Suez
&
Roll of Honour Canal Zone 1950-1956

Any serviceman killed on Active Service in the Suez Canal Zone in the early fifties during the "Emergency" was buried in one of the following Cemeteries 
1) Cairo-New British Protestant Cemetery 
2) Fayid War Cemetery 
3) Moascar War cemetery 
4) Port Said Military Cemetery 
The Photograph opposite is of Fayid War Cemetery and shows rows of neat well kept graves, beautifully laid out, and well marked.

On 31st October, with RAF aircraft already pounding Egypt, A Royal Navy Task Force left Malta comprised of H.M.S. Eagle, H.M.S. Albion and H.M.S. Bulwark carrying Fleet Air Arm aircraft and H.M.S. Ocean and H.M.S. Thesues carrying helicopters and troops bound for the beaches. The LST Lofoten, with men and equipment of No.45 Commando onboard, also accompanied the fleet with its escort of destroyers and frigates. Meanwhile, the cruiser H.M.S. Newfoundland encountered an unknown contact while on patrol at the southern end of the canal zone. The target, on being challenged, opened fire on the cruiser causing minor damage. 
The Newfoundland replied with her 6 inch guns and sunk the Egyptian frigate Domiat after six minutes, 69 of her crew being rescued. At 4.44am on 5th November, six hundred men of 3 Para were dropped from RAF Hasting and Valetta aircraft onto El Gamil airfield. They soon secured the airfield and achieved all their objectives during the day, and were reinforced when another drop of 100 men and equipment was made in the afternoon.

The Seaborne landings the following morning were at Port Said and the French held Port Fuad. Nos. 40 and 42 commando made an assault landing in LVTs (Landing Vehicle Tracked) supported by a number of centurion tanks. No.45 Commando was flown ashore by Six Whirlwinds and Six Sycamore helicopters from H.M.S. Ocean and Whirlwinds from H.M.S. Theseus, landing virtually unopposed, although a few pockets of determined resistance were dealt with by the Close Air Support which was always present. 

By the end of the day, the Allied forces had consolidated their positions and were confident that the Suez canal would be in their hands within the next 24 hours. During the night the first LSTs berthed at Port Said and began unloading their Centurion tanks.
At that point, the Allies were forced to withdraw under pressure from the United Nations and Russia. A Ceasefire coming into effect at 2345 on 6th November. The troops began to evacuate on 7th December and the last troops left on 22nd December.

If I should die, think only this of me:
That there's some corner of a foreign field
That is for ever England. There shall be
In that rich earth a richer dust concealed;
A dust whom England bore, shaped, made aware,
Gave, once, her flowers to love, her ways to roam,
A body of England's, breathing English air,
Washed by the rivers, blest by suns of home.

And think, this heart, all evil shed away,
A pulse in the eternal mind, no less
Gives somewhere back the thoughts by England given;
Her sights and sounds; dreams happy as her day;
And laughter, learnt of friends; and gentleness,
In hearts at peace, under an English heaven.


Rupert Brooke

These pages are dedicated to those, who lost their lives during the Anglo- French Invasion of Port Said Egypt 1956

FOR THOSE WHO DIED IN OPERATION "MUSKETEER"- 1956

3 COMMANDO BRIGADE
ROYAL MARINES

40 Commando RM
Marine L. DUDHILL
Killed 6th November 1956
Marine R. J FUDGE
Killed 6th November 1956
Lieutenant P W McCARTHY
Killed in Action.6th November 1956
Lieutenant E A UFTON
Killed in Action. 6th November 1956

42 Commando RM
Sergeant D. H. A DENNIS
Killed by a sniper 6th November 1956
He had previously been wounded when serving with
40 Commando RM in Palestine in 1948
Marine D. HOWARD
Killed 6th November 1956
Marine B. J PRICE
Killed 6th November 1956
Marine B. J SHORT
killed 6th November 1956

45 Commando RM
Marine C. E GOODFELLOW
Killed 6th November 1956

ARMY

Royal Armoured Corps
Sgt. B. Kislo Royal Armoured Corps

The Royal Tank Regiment
Trooper G. A MORTON
6th Royal Tank Regiment
Died 9 November 1956

Royal Engineers
Lieutenant A. H PIPE-WOLFERSTEIN
3 Field Squadron Royal Engineers
killed in Ammo accident

Operation Musketeer - Suez

The most recent, and to date, the last combat drop by the Paras, took place at Suez, when they joined French forces to protect the shipping canal after Egypt's President Nasser ‘nationalised' the international waterway.

In November 1956, Lt Col Paul Crook, commanding officer of the 3rd Battalion Parachute Regiment, was told to prepare his Cyprus based unit for an operation. But with the 'run-down' of airborne forces after the war, equipment was in short supply.

The plan, jointly agreed with French military commanders, called for 3 Para to parachute into a 'hot DZ' - held by the enemy - where they expected to face a fierce battle against 2,000 Egyptian troops, who were supported by armour.

