The 9th Parachute Battalion

There are two new books released this year relating to the 9th Battalion and the Merville Battery.

Eight Seconds – Glenn B. Fleming

The first, by Glenn Fleming, is a dramatised narrative telling of the Merville Assault, seen through the eye’s of Glenn’s father Frank Fleming, who was a machine-gunner in the 9th Battalion and who took part in the Merville battle.… Read more...

On Saturday 23rd of March 2019, the 9th Battalion Reunion Club held its annual dinner at the Union Jack Club in London. With 3 distinguished WW2 veterans, Phil Ward, Tom Hughes and Alec Smart, and many members of the 9th Battalion’s family and friends present, it was a fun and friendly evening.… Read more...

For anyone interested in attending and paying their respects, the funeral for Cecil Hughes will be held at:

• Boxted Church, Church Ln, Boxted, Near Sudbury, Colchester CO4 5TG at 10:00am on Monday 7th January 2019.

Another sad loss to the battalion – this week we were notified of the passing of Cecil Hughes. He joined the 9th Battalion in March 1945 as a reinforcement of the troops already there, and went on to take part in the Rhine campaign, and he also fought in Italy.… Read more...

The family of Joseph Holmes have confirmed his funeral to be at Worthing Crematorium, on the 26th October 2018, at 12:40. 

Any ex-members of the 9th Parachute Battalion or Parachute Regiment would be most welcome, particularly if they are wearing blazers, berets and Parachute Regiment colours/decorations. … Read more...

On Sunday 30th September 2018 Gordon Newton passed away. His loss to the 9th Battalion Reunion Club is immeasurable – he was instrumental in the founding of the Club, and worked for decades to ensure its success and growth.… Read more...

No sooner are we past the 74th anniversary of D-Day, when the preparations must start for the commemorations in 2019 for the 75th Anniversary.

If the 70th anniversary was anything to go by, the event in 2019 will be a major event, and logistically very complex, so planning is already well underway for the 9th Battalion Reunion Club Normandy Pilgrimage.… Read more...

Doug Moodie has now set up a Facebook group for family and friends of the 9th Battalion to stay in contact, share pictures, videos and other news, and generally hang out.… Read more...