A Bridge Too Far

by Cornelius Ryan

  Corrie, Michael T., Capt. [R.A.F. Glider Pilot]. Produce broker, London, S.W. 1.

  Cosadinos, George, Cpl. [1st Airborne]. Barber, Stockport, Cheshire.

  Cosgrove, David Thomas, Pvt. [1st Airborne]. Trimmer, motor works, Luton, Bedfordshire.

  Cox, Alan Harvey, Lt. [1st Airborne]. Lt. Col., British Army, Warrington, Lancashire.

  Cox, David, Pvt. [1st Airborne]. Machine-shop inspector, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire.

  Cox, Ronald Charles Percy, Pvt. [1st Airborne]. G.P.O. engineer, Hemel Hemp-stead, Hertfordshire.

  Crawley, Douglas E., Major [1st Airborne]. Lt. Col, NATO, Kolsas, Norway.

  Creswell, J. N., Lt. [Guards Armoured]. Lloyd’s underwriter, nr. Polegate, Sussex.

  Cronk, Frederick J., W/O Pilot [R.A.F.]. Coach works director, Nottinghamshire.

  Crook, John W., L/Bombardier [1st Airborne]. Police sergeant, Shipley, Yorkshire.

  Dakin, John Leslie, Pvt. [1st Airborne]. Telephone engineer, Spalding, Lincolnshire.

  Dalton, Austin D., F/Sgt. [R.A.F.]. Compositor, Linotype operator, Belfast.

  Daniells, Frederick T., Pvt. [1st Airborne]. Engineer, Dunstable, Bedfordshire.

  Dauncey, Michael D. K., Lt. [Glider Pilot Regt.]. Lt. Col, British Army, Latimer, Chesham, Buckinghamshire.

  Davey, Harold Leonard, C.Q.M.S. [1st Airborne]. Shopkeeper, nr. Selby, Yorkshire.

  Davis, George E., S/Sgt. [1st Airborne]. Marketing (sales promotion) N.S.W., Australia.

  Dawson, Alan, Pvt. [Pathfinders, 1st Airborne]. Company director, Wrington, nr. Bristol.

  Dawson, John Harold, Pvt. [1st Airborne]. Tool setter, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire.

  Dent, Ralph, Pvt. [1st Airborne]. Police sergeant, Scarborough, Yorkshire.

  Demetriadi, Springet, Capt. [Phantom Net]. Member, London Stock Exchange, London, E.C. 2.

  Deane-Drummond, Anthony, Major [1st Airborne]. D.S.O., M.C., Maj. Gen., Commander, 3rd Infantry Division, Tidworth, Hampshire.

  Dixon, George, Cpl. [1st Airborne]. Production engineer, Crawley, Sussex.

  Doggart, James, L/Cpl. [Guards Armoured]. R.Q.M.S. of Irish Guards, Birdcage Walk, London, S.W. 1.

  Downing, Robert W., Pvt. [1st Airborne]. High-voltage cable jointer, Northampton.

  Drew, James R., Sgt. [1st Airborne]. Engineer, Stafford, Staffordshire.

  Driver, John, Pvt. [1st Airborne]. Catering officer, Ashton-under-Lyne.

  Dullforce, Alfred J., Pvt. [1st Airborne]. Stockroom manager, London.

  Dunn, Pat., Pvt. [1st Airborne]. Coal merchant, Leicestershire.

  Eagger, Dr. A. Austin, A.D.M.S. [1st Airborne]. Retired medical doctor, Exeter, Devonshire.

  Edwards, Jimmy, F.O. [R.A.F.]. Entertainer, Uckfield, Sussex.

  Edwards, Robert C. S., Pvt. [1st Airborne]. Heavy-goods driver, nr. Coventry.

  Edwards, Roy Norris, Pvt. [1st Airborne]. Electricians mate, Barry, Glamorganshire, Wales.

  Egan, Rev. Fr. Bernard M., Chaplain [1st Airborne]. Headmaster, Wimbledon College Preparatory School, London.

  Ellwood, Richard A., Sgt. [1st Airborne]. Gas board staff officer, Hammersmith, London.

  Emery, Ronald T., Sapper [1st Airborne]. Decorator, London.

  Essame, Hubert, Brigadier [43rd Infantry Div.]. C.B.E., D.S.O., M.C., Retired Major General, N. Chichester.