Operation Musketeer would need the element of total surprise if it was to succeed, and all 660 men had to be on the ground at El Gamil airfield and ready for action within four and a half minutes.

Aircraft were covered in a coat of 'Gentian violet', a blue coloured medication, in a bid to camouflage them against the bright rays of the rising sun. In addition the airstrip at El Gamil was very narrow and the drop height had to be restricted to 700ft or less, in order to avoid soldiers being swept off the DZ by crosswinds.

A further move which was not popular with the Battalion, was the decision not to wear reserve parachutes - due to the fact that they would not have the chance to use them at such low level.

The Brigade had hardly enough aircraft for a single battalion lift. The Hastings and Valettas were unable to carry heavy equipment and at that time, the new Beverley transporters were not yet available.

At 04.15 hours on November 5, 1956, 3 Para jumped in and although opposition was heavy, casualties were few. The unit medical officer, Lt Sandy Cavanagh, was shot in the eye as he descended to the DZ, as well as a dozen other injuries sustained on the ground.

The Egyptians had been supplied with Soviet weapons and on the second day a Russian Mig fighter strafed the Paras, causing two casualties. It was a 'one-off incident, regarded as a show of strength by the Red Air Force against world opinion.

A sergeant, who was one of the first out of the door at Suez, still remembers his concern for the unexpected 'We were nervous, nobody really knew what to expect, but as soon as we left the aircraft, they started firing at us . . . The airfield was covered with oil drums to stop aircraft landing and once we had cleared it, we made our way to Port Said. There was quite a bit of fighting and we took a few injuries, but nothing to shout about'.

At Port Said, 2 Para came ashore, but within a week a ceasefire had been announced and the regiment pulled out, heading back to Cyprus. World opinion had forced Britain and France to withdraw their forces.

The Battalion had acted in the highest traditions of the Parachute regiment, but the regiment had not been prepared for the operation and new equipment was desperately needed.

A Soldiers own story

3rd Bn The Parachute Regiment
Private T. A BARNETT
3 Para Died of wounds 5th November 1956
Private T. M. BATES
3 Para Died of wounds 5th November 1956
Private R. W. SUMNERS
3 Para Died of wounds 5thNovember 1956
Corporal J. M WOOD
3 Para 6th November 1956

The Royal Scots
Major D. PINKERTON, M C
The Royal Scots Died 16 December 1956

The Somerset Light Infantry
Corporal G. CRAWFORD
Somerset Light Infantry Died 16 December 1956

The West Yorkshire Regiment
Private R HUDSON
1st Bn West Yorkshire Regiment
Died 18th November 1956
Lieutenant A. G MOOREHOUSE
1st Bn West Yorkshire Regiment
kidnapped & died in captivity

Royal Army Service Corps
Private H. J LAWS
Accidental death 8 November 1956

ROYAL AIR FORCE

Flight Lieutenant, E. A SHEEHAN
Missing presumed killed 3 November 1956

Roll of Honour Canal Zone 1950-1956

ROYAL NAVY

Surgeon/Comm N S.Miller HMS Osiris 24.05.1952
Elec/Mech E R. Gaish HMS Chevron 24.05.1953
L/Seaman. F A. Hill HMS Glasgow 07.09.1953
S/Mech, T J.Johnson HMS Saintes 03.12.1953
A/B. T Kerr HMS Dilwara 28.03.1954

ROYAL MARINES

Marine G Underwood HMS Glasgow 28.08.1953
Marine DE. Burtenshaw 40 Commando RM 17.05.1953
L/Cpl, R. Don 40 Commando RM 23.05.1953
Cpl H A, Morris 42 Commando RM 21.01.1954
Sgt D. Davies 45 Commando RM 06.07.1953
Marine M. Findlay 45 Commando RM 23.01.1954
Marine F. Jennings 45 Commando RM 18.02.1954
Marine W M. Masters 45 Commando RM 06.07.1953
Cpl H A. Morris 45 Commando RM 21.01.1954

