1st Airborne Div Pictures

[JON188]

Guys
i managed to pick up from an auction some documents, and in them were the following pictures.
I put a bid in after seeing a pic with what looked like Urqhuart on it.
On the back of some of them are details appertaining to a Signalman HB Savill,14227614.
(Can anyone find any info out on this chap at all for me, as i had no response from the R Corps of Sigs museum - again).
Weird, in the large group photo, he is marked with a cross, on the 3rd row up, 4th from the left; however, it is a Signals officer (with a proper airborne beret) that features in all 3 photos.
THere is also one that has the Princess Royal (Princess Mary) in uniform (she is Colonel In Chief of the Royal Corps of Signals).
On that photograph the offr on the front row, 2nd from the left has the light bulb on his arm, and not para wings.
Hope these are of interest to some of you.
Regards
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[JON188]

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[Sonofacqms]

I am not a specialist in SF items, but what a great selection of photos, the names of Browning and Frost I'm sure would appear somewhere on the names.

[Arnhemjim]

Jon,
Will have to do further research on the other officers (first small group photograph-Attachment 23433), but the colonel seated immediately to then MGen R.E. Urqhuart's right is Col Graeme M. Warrack OBE, DSO, Asst Dir Med Services, 1st Airborne Division. He was a stalwart during the Battle of Arnhem, remained behind with the wounded, and became a POW.
Regards,
Jim

[JON188]

Thanks Jim for the first part of J2 on the photo.
Very much appreciated.
Have a good night matE
Jon

[army outfitters]

Originally Posted by JON188

Thanks Jim for the first part of J2 on the photo.
Very much appreciated.
Have a good night matE
Jon

Jon
I had one of those certificates to a South Staffs type which I sold for about $500 US a few years ago. Hope this helps
Dave

[JON188]

Thanks mate, it certainly does.
May put something new into my collection.
Regards
Jon

[johanwiegman]

hi Jon,

Have you tried looking in the London Gazette archive?
Great source for commissions, promotions and medals for WW2
veterans, specially if you have the name and army number.

best regards,

Johan

[JON188]

HI Johan
nice to hear from you mate.
The picture marked with an X is for the soldier with the rank of Signalman, as is his Norway Certificate, so he is an other rank, not an officer, hence me contacting the Royal Signal Museum,
They are pretty rubbish at returning calls/emails though, even for ex scaleys!!
hope all is good with you
jon

[Chris Walker]

Dear all.

I have no idea who the signalman in question is but the signals officers in two of the photos is Lt Col T G V Stevenson OBE 1st Airborne Div Signals.

Cheers

Chris Walker
www.signalsbadges.co.uk