  Fairclough, Thomas, Sgt. [1st Airborne]. Civil servant, Lancashire.

  Falconer, Edward, Guardsman [Guards Armoured]. Laborer, Montrose, Angus, Scotland.

  Faulkner, Maurice A., Pvt. [1st Airborne]. Gear cutter, Tamworth, Staffordshire.

  Fenge, William J., Sgt. [Glider Pilot Regt.]. Builder, London, S.W. 17.

  Fieldhouse, Stanley, Gunner [1st Airborne]. Tailors cutter, Leeds 16, Yorkshire.

  Firkins, Harold J., Sgt. [1st Airborne]. Director, insurance brokers, Kings Heath, Birmingham 14.

  FitzGerald, Desmond R. S., Major [Guards Armoured]. Merchant banker, London.

  Fitzpatrick, Francis “Pat,” Sgt. [1st Airborne]. Office manager, Coulsdon, Surrey.

  Formoy, Leonard, Cpl. [1st Airborne]. Depot manager for sports manufacturer, London, S.E. 11.

  Foster, Raymond H., Sapper [1st Airborne]. Shoe repairman, Farnham, Surrey.

  Frater, Les J., S/Sgt. [Glider Pilot Regt.]. Civil servant, Weston-super-Mare, Somersetshire.

  Freemantle, Albert, Pvt. [1st Airborne]. Superintendent, British South Africa Police, Rhodesia.

  Frost, John D., Lt. Col. [1st Airborne]. Retired Major General, Oxshott, Surrey.

  Gammon, Peter John F., Sgt. [Glider Pilot Regt.]. Chartered surveyor, Woking, Surrey.

  Garfield, Frank, Pvt. [1st Airborne]. Transport driver, Birmingham.

  Gatland, George, Sgt. Major [1st Airborne]. Technical assistant, London Street Lighting, Wembley, Middlesex.

  Gay, Robert D., Sgt. Major [1st Airborne]. Construction manager, Burgh Heath, Surrey.

  George, J. H., Cpl. [1st Airborne]. Metal engineer, Australia.

  Gibbons, Eric R., Cpl. [1st Airborne]. Off-license manager, London, N. 7.

  Gibbons, Leslie N., S/Sgt. [Glider Pilot Regt.]. Sales representative, B.E.A. Airways, Warwickshire.

  Gibbons, Harry A., S/Sgt. [Glider Pilot Regt.]. Stock controller, Chippenham, Wiltshire.

  Gillie, Thomas, Sgt. [1st Airborne]. Building foreman, Darlington, County Durham.

  Glover, J. W., Lt/QM [1st Airborne]. Retired Lt. Col, British Army Administration, York, Yorkshire.

  Glover, Richard, Cpl. [1st Airborne]. Company representative, Driffield, Yorkshire.

  Goldthorpe, Lawrence, Sgt. [Glider Pilot Regt.]. Government service, Surrey.

  Gordon-Watson, Michael, Major [Guards Armoured]. O.B.E., M.C., Stud manager, farmer, Dorsetshire.

  Gorman, John, Lt. [Guards Armoured]. C.V.O., M.B.E., M.C., personnel director, B.O.A.C., Sussex.

  Gough, C. F. H., Major [1st Airborne]. Insurance broker and company director, Lodsworth, Sussex.

  Goulburn, Edward H., Lt. Col. [Guards Armoured]. Retired Major General, Surrey.

  Grafton, James, Major [43rd Division]. TV script writer, company director, Strut-ton Ground, London.

  Grainger, Robert E., Co. Sgt. Major [1st Airborne]. M.B.E., Racing manager, Greyhound Stadium, nr. Stroud, Gloucestershire.

  Gray, Donald James, Signalman [1st Airborne]. Builder, Cleethorpes, Lancashire.

  Green, P. J., Pvt. [1st Airborne]. Slatter, Moray shire, Scotland.

  Green, Thomas C, S/Sgt. [1st Airborne]. Head remedial gymnast, Marston Green, Birmingham.

  Grieve, Duncan G., Signalman [1st Airborne]. Rotary-press assistant, Grimsby, Lincolnshire.

  Griffiths, Frederick F., L/Sgt. [Guards Armoured]. Miner, New Tupton, Chesterfield.