ROYAL ARTILLERY

Gunner E. Arnold R/A 25.11.1951
L/Bomb J. Arthurs R/A 22.01.1954
L/Bomb J. Bett HAA Bty 11.12.1952
Gunner R A. Birch 80 LAA- Regt 06.06.1951
Gunner L. Carter 80 LAA-Regt 27.03.1951
Gunner R. Gunson 80 LAA-Regt 13.11.1953
Gunner F. Rogers 80 LAA-Regt 25.06.1952
L/Bomb L. Briscoe 41 Field Regt 10.05.1951
Bomb L C. Hodgeman 41 Field Regt 10.05.1951
Gunner T K. Firth 41 Field Regt 01.09.1951
Gunner L J. Sherman 41 Field Regt 18.09.1951
2nd/Lt J A W. Goodwin 41 Field Regt 19.01.1953
Bomb A. Brown 26 Field Regt 26.08.1954
Sgt P. Curtis 26 Field Regt 14.08.1954
2nd/Lt D H. Browning R/A 17.02.1951
L/Bomb R P. Cripps GHQ.MELF 17 10.11.1952
Gunner R T. Curtis RA 05.11.1951
Captain D. Kilburn Att AOPS (RAF) 28.03.1953
Major G P. Elliot Att 1 Div, HQ 09.01.1952
Captain F. Foster 1908 light 651 AOP 26.02.1954
Major H S. Freegard MC/Bar 08.01.1952
Gunner K C. Goodall 33 Airborne L/Regt 08.10.1952
Gunner S W. Webster 33 Airborne L/Regt 08.10.1952
Gunner C A. Noble 33 Airborne L/Regt 20.10.1952
Gunner G R. Harris HAA Bty 30.07.1951
Gunner R P. Hendrick 82 Loc Bty 25.12.1951
L/Bomb L J. Knight HQ 2 AGRA 23.09.1952
Sgt W J. Moore Missing In Action 22.01.1954
Gunner R W. Pyper Missing In Action 11.01.1954
Bomb B. Reed Att 211 Trs/Cmp 24.11.1951
Gunner R C. Satterwaite 197/73 HAA Regt 23.02.1953
Gunner F. Saunders 6 Field Regt 05.08.1951
Gunner G. Shaw 6 Field Regt 05.08.1951
Bomb K. Spiers 29 field Regt 02.02.1953
Gunner J J. Thompson RA 16.07.1952
Captain R. Watkins Para Bge RA 17.04.1952
Lt D A. Wooton RA 23.06.1952

ROYAL ENGINEERS

Sapper E E. Axelberg RE 18.01.1954
Sapper E. Bonner RE 21.06.1953
Captain H H. Bradbury Q, Mov BTE 03.12.1951
Cpl F. Bradbury RE 11.12.1951
L/Cpl A M. Campbell 9 ESBO-Suez 02.10.1951
Cpl D A. Cann RE 15.03.1954
Sapper V P. Carlton 8 ESBD 26.05.1955
Sapper C A. Cripps 8 ESBD 26.05.1955
Sapper W. Crangle 35 Corps Eng/Regt 07.04.1953
L/Cpl J C. Walsh 35 Corps Eng/Regt 14.11.1952
Sapper D B. Cox RE 21.01.1954
Sapper H. Davies-Patrick RE 12.07.1953
Sapper T. Daw 1207 IWT Ops 25.04.1953
Sapper D. Hodt 1207 IWT Ops 20.12.1952
Sapper J R. Dickinson RE 03.12.1951
Sapper HGP. Fairley RE 15.01.1952
L/Cpl R. Fearn Workshops A/ADM 18.11.1951
Cpl A G. Graves RE 11.09.1954
L/Cpl J. Hammett RE 21.01.1954
Sapper J. Harrison RE 03.03.1953
Sapper A S. Havelock HQ/Movements 19.01.1952
Sapper H A. Haycock 10 Rly Sqdn 28.04.1952
Captain H. Hoyle RE 30.06.1953
S/Sgt W. Jewell RE 06.01.1953
Sapper C F. Johnson RE 23.06.1953
Sapper R J. Jones 47 Survey/Sqn 19.11.1954
L/Cpl J. Jupe RE 10.01.1953
Sapper L C. McGowan 25 Field Eng/Regt 30.06.1954
Sapper R. Watkins 25 Field Eng/Regt 14.10.1952
L/Cpl ISR. Parker HQ, CRE. Works 29.10.1953
Sapper G W. Pottinger RE 19.07.1955
Sapper J V. Quibell RE 07.03.1954
Captain DR. Radcliffe 35 Field Eng/Regt 24.10.1951
Major S. Rose RE 04.12.1951
WO2 G M. Smith 22 Field Eng/Regt 17.08.1954
Sapper G. Thompson 22 Field Eng/Regt 07.02.1954
Cpl S J. Southwell 17 Field Sqn RE 02.07.1953
Major W g. Stringer MBE RE 13.04.1954
Sapper E G. Taylor 50 Field/Sqdn 11.06.1953
Sapper G W. Taylor 42 Survey Eng/Regt 21.05.1953
Sapper J R. Taylor 10 Railway Sqdn 13.03.1952
Sapper D J. Thompson RE 18.01.1951
Sapper J W. Tillman RE 01.01.1954
Sapper D. Walsh 39 Field Sqdn 29.07.1953

