex Para's and friends, please pass the link around to your friends, the logo takes you to those Killed in Action.

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Airborne Forces
May the defense of the Most High be above and beneath around and within us, in our going out and in our coming in, in our rising up and in our going down, through all our days and all our nights, until the dawn when the Sun of righteousness shall arise with healing in his wings for the peoples of the world; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Rank	Name	Former Regiment	Date of Passing	Details
Sergeant	David John GARSIDE. GM	Parachute Regiment	11th July 1979	Read more
Pte	Ken Prockter	33 PARA Light Regt RA	Unknown
Pte	Roy Coles	3 Para
	John Morrison	3 Para
Lt Col	Larry Orpen-Smellie OBE	1 & 3 Para / Brigade		Read more
WO 2	Alan Mortimer	10 Para	2005	Read more
	Mike Patey	55 AD Sqn RCT
	John Wright	2 Para / 10 Para
Pte	Robert (Bob) Duffy	1 Para	30 May 2000
Sgt	John Pearson	Para	11 Dec 2005	Read more
Major	Malcolm Brown	Para	February 2006	Read more
General	Sir Anthony Farrar-Hockley	Para	11 March 2006	Read more
Lt Colonel	Mike Argue	Para	20 July 2006	Read more
Lt Colonel	John Pine-Coffin	Para	October 2006	Read more
Pte	Bill Fone	Para	4th March 2008	Read more
Staff Sergeant	Frank Brett	Royal Artillery Paratrooper	12th June 2009	Read more
Sgt	Thomas Cunningham	6th Royal Welch Para Bn	25th Jan 2010	Read more
CSM	Robert L Duncan	10 Para at White City from 1957 to 1964 before White City was at Support Company	Unknown
	Emmett Joseph Ryan	10 Para 1 Coy 1960 + / and HSF	12th April 2011




Ray Gilbert
Past President of the 82nd US Airborne Division Association passed away after a long and courageous fight against his illness He was overwhelmingly friendly to us Brits and we will miss him. He was AIRBORNE ALL THE WAY!

Frederick George Bryant 1915 – 1978			My name is Jessica Bryant Macdonald. I am 14 years of age and was privileged to be allowed to march with the British Airborne on Anzac Day Thursday 24th April 2008. This was the very first time and did so in honour of my grandfather. I was also very proud to wear his medals.
Although I never met my grandfather I now know that he was a very special person. When I was young my dad told me some stories about my grandfather’s wartime experiences, which were told to him by his mother. I’m afraid to say that these stories never caught my interest. One story that I do remember is my dad being told by his mother that my grandfather was wounded in the Battle of Arnhem suffering a gunshot wound to the head by an enemy sniper and then later being evacuated across the Rhine River. I have now learnt so much about the wars of the world and having found out that my grandfather was a participant in one of them, I would like to share with you some of my findings on his life and war time service ... Read more

Ranger Stuart McMaster. 25123315

1st Battalion Royal Irish Regiment
16th Air Assault Brigade.
R.I.P.
27th July 1982 - 15th June 2002 ... Read more

[ Ranger Stuart McMaster ]

Bandsman Keith Powell

A personal tribute to Keith from his Mum (Mrs Patricia Powell)
We too lost a Son - a Brother - a Husband -a Dad ... Read more

Royal Green Jackets Bandsmen's who were killed
in the Hyde Park & Regents Park Bombings
occurred on July 20, 1982.

Trooper William (Bill) Geoffrey Smart

Service No: 5731120.
Called-up 20 June 1940.
Release Section date: 25th February 1946
Served with:
2nd & 4th Bn Dorset’s Regiment then I think he served with The Black Watch then volunteered for the Army Commandos. No 3 Commando 2 Troop.

He trained at Spean Bridge near Fort William, Scotland and he was also billeted in Troon, Scotland and Wrexham, North Wales.

[ Trooper William Geoffrey Smart ]

This story is dedicated to the memory of Rifleman McClatchey CJ 14424526

Joe McClatchey was my father he was the youngest boy of a family of seven. His father died when he was seven leaving his mother to raise them all alone. At the age of fourteen after seeing his older brother Billy join the Inniskilling Fusiliers and transfer to the Airborne ... Read more

My Dad left for Afghanistan the day after Boxing Day 2009, we had the best ever Christmas. I was devastated to learn my Dad, my best friend was killed on 22/03/2010. I will always remember and love my Dad, he will always be my Hero - I don't want anyone to ever forget Sjt Steven Campbell ... read more


The names listed below are ex 10 Para's or friends who have asked to be included ... if you would like to include a Soldier on this site, please let me know ... (twopara@gmx.com)