Lancashire Battalions The Parachute Regt

[Peter Brydon]

Is any one in a postion to give information about any battalions of the Parchute Regiment that had a connection with Lancashire or Liverpool,it seems to me that there are discrepancies with the information available in published sources.
P.B.

[tynesideirish]

Hope this helps.

1st Airborne Div. Parachute Battalions:

1st Parachute Brigade:
1st Bn. Parachute Regiment (From Army Commando/ Army wide recruitment)
2nd Bn.Parachute Regiment (From Army Commando/ Army wide recruitment)
3rd Bn.Parachute Regiment (From Army Commando/ Army wide recruitment)

2nd Parachute brigade:
4th Bn.Parachute Regiment from Army wide recruitment
5th (Scottish) Bn.Parachute Regiment (from 7th QO Cameron Hldrs)
6th (Royal Welsh) Bn.Parachute Regiment ( from 10th Royal Welsh Fusiliers)

4th Parachute Brigade:
151st Bn.(renumbered 156),Parachute Regiment (from Volunteers Middle East)
10th Bn.Parachute Regiment (from Volunteers Middle East)
11th Bn.Parachute Regiment (from Volunteers Middle East)

6th Airborne Div. Parachute Battalion's:

3rd Parachute Brigade:
7th (light Infantry) *Bn. Parachute Regiment later replaced by 1st Canadian Para Bn.
8th (midlands) Bn. Parachute Regiment (from 13th Royal Warwickshire Regt.)
9th (Eastern & Home Counties) Bn. Parachute Regiment (from 10th Essex Regt.)

5th Parachute Brigade:
7th* (light Infantry) Bn. Parachute Regiment (from 10th Somerset Light Infantry.)
12th (Yorkshire) Bn. Parachute Regiment (from 10th Green Howards)
13th (Lancashire) Bn. Parachute Regiment (from 2/4bn South Lancashire Regt.)

[tynesideirish]

(50th Indian Parachute Brigade) later 44th Indian Airborne Division :
151 renumbered 156
152 (Indian) Bn.
153(Gurkha) Bn.

15th(British) Bn.
16th (British) Bn.

17th Bn was formed and for a short time it was posted to 1st Brigade.

after the war various disbandments, reductions and amalgamations too tedious to mention left One Parachute brigade numbered 16. Consisting of :
1 PARA (from4th /6th Bn.)
2 PARA (from 5th Bn.)
3 PARA (from 7th Bn.)

However the TA formed the 16 Airborne Division;

4th Brigade (London): (later 44th)
10th Bn Volunteers
11th Bn (from 8th Middlesex Regiment (DCO) TA)
12th Bn. Volunteers

5th Brigade (York) (later 45th)
13th Bn. Volunteers
14th Bn. (from 4th Royal Hampshire Regt TA)
15th Bn. Volunteers

6th Brigade (Liverpool) (Later 46th)
16th Bn. Volunteers
17th Bn. (from 9th Durham Light Infantry TA)
18th Bn. Volunteers

later reductions leaving one brigade 44th Ind
10th (City of London) Bn.
12th (Yorkshire) Bn.
13th (Lancashire)Bn.
15th (Scottish) Bn.
17th (DLI) Bn.

Again reductions
4th (V)Bn (from 12/13 & 17th Bn's )
10th (V)Bn
15th (Scottish V)Bn

Final reductions
4th Bn (with London & Scottish Coys)

[Peter Brydon]

Thank you very much, have you heard of the Lancastrian Irish Battalion which I understand was a post war unit ?
P.B.