151/156 Parachute Battalion Association News
Newsletter No 6
Newsletter No.6Newletter 6 | November 2023 Produced by John O'Reilly, Rosie Anderson, and Will Stark, this is the sixth newsletter for the 151/156 Parachute Battalion Association. This edition focuses on the 79th Arnhem Commemorations in September and our annual...
Newsletter No 5
Newsletter No.5Newletter 5 | July 2023 Produced by John O'Reilly, Rosie Anderson, and Will Stark, this is the fifth newsletter for the 151/156 Parachute Battalion Association. This edition focuses on the Arnhem 1944 Fellowship tour in May. You can download Newsletter...
Newsletter No 4
Newsletter No.4Newletter 4 | December 2022 Produced by John O'Reilly, Rosie Anderson, and Will Stark, this is the forth newsletter for the 151/156 Parachute Battalion Association. This edition focuses on our annual reunion at Melton Mowbray in October 2022. You can...
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Newsletter No.3Newletter 3 | January 2022 Produced by John O'Reilly, Rosie Anderson, and Will Stark, this is the third newsletter for the 151/156 Parachute Battalion Association. This edition focuses on our annual reunion at Melton Mowbray in October 2021. You can...
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Newsletter No.2Newletter 2 | January 2020 Produced by John O'Reilly, Rosie Anderson, and Will Stark, this is the second newsletter for the 151/156 Parachute Battalion Association. This edition focuses solely on the life of Captain Michael Wenner who died on Tuesday...
Newsletter No.1
Newsletter No.1Newletter 1 | October 2020 Produced by John O'Reilly, Rosie Anderson and Will Stark, this is the first newsletter for the 151/156 Parachute Battalion Association. It was felt that during this rather strange year, a year in which we couldn't have our...
John Jeffries Obituary
John Jeffries ObituaryJohn Jeffries: 22nd March 1922 – 30th August 2020 John Jeffries passed away at 9.45pm on Sunday, 30th August aged 98. John parachuted onto the Ginkelseheide near Arnhem on 18th September 1944. He was under fire the moment he left his aircraft. ...
Colonel John Waddy Obituary
The Obituary for Colonel John Llewellyn Waddy OBE, the last known member of the 156 Parachute battalion. written by John O’Reilly.
Colonel John Waddy OBE turns 100
Today the 17th June 2020 is Colonel John Waddy’s 100th birthday. John was the commanding officer of B Company, 156 Parachute Battalion. Read the full article with photographs, video and downloadable PDF.
Website build in progress
The 151/156 Parachute Battalion Association website is now under-construction. The plan is to have an online archive dedicated to the memory of those who served and fought in the 151/156 Parachute Battalion from it’s formation in 1941 to its eventual destruction in and around the village of Oosterbeek.
Major Jeffrey Noble Obituary
After the sad news that Jeffrey Noble died on 4th June 2020, aged 96, John O’Reilly has written his obituary. With a bit of help from Will Stark we have made it available for download here in the 151/156 site.