CORPS OF ROYAL SIGNALS

L/Cpl R. Collier R/Sig 10.01.1953
Signalman F T. Clarke 3 Inf Div 07.05.1953
Signalman L. Dyson R/Sig 11.07.1954
Driver R G. Edgar R/Sig 03.08.1952
Signalman J M Fitzgerald Missing In Action 15.03.1954
L/Cpl R. Ford Att 29 Field Regt R/A 03.07.1953
Driver H. Hollaway Att 29 Field Regt R/A 08.07.1953
Signalman S. Waite Att 29 Field Regt R/A 04.07.1953
Driver M R. Fowler R/Sig 04.12.1953
Signalman D. Geekie R/Sig 28.09.1954
Signalman R C. Hunt 3 GHQ 11.11.1951
Cpl K. Leaton ECSR 19.11.1951
L/Cpl McAndrew R/Sig 25.05.1953
Major JCS. McDouall GHQ 17.11.1951
Driver G McLean 2 AGRA Sigs Sqn 04.03.1953
Signalman T P. Morgan 1 Inf Div Sigs Regt 06.10.1954
Signalman H B. Parkinson R/Sig 23.12.1954
Driver L. Pope R/Sig 28.01.1953
Signalman H. Raybould Missing In Action Jan/Mar 53
Captain P S. Robson R/Sig 12.09.1953
Driver D J. Scott 3 GHQ 19.05.1954
Signalman C. Spillane Com/Sig 28.11.1951
L/Cpl R. Stark R/Sig 14.05.1951
Cpl R. Sturmey R/Sig 28.09.1954
L/Cpl HWN. Stenbeck 2 Air/Sup/Sigs 28.04.1952
Signalman D L. Sweet 3 L of C/Sigs 08.02.1952
Signalman A. Trigg R/Sig 06.05.1953
Sgt R H. Warren 4 AF/Sig Regt 15.01.1954
Signalman B. Watson 3 Loc Sig Regt 16.03.1953
Captain L C. Weeks R/Sig 10.08.1951
L/Cpl H. Wilson 3 HQ Sigs Regt 07.07.1951
Signalman P. Wright R/Sig 03.03.1951

ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS

Major W R. Burnhill RAMC 19.03.1954
Pte A. Davison RAMC 15.12.1951
Pte A. Ellis RAMC 02.05.1952
Pte R H. Fletcher RAMC 01.11.1951
Pte C. Jones RAMC 09.08.1953
Pte A G. Roberts 23 PFA 16.12.1951
Sgt T W. Timmins RAMC 01.06.1954
Major R. Yates RAMC 03.06.1952

ROYAL ARMY SERVICE CORPS

L/Cpl R. Ansell RASC 27.08.1952
Driver C J. Battrick RASC 02.05.1951
Driver D C. Beech 93 Coy 02.07.1953
Driver C. Bixon Missing In Action Jan/Mar 54
Cpl PFL. Bruton RASC 02.05.1951
Driver W. Buxey Att HQ Com 11.02.1952
Cpl S F. Carter RASC 09.02.1952
Driver J R. Daykin RASC 07.09.1952
Driver CJW. Dixon Missing in Action 11.01.1954
Sgt R W. Edwards RASC 13.02.1954
Driver N. Evans RASC 15.05.1953
Driver D. Gray 44 Coy 06.10.1953
Driver NGT. Hall RASC 02.05.1951
Driver D. Hamilton RASC 03.11.1951
Cpl W. Hebden 47 Coy 06.02.1952
L/Cpl J. Hogarth 84 Coy 21.11.1951
L/Cpl P H. Roper 84 Coy 29.01.1952
Pte T. Houghton 483 Supply Coy 24.06.1952
Cpl A C. Huxstep HQ Bte 27.04.1952
Driver D H. Kay 86 Coy 03.08.1951
Driver G F. Knight RASC 28.04.1954
Cpl J P. Lamond 148 Field Bakery 17.04.1953
Pte R E. Lee RASC 12.08.1953
L/Cpl L E. Leech 73 Coy 02.07.1953
Captain H. Mason 74 Coy 11.02.1952
Driver J. McCann RASC 22.06.1955
Driver J S. McLaren RASC 13.07.1951
Pte J J. Mogie 120 Supply Coy 14.06.1953
Pte T J. Moore RASC 22.10.1951
Cpl JRN. Nicholls RASC 02.05.1951
Driver J. O’Neill 5 Field Ambulance 29.05.1952
Driver P. Reed 4 Coy 04.06.1954
Pte H. Roberts 39 Coy 02.07.1953
Driver W O. Roberts 34 Coy 08.08.1953
Driver D M. Stott RASC 22.10.1955
Pte W G. Sutherland 30 Coy 08.11.1954
Driver B. Thorner RASC 22.05.1953
Pte F. Wall RASC 16.06.1953
Major R H. Wharton RASC 18.11.1951
Pte D D. Williams 482 Supply Coy 22.12.1951
Driver E M. White 73 Air/Dispatch Coy 14.08.1953
Pte J G. White RASC 09.05.1953
Driver R J. Winn RASC 31.03.1953
Lt J A. Youl RASC 30.05.1953

QUEEN ALEXANDRA’S ROYAL ARMY NURSING CORPS

W/Pte Nancy Collins QARANC 10.08.1951

ROYAL ARMY ORDNANCE CORPS

Pte T G. Bailey BUD 14.11.1953
Pte F. Chapman RADL/BUD 26.04.1952
Pte K. Cooper 12 POS 12.11.1953
Pte B G. Dunn 1 Inf Div 02.04.1953
Pte D. Foy 3 Inf Bge 21.04.1951
WO2 D J. Grubb HP/BTE 27.10.1953
Pte D W. Higgins 10/BOD 06.09.1954
Pte P L. Hobson RAOC 26.02.1954
Pte B H. Hubbard RAOC 15.12.1953
Sgt JCS. Massie RAOC 14.10.1955
Pte J. McDonnell RAOC 15.10.1955
Pte R B. Mills RAOC 12.05.1953
Pte P. Raywood RAOC 26.04.1951
Driver J. Shaw RAOC 12.01.1951
Pte F. Spearing RAOC 12.10.1953
Pte K. Spencer 10 Bn 11.03.1955
Pte G Taylor RAOC 05.11.1954
Pte J R. Thompson RAOC 11.01.1954
WO2 JDR. Tilley RAOC 21.01.1954
Pte J S. Waller RAOC 18.01.1956
Pte G A. Wisden Base/Veh/Dpt 31.08.1952
Pte JGC. White RAOC 23.10.1955

ROYAL ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS

L/Cpl K R. Atkinson Att 203 Pro/Coy RMP 21.06.1951
Lt M F. Bailey 16 Airborne 08.11.1951
WO2 D. Barker REME 10.08.1955
Cpl P. Blackburn REME 30.06.1951
Cpl J F. Bogue REME 28.03.1953
L/Cpl G. Cumming REME 07.11.1953
Craftsman C D. Dannatt 2 Base Workshops 28.01.1952 Craftsman C N. Gilligan 2 Base Workshops 07.01.1952
Craftsman A E. Knight 2 Base Workshops 07.01.1952
L/Cpl A R. Wilson 2 Base Workshops 22.09.1951
Cpl P L. Docherty REME 30.06.1953
L/Cpl F. Fair 44 Tank Coy 15.09.1954
L/Cpl F J. Francis REME 24.05.1954
Craftsman A B. Hallett REME 05.03.1955
Craftsman B R. Head 2 BLI/S 08.07.1951
Pte C. Higgins REME 27.08.1952
Craftsman PFN. Huggett REME 29.11.1953
Craftsman J M. Lanagham REME 09.01.1952
S/Sgt F. Lavender 19 Arm/Workshops 29.06.1954
Craftsman C. Marshall REME 12.12.1954
Craftsman M. McAllister REME 29.05.1954
Cpl R. Middleton REME 18.04.1952
Craftsman J S. Milne Att 35/Eng/Regt 19.10.1952
S/Sgt W C. Nock 16 Para Workshops 10.05.1952
Craftsman G. Palmer 58 Car/Coy 10.02.1952
Craftsman Y. Peel Att HQ/BTE 24.06.1951
Craftsman WCP. Rimell REME 05.03.1955
Craftsman D A. Smart REME 26.12.1953
Pte G. Smelt REME 28.05.1954
WO2 N B. Strachan REME 15.04.1956
Cpl D J. Thomas REME 26.06.1955

INTELLIGENCE CORPS

Captain C L. Kelsey IC 18.11.1951
Captain M E. Wells IC 04.02.1956

ROYAL MILITARY POLICE

Sgt T. Burke 51/MP.DB 04.08.1951
WO2 C A. Tyler 51/MP.DB 28.02.1952
L/Cpl H E. Cooper No 1 Dog Coy 19.08.1953
L/Cpl M R. Foxwell RMP 03.12.1951
Lt J A. Hampton 1 Div Pro Coy 17.12.1951
L/Cpl D. Hibbert 1 Div Pro Coy 17.07.1954
Sgt H. Rutter 26 SIB 26.03.1954
L/Cpl G. Salt 203 Pro Coy 11.08.1953

ROYAL ARMY PAY CORPS

S/Sgt H F. Elliott RAPC 04.06.1952

ROYAL PIONEER CORPS

Sgt A C. Bailey RPC 07.09.1955
Sgt D W. Edwards RPC 21.11.1951
Captain J. Higgins PCLU/ 904 03.10.1952

ARMY PHYSICAL TRAINING CORPS

S/Sgt J. Armstrong APTC 27.11.1953

ARMY CATERING CORPS

Pte G A. Bamford ACC 28.04.1952
Pte T. Bibby Att 33 Coy RAMC 29.07.1953
Cpl S. Copp Att 17 Bge GHQ 25.06.1951
Sgt P. Kimmins Att 3 Para 03.08.1952
Pte J F. Marsh Att/ Egypt Com Sigs 17.04.1951
Pte J. Wilson Att 203 Trn Coy RMP 24.07.1953

WOMENS ROYAL ARMY CORPS

W/Pte C C. Baird WRAC 8.12.1954
W/Pte B J. Uren WRAC 8.12.1954

GENERAL HEADQUARTERS

Cpl J. Larner 4 Coy GHQ Group 08.04.1951
Pte K C. Lugg 1 Coy GHQ Group 04.04.1954
Sgt J F. Quinn HQ Suez Corps 21.02.1952
Pte G. Smith G/HQ 15.12.1952

ROYAL TANK REGIMENT

2nd/Lt A J. Grieve 1st Battalion 27.08.1955
Trooper P A. Griffin 1st Battalion 04.04.1954
Trooper J. Higham 4th Battalion 31.01.1952
Major MFS. Rudkin RTR 03.06.1953
L/Cpl J. Symington 1st battalion 30.08.1954

11 ROYAL HUSSARS

Major R G Copeland RAC 20.12.1952

ROYAL INNISKILLING DRAGOON GUARDS

Trooper R. Flanagan RAC 11.08.1953

ROYAL DRAGOON GUARDS

Trooper A. Bedford A Squadron RD 26.12.1951
2nd/Lt AGH. Hirst 1st RD 25.07.1951

2ND DRAGOON GUARDS

Trooper K A. Wood 2 D/G 20.06.1955

GRENADIER GUARDS

Guardsman W Betts GG 24.08.1952
Lt E T. Fitzherbert 3rd Battalion 09.03.1952
Lt D L. Gregson 3rd Battalion 09.03.1952
Guardsman L H. Griffiths 3rd Battalion 20.09.1953
Guardsman A. Helewell 2nd Battalion 27.06.1955
L/Sgt J. Johnson 2nd Battalion 27.06.1955
Guardsman R W. Lambert 3rd Battalion 29.09.1953
Guardsman G. Reynolds GG 25.11.1951
Guardsman A N. Smith 3rd Battalion 29.01.1952
Guardsman F. Smith 3rd Battalion 27.01.1952
L/Cpl J G. Stafford 3rd Battalion 02.09.1952

COLDSTREAM GUARDS

Sgt F. Brown 3rd Battalion 03.01.1952
WO2 HGP. Christer 3rd Battalion 04.01.1952
Sgt F. Copson 2nd Battalion 12.01.1952
Guardsman R W. Lambert CG 29.09.1953
Guardsman J. Oldridge 3rd Battalion 31.12.1951
L/Sgt M. Talbot 3rd Battalion 28.06.1953

SCOTS GUARDS

Guardsman T. Maguire 1st Battalion 25.04.1952
2nd/Lt, G. Paynter 1st Battalion 14.04.1954
Guardsman H K. Wallace 1st Battalion 18.04.1954

IRISH GUARDS

L/Cpl G. Goulding IG 11.04.1955
Guardsman T. Keogh IG 18.09.1955

WELSH GUARDS

Guardsman B. Fleming WG 28.09.1954

ARMY AIR CORPS

Pte E A. Williams AAC 18.05.1952

PARACHUTE REGIMENT

Lt AHB. Acton 2 Para 21.01.1952
Pte A F. Campbell 2 Para 06.01.1953
Pte W J. Cheesebrough 1 Para 21.08.1952
L/Cpl F H. Fannon 2 Para 09.04.1952
Sgt K. Goldsmith 1 Para 27.11.1953
Pte FMJ. Heaphy 2 Para 10.02.1952
Pte F. Jenkins 2 Para 12.07.1953
Pte T O. Johnson 3 Para 03.11.1952
Pte G J. Pike 1 Para 21.08.1952
Pte A. Somerville 3 Para 20.05.1953
Pte J B. Vaux 1 Para 30.05.1954

33 AIRBORNE LIGHT REGIMENT... RA

Gnr K.C. Goodall 8th Oct. 1952

Gnr S.W. Webster 8th Oct 1952

Gnr C.A. Noble 20th Oct 1952

33 Parachute Regiment, RA, The regiment was based in North Camp, Aldershot under Lt Col Guy Fawkes DSO MC RA and was shipped out from Portsmouth on HMS Theseus to Famagusta, Cyprus in August 1956 as part of the 16th Independant Parachute Brigade. WO1 = RSM Honey, WO11 = BSM Tony Heal. Initially we were engaged on internal security duties in Cyprus due to EOKA and later we took part in the Suez invasions. Later we were all shipped back to the UK on the Cunard ship RMS Ascania which was taken out of a scrap-yard for this specific purpose. She took 14 days to get us home whereas HMS Theseus took only 5 days to get from Portsmouth to Famagusta!