  Growe, Michael G., Pvt. [1st Airborne]. Inspector of motor components, Sheldon, Birmingham.

  Hackett, John, Brigadier [1st Airborne]. D.S.O., M.B.E., M.C., Retired Commander in Chief, British Army of the Rhine.

  Hall, Eric, Sgt. [1st Airborne]. Sales manager, Schweppes, London.

  Hall, J. A., L/Cpl. [1st Airborne]. Clerk, British Embassy, Louvain, Belgium.

  Halliwell, Stanley, L/Sgt. [1st Airborne]. Builder, Cheshire.

  Hands, Lewis, Sgt. [1st Airborne]. Company director, Nottingham.

  Hardman, Donald A., Pvt. [1st Airborne]. Fireman, Northants.

  Harker, M., Capt. [Phantom Net]. Director, wine & spirits merchants, London.

  Harris, Thomas H., L/Cpl. [1st Airborne]. Grinder, Warwickshire.

  Harrison, Charles A., Capt. [1st Airborne]. Stockbroker, London.

  Harvey, Bernard H., Warrant Off. [R.A.F.]. D.F.C., Civil servant, Guildford, Surrey.

  Harvey-Kelly, C. William, Lt. [Guards Armoured]. Colonel, British Army, London.

  Hatch, Roy Ernest, Sgt. [Glider Pilot Regt.]. Motorcycle dealer, Caterham, Surrey.

  Hawkings, Angela [Red Cross]. Buyer, New York, N.Y.

  Hay, Neville, Lt. [Phantom Net]. General manager to a security organization, London.

  Haysom, James N., Signalman [1st Air
borne]. Engineer, Cardiff, Wales.

  Haywood, Bernard, Cpl. [1st Airborne]. Legal executive, Cheshire.

  Haywood, Leslie N., F/Sgt. [R.A.F.]. Retired police sergeant, E. Yorkshire.

  Hendy, Arthur S., L/Cpl. [1st Airborne]. Bus driver, London Transportation, Kent.

  Hennon, Wilfred, Warrant Off. II [1st Airborne]. C.S.M., Civil servant, Farn-borough, Hampshire.

  Herman, Jack, Flying Officer [R.A.F.]. Investment consultant, London.

  Hewitt, Jack, Signalman [1st Airborne]. Assistant head postmaster, Yorkshire.

  Heyes, Stanley, Signalman [1st Airborne]. Sub officer, fire brigade, Cheshire.

  Heywood, A. G., Capt. [Guards Armoured]. C.B.E., M.E., Colonel, British Army, Wiltshire.

  Hicks, Philip H. W., Brigadier [1st Airborne]. Retired Major General, Hampshire.

  Hicks, Thomas, Sapper [1st Airborne]. Locomotive driver, British Railways, Yorkshire.

  Hill, Joseph J., W/Sgt. [Glider Pilot Regt.]. Personnel officer, Staffordshire.

  Hogan, Patrick, Guardsman [Guards Armoured]. Postman, Middlesex.

  Holburn, A. R., Pvt. [1st Airborne]. Lt. Col, Zambia Army, Lusaka, Zambia.

  Hollis, Frank, Pvt. [1st Airborne]. Oil company driver, Essex.

  Hollobone, Bernard, Sgt. [1st Airborne]. Shopowner, Leicester.

  Holloway, John J., Signalman [1st Airborne]. Engineer, Kennington, Oxfordshire.

  Holt, B. R., S/Sgt. [Glider Pilot Regt.]. Engineering planning manager, Leeds 16, Yorkshire.

  Holt, Ronald C, Pvt. [1st Airborne]. Managing director, flooring contractor, Salt-ney, Cheshire.

  Homfray, Frank R., Lt. [Guards Armoured]. Farmer, Newbury, Berkshire.

  Hopkins, George, Cpl. [1st Airborne]. Joiner, Tamworth, Staffordshire.

  Hopkinson, H. S., Lt. [Guards Armoured]. Colonel, commanding Household Cavalry, East Hagbourne, Berkshire.

  Horsefield, James, Pvt. [1st Airborne]. Planer, Whickham, Newcastle-on-Tyne.

  Hoskins, James, Sgt. [1st Airborne]. Police constable, Manchester.

  Houghton, H. R., W/Sgt. [1st Airborne]. Plasterer, Liverpool 7.

  Houston, Francis Wesley, Pvt. [1st Airborne]. Clerk, Newcastle-upon-Tyne 3.

  Howson, Victor, Pvt. [1st Airborne]. Heat and frost insulator, London, E. 17.

  Hudson, Frank, L/Cpl. [1st Airborne]. Lodgeman, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.

  Humphries, Alan Peter, Lt. [1st Airborne]. Partner in accounting firm, Esher, Surrey.

  Hunt, Stanley J., Flight Lt. [R.A.F.]. Education officer, R.A.F. Squadron Leader, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire.

  Hurst, William, W/Sgt. [1st Airborne]. Foreman, nr. Bolton, Lancashire.

  Huth, William J., Sgt. [1st Airborne]. Manager of jewelry shop, Morden, Surrey.

  Inglis, Walter, Sgt. [1st Airborne]. Hall porter, St. Albans, Hertfordshire.

  Isherwood, Reginald, Sgt. [1st Airborne]. Managing director, Brentwood, Essex.

  Isitt, Bernard C., Lt. [Guards Armoured]. Insurance adjuster, Paris, France.

  Jeavons, Sidney T., Pvt. [1st Airborne]. Machinist, Sheffield, Yorkshire.

  Jenkins, Walter, Pvt. [1st Airborne]. Nurse, Derbyshire.

  Jennings, Robert, Pvt. [1st Airborne]. Diesel-plant fitter, Farnborough, Hampshire.

  Johnson, Ronald O., Lt. [Glider Pilot Regt.]. General manager, Hoover Co., Wien 19, Austria.

  Jones, Alfred, Pvt. [Pathfinder, 1st Airborne]. Civil servant, British Army, Germany.

  Jones, A. G. C, Lt. [Guards Armoured]. Lt. Col, British Army, London W. 8.

  Jones, C. P., Lt. Col. [Guards Armoured]. G.C.B., C.B.E., M.C. Retired Army General, Rye, Sussex.

  Jones, Eric, Signalman [1st Airborne]. Paper converter, Widnes, Lancashire.

  Jones, James F., L/Bombadier [1st Airborne]. Detective inspector of police, Wit-ney, Oxfordshire.

  Jones, James Henry, Pvt. [1st Airborne]. Bus driver, Speke, Liverpool.

  Jones, Robert H., Sgt. [1st Airborne]. Managing director, Transport & General Contractors, Kitwe, Zambia.

  Jones, William, Pvt. [1st Airborne]. Electrician, Dudley, Worcestershire.

  Jordan, Ronald G., Arm/Cfn. [1st Airborne]. Sales-office manager, nr. Birmingham.

  Jukes, G. W., Pvt. [1st Airborne]. Telephone installer, Vancouver, British Columbia.

  Kane, John P., Pvt. [1st Airborne]. Works foreman, Yorkshire.

  Keenan, James M., Pvt. [1st Airborne]. Engineer, New Parks, Leicestershire.

  Kelly, Donald, L/Sgt. [1st Airborne]. Hospital canteen manager, Bishopton, Renfrewshire.

  Kent, Ronald, Sgt. [Pathfinder, 1st Airborne]. Solicitor, Cape Province, South Africa.

  Kibble, William H., Reg. Sgt. Major [1st Airborne]. Caretaker, Twerton, Bath.

  Killick, J. E., Capt. [1st Airborne]. Counselor in H. M. Foreign Service, Washington, D.C.

  King, Charles D., L/Cpl. [1st Airborne]. Tannery foreman, Little Borough, Lancashire.

  King, Frank D., Capt. [1st Airborne]. Major General, M.B.E., Whitehall, London, S.W. 1.

  King, Henry A., Flying Officer/Navigator [R.A.F.]. Queens Messenger Escort, London, N. 12.

  King, Leonard, S/Sgt. [Glider Pilot Regt.]. Police sergeant, Barnet, Hertfordshire.

  Kitchener, Joseph H., S/Sgt. [Glider Pilot Regt.]. Postal and telegraph officer, Lewes, Sussex.

  Knee, Frank, L/Cpl. [1st Airborne]. Linotype operator, Coventry.

  Langford, Thomas, Pvt. [1st Airborne]. Industrial buyer, Blaydon-on-Tyne, County Durham.

  Langton, Roland S., Capt. [Irish Guards]. M.V.O., M.C., Colonel, British Army, Oxfordshire.

