In Association with the Eltham & Chislehurst Parachute Regimental Association
Geoff Pattinson served as a Sergeant in A Company, 9th Battalion, The Parachute Regiment during the Second World War.… Read more...
Here is the provision itinerary of events for the 2026 Pilgrimage. This may be useful for those in the 9bn family who are travelling separately from the main Pilgrimage party, to coordinate with events etc.… Read more...
As usual we will be embarking on our annual pilgimage to Normandy in June 2026, and we would like to invite you to join us.
There will be the usual two collection points for the Amport coach on June 4th: 10am at the Union Jack Club, Sandell Street, Waterloo, London, and the second at the Portsmouth ferry terminal at about 12:15pm, aiming to arrive at Hotel Libera in Colombelles late in the evening.… Read more...
An extract from the speech I gave at the Annual Club Dinner on Saturday 4th October:
This year marks a number of important milestones. Firstly, the 80th anniversary of the liberation of France.… Read more...
The 2025 annual dinner for the 9th Battalion Reunion Club will be held at the Union Jack Club (near Waterloo Station) on Saturday 4th of October 2025. We typically meet in the bar at the UJC for 6pm onwards (although some start earlier…!)… Read more...
For those attending the 9th Battalion Reunion Club annual Normandy Pilgrimage, and for our other friends who might like to meet us at various events along the way, this is the provisional itinerary for the trip: Note that all times are estimated/provisional, and may be subject to change – the timetables of all events can be ‘fluid’.… Read more...
Apologies for the late update to the website – I thought I’d posted this before Christmas!
Many regular pilgrims will have already received a letter from Paul Hill, but this is a reminder for anyone interested in attending the 9th Para Battalion Reunion Club Normandy Pilgrimage.… Read more...
On the 28th of September we held our annual dinner at the Union Jack Club in London.
This was an even of changes – it was my first as Chairman of the Reunion Club, and also the first for many years without Pascaline Dagorn or our Patron, Olivier Paz, in attendance.… Read more...
A quick note to confirm that the 2025 Annual Reunion Dinner for the 9th Battalion Reunion Club will be held on the 4th of October 2025, at the Union Jack Club in London.… Read more...