ROYAL SCOTS

Pte R H. Thomson R/Scots 21.10.1954

ROYAL NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS

Sgt G F. Fill RNF 27.04.1953

ROYAL WARWICKSHIRE REGIMENT

Pte T E. Booker 1st Battalion 20.07.1955

ROYAL FUSILIERS (City of London Regiment)

Captain W L. Whitbread R/F 10.08.1952

ROYAL NORFOLK REGIMENT

Pte D J. Johnson RNR 09.12.1955

LINCOLNSHIRE REGIMENT

Pte P G. Airey 1st Battalion 12.12.1951
Pte A. Davie 1st Battalion 19.01.1952
Cpl DGB. Severs 1st Battalion 29.09.1951
Pte S. Warboys 1st Battalion 20.01.1952

BEDFORDSHIRE & HERTFORDSHIRE REGIMENT

Pte R. Coulson 1st Battalion 06.10.1953
Pte C M. Perry 1st Battalion 20.03.1953
Pte H. Tharby 1st Battalion 07.02.1954
Pte L C. White 1st Battalion 18.11.1954

GREEN HOWARDS

Cpl C F. Feltoe G/H 24.03.1954

LANCASHIRE FUSILIERS

Fusilier B. Allen 1st Battalion 04.04.1952
Sgt J. Boydell Att 2 Bge 18.09.1951
L/Cpl A E. Eastham 484 1st Battalion 25.01.1952
L/Cpl H. Eastham 787 1st Battalion 25.01.1952
Fusilier J. Hewitt 1st Battalion 03.01.1951
Fusilier J. Lowe 1st Battalion 25.01.1952
L/Cpl J. McKenzie 1st Battalion 27.01.1952

CHESHIRE REGIMENT

Pte J A. Bell 1st Battalion 13.10.1952
Pte H. Brown 1st Battalion 19.12.1951
Pte R. Downes 1st Battalion 19.04.1954
Pte A H. Goodhall C/R 30.12.1953
Pte ICS. Haylor 1st Battalion 17.05.1952

SOUTH WALES BORDERERS

WO1 M. McCarthy SWB 14.10.1955

ROYAL INNISKILLING FUSILIERS

L/Cpl Hincliffe 2nd Battalion 09.07.1953
Fusilier K T. Homans 2nd Battalion 26.08.1953
Cpl P. Lyons  1st Battalion 17.06.1952

EAST LANCASHIRE REGIMENT

Pte G. Rawcliffe 1st Battalion 04.06.1952
Pte R. Woodhead ELR 22.08.1952

EAST SURREY REGIMENT

Pte W. Cresswell ESR 28.07.1953
Pte F. Dullaway ESR 02.02.1954
WO1 G F. Harriott ESR 16.08.1953
Pte T. Salter ESR 16.06.1953

ROYAL BORDER REGIMENT

L/Cpl M. Robinson RBR 23.06.1953
Pte H. Tunney RBR 01.03.1952

ROYAL SUSSEX REGIMENT

Major RHC. Lall RSR 15.06.1952
Pte E.Vaughan RSR 29.11.1952

SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE REGIMENT

Pte D. Fletcher SSR 05.07.1955

SOUTH LANCASHIRE REGIMENT
(Prince Of Wales Volunteers)

Pte G. Brennand 1st Battalion 23.07.1953

THE LOYAL REGIMENT

Pte J. Bomham 1st Battalion 09.08.1951

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE REGIMENT

Captain P H. Field TNR 21.05.1954

ROYAL BERKSHIRE REGIMENT (Princess Charlotte of Wales’s)

Pte BSJ. Marsh RBR 07.12.1951
L/Cpl M E. Price RBR 04.05.1952
Pte A. Pronger RBR 10.12.1951
Bandsman F A. Fry RBR 01.08.1952

KINGS OWN YORKSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY

Lt W H. Hobson KOYLI 30.01.1952

YORK & LANCASTER REGIMENT

Pte P. MacLachian 1st Battalion 09.05.1954
Pte G. Mawson 1st battalion 13.11.1954

HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY (City of Glasgow Regiment)

L/Cpl W S. Brookes 1st Battalion 14.06.1953
Pte H. Gavigan HLI 19.11.1953
Pte J. Grant HLI 30.10.1953
Pte FMG. Martin HLI 13.09.1953

QUEENS OWN CAMERON HIGHLANDERS

Pte D. McIver 1st Battalion 14.01.1952
Major A. Pringle-Paterson 1st Battalion 362 17.01.1952