  Lankstead, William A., Pvt. [1st Airborne]. Motor mechanic, Northwich, Cheshire.

  Lathbury, Gerald, Brig, [1st Airborne]. G.C.B., D.S.O., M.B.E., Gerald, Sir, Governor and Commander in Chief of Gibralter.

  Lewis, Edward, Cpl. [Guards Armoured]. Tool setter, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.

  Lewis, Richard P. C., Major [1st Airborne]. Corn merchant, Alton, Hampshire.

  Lindley, Francis William, Major [1st Airborne]. Sub postmaster, Retford, Nottinghamshire.

  Line, Cyril, S/Sgt. [Glider Pilot Regt.]. Surveyor, Wedmore, Somersetshire.

  Lister, Eric C., Sgt. [Guards Armoured]. Fish merchant, Strood, Kent.

  Little, Kenneth E., Signalman [1st Airborne]. Works employee, Bristol 4.

  Loney, Patrick A., Trooper [1st Airborne]. Lorry driver, London, E. 6.

  Long, Michael W., Lt. [Glider Pilot Regt.]. Manager, Technical Publications, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire.

  Long, Richard C., S/Sgt. [Glider Pilot Regt.]. Technical representative, Romford, Essex.

  Longland, Cedric James, Major [1st Airborne]. Surgeon, Dumbartonshire, Scotland.

  Lonsdale, Richard, Major [1st Airborne]. Private means, Jersey, Channel Islands.

  Lord, John C.,* Reg. Sgt. Major [1st Airborne]. M.V.O., M.B.E.

  Love, Donald, Flight Lt. [Guards Armoured]. Insurance agency superintendent, Eastbourne, Sussex.

  Luckhurst, Frederick A., Sapper [1st Airborne]. Aircraft worker, Wooten Bassett, Wiltshire.

  Lumb, D., Cpl. [1st Airborne]. Toolmaker, Rochdale, Lancashire.

  Lumb, Vernon, Sgt. [1st Airborne]. Sales manager, Rotherham, Sheffield.

  Mackay, Eric M., Capt. [1st Airborne]. M.B.E., D.S.C., British Army Colonel, The Maultway, Camerley, Surrey.

  Mackenzie, Charles B., Lt. Col. [1st Airborne]. Secretary, T. & A.F.A., Glasgow, Scotland.

  Mahaffey, Rupert, Lt. [Guards Armoured]. Bank director, London S.W. 3.

  Major, Sidney Francis, L/Sgt. [1st Airborne]. Sales representative, Hatfield, Hertfordshire.

  Malley, Joe, Cpl. [1st Airborne]. British Army, Hull, Yorkshire.

  Marples, Graham, Signalman [1st Airborne]. Land investigator, Penistone, Yorkshire.

  Mason, Valery E. C, Sgt. [Glider Pilot Regt.]. Official, Zambia government, Ndola, Zambia.

  Mayne, William Victor, Guardsman [Guards Armoured]. Lorry driver, Newtonab-bey, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

  McBain, Ronald C, Sgt. [1st Airborne]. Fish
merchant, Whitehaven, Cumberland.

  McCardie, W. D. H., Lt. Col. [1st Airborne]. Company director, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.

  McClory, Owen D., Pvt. [1st Airborne]. Records clerk, Billingham-on-Tees, County Durham.

  McGuinness, Hugh, Pvt. [1st Airborne]. Docker, Whitehaven, Cumberland.

  McMahon, Thomas, Pvt. [Pathfinder, 1st Airborne]. Turf accountant, Twickenham, Middlesex.

  McNeill, David W., S/Sgt. [Glider Pilot Regt.]. Company director, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

  Milbourne, Andrew, Pvt. [1st Airborne]. Civil servant, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

  Miller, Claire [Civilian]. M.B.E., B.E.M. Company director, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire.

  Miller, Victor D., S/Sgt. [Glider Pilot Regt.]. Technical representative, Waling-ham, Surrey.

  Mills, John C., Cpl. [1st Airborne]. Auto association patrol, Scarborough, Yorkshire.

  Mitchell, Edward, Sgt. [Glider Pilot Regt.]. Maintenance dept., Ford Motor Co., Liverpool 19.

  Mitchell, Gordon L., Pvt. [1st Airborne]. Process engineer, Heