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Please find below, a copy of the invitation to the unveiling of the Glider Pilot Regiment Monument on September 16th 2022, 13:30hrs. The unveiling will take place at Wolfhezerweg 111, Wolfheze (at the entrance to Chalet Park Lindenhof and the Glider museum. Everyone is most welcome to attend.

Dear Members, There are, of course, many good causes and worthwhile charities all looking for financial help. Two such charities in particular that help to support the Arnhem Fellowship’s purposes are The Taxi Charity for Military Veterans and The Parachute Regiment and Airborne Forces Charity (SUPPORT OUR PARAS) The Market Garden Challenge for the Taxi…

Dear Members, Please see below a joint statement issued by the Trustees of the Arnhem 1944 Fellowship and the Board of the Society of Friends of the Airborne Museum. The representatives of the Society of Friends of the Airborne Museum and the Arnhem 1944 Fellowship have agreed to build a closer working relationship for the…

I regret to inform you of the passing of Lieutenant Kazimierz Szmid of the 1st Polish Independent Parachute Brigade on 28th May 2022, aged 97. Kazimierz fought at Arnhem with the 1st Battalion of the Brigade. Thank you to his son Andrzej for keeping us informed. In the early hours of this morning my lovely,…

Once again, we find ourselves about to start a season of PARAS10 challenges taking place in May, September and October, raising money for Support Our Paras. We kick off with Team Queripel running in the Colchester 10 mile run on Saturday 14th May. Team Queripel: John Gerring – needs no introduction (!) Paul Gerring –…

Thank you to Laura Briggs, one of our members in the USA for providing the following about Richard ‘Dick’ Ford, one of our Honorary Life Members: “With sadness, sharing the news of the recent passing on the 25th February 2022 of Retired US Air Force Lt. Colonel Richard Ford, 99 years young. During WWII, 2nd…

With thanks to Niall Cherry for bringing to our attention the following article in the De Gelderlander newspaper: https://www.gelderlander.nl/arnhem-e-o/politie-en-eod-zoeken-mortiergranaten-in-de-rijn-bij-oosterbeek-na-vondst-van-magneetvissers~ae324e66/ English translation by courtesy of google translate: The police and the Maritime Explosive Ordnance Disposal Service (EOD) are looking for ammunition from the Second World War in the water near the ferry sidewalk in Oosterbeek. Two magnet fishermen saw six to…

With thanks to Rae Byrne for bringing to our attention the passing of an Arnhem veteran who was not known to us. Douglas served with 297 Squadron RAF and completed two sorties towing gliders on 17th and 18th September. You can read his obituary from The Times here https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/flight-lieutenant-douglas-coxell-obituary-8vtvhnh6n?fbclid=IwAR2G9kXZX_nAH8mrQPoACMmb7kdnSNJuWDKsXlWtemFURYtHTmMABWciCU4

Lt Gen Sir Brian Horrocks KCB KBE DSO MC Born 07 September 1895 Raniket, India– Died 04 January 1985 Chichester, West Sussex Gen Sir Brian Horrocks died in 1985 but, for reasons unknown, his ashes remained with the undertaker in Chichester.  RHQ of the PWRR was contacted by the undertaker in 2018 regarding this situation…

Members of the Arnhem Fellowship undertook a special visit to the Airborne Assault Museum over the weekend of 19th and 20th March 2022. Hosted by the Curator of the museum, Jon Baker, and his assistant Ben Hill, we were given a guided tour of the museum itself together with a visit to the archives. This was definitely…