ROYAL AIR FORCE

Flt Sgt R E. Alder RAF 12.01.1953
LA/Craftman B C. Barnard RAF 12.01.1953
Flt/Sgt TMG. Kirkwood RAF 12.01.1953
LA/Craftman VC. Okker RAF 12.01.1953
Flt/Sgt GM. Wilkinson RAF 12.01.1953
Flt/Lt JJB. Ryder RAF 12.01.1953
LA/Craftman DS. Savill RAF 12.01.1953
A/Craftman B. Allen RAF REGT 18.01.1952
A/Craftman C B G. Ashton RAF 02.05.1951
A/Craftman J M. Beard RAF 02.05.1951
Sgt IB. Ross RAF 02.05.1951
Flt/Lt RD. Yandell RAF 02.05.1951
A/V/ Marshall DFW Atcherley (aircraft missing) 07.06.1952 A/Craftman S. Atherton RAF 21.01.1954
A/Craftman H. Batstone RAF 04.06.1953
Sgt R A. Bennett 109.MU.RAF 23.11.1954
Pilot Officer GT. Clarke 109.MU.RAF 11.08.1953
Sen/Tech JB. Ford 109.MU.RAF 04.07.1953
LA/Craftman KJ. Flanaghan 109.MU.RAF 18.07.1953
Wing/Com LP. Gibson 109.MU.RAF 30.12.1954
LA/Craftman AJ. Holme 109.MU.RAF 21.12.1951
A/Craftman DR. Longden 109.MU.RAF 04.06.1954
A/Craftman CR. Pryor 109.MU.RAF 08.07.1953
A/Craftman C. Richards 109.MU.RAF 30.07.1953
Flt/Lt K W. Brimley 216 Squadron RAF 02.04.1954
Sgt TO. Powell 216 Squadron RAF 02.04.1954
Flying Officer B. Sherburn 216 Squadron RAF 02.04.1954 A/Craftman H. Broadbent RAF 06.01.1951
Flying Officer R J. Bromly 107.MU.RAF 01.09.1951
LA/Craftman B. Debonnaire 107.MU RAF 29.03.1953 
SA/Craftman R J. Jackson 107.MU.RAF 11.08.1953
Cpl H. Sharp 107.MU.RAF 19.12.1954
Cpl LNR. Turner 107.MU.RAF 13.12.1951
A/Craftman E P. Burkart 128 Squadron 25.05.1951
Sgt C. Burkill RAF 12.01.1953
LA/Craftman CJD. Chadwick RAF 30.12.1951
Pilot Officer PR. Coutts 213 Squadron 11.03.1954
A/Craftman RR. Cox RAF 22.01.1955
LA/Craftman J. Craig RAF 09.01.1952
Sgt JTD. Crombie RAF REGT 30.11.1951
Flying Officer I. Cunningham 219 Squadron RAF 12.02.1952
Sgt MJ. Smethurst 219 Squadron RAF 12.02.1952
A/Craftman KJ. Dabbs RAF 19.09.1952
A/Craftman RD. Dancy RAF 23.05.1954
A/Craftman GW. Dart RAF 26.06.1954
A/Craftman WG. Donnelly RAF 25.09.1954
A/Craftman G. Douglas RAF 14.04.1951
W/Officer P. Flynn RAF 11.11.1952
A/Craftman DF. Godfrey RAF 27.05.1952
A/Craftman RS. Griffin RAF 07.11.1953
Sgt RP. Gringham HQ/MEAF 02.07.1953
Cpl LFH. Hamilton RAF 23.05.1952
Flying Officer ANH. Heap 32 Fighter Squadron 22.10.1951 LA/Craftman LA. Thomas 32 Fighter Squadron 23.07.1953
A/Craftman D. Jackson RAF 28.09.1951
Cpl RG. Johnston RAF 18.08.1951
A/Craftman L. Kavanagh RAF 11.03.1952
SA/Craftman TAW. Kench RAF 07.02.1953
LA/Craftwoman IE. Kimberley WRAF 03.08.1952
Cpl A. Kirk RAF 26.01.1952
A/Craftman CA. Lewis RAF 10.09.1955
LA/Craftman G. Lovett RAF 16.12.1952
A/Craftman JA. Lupton RAF 11.07.1954
A/Craftman JA. Upton RAF 11.07.1954
A/Craftman PG. Mapstone RAF 05.02.1951
A/Craftman AR. May RAF 12.08.1955
Flt/Lt WHS. Mellors RAF 11.03.1953
Cpl JR. Murray RAF 05.02.1953
A/Craftman T. Murray RAF 16.05.1953
Sgt/Pilot A. Murrells RAF Abu Sueir 30.04.1952
A/Craftman WJA. Ogg RAF 08.08.1952
A/Craftman J. O’Toole RAF 19.09.1952
A/Craftman IE. Paddington RAF 18.05.1953
LA/Craftman J. Rankin RAF 15.03.1954
LA/Craftman WB. Roberts RAF 06.01.1952
LA/Craftman D. Robinson RAF 12.04.1952
A/Craftman D. Stainton RAF (Missing) 18.04.1954
Flt/Officer RH. Ross RAF 26.04.1951
Sgt J. Tatham RAF 26.04.1951
A/Craftman J. Shadwell RAF 01.08.1953
A/Craftman JGL. Shrimpton RAF 19.03.1953
Flt/Sgt JE. Smith RAF 21.04.1951
Flying Officer HR. Snelling RAF 18.11.1951
Pilot Officer MS. Spinks 651 Squadron RAF 26.02.1954
LA/Craftman DH. Varney RAF 24.07.1952
LA/Craftman EFJ. Walker RAF 10.07.1951
AC - K. Youngman-Eaton 2 Wks Adn Sqn 76 27.01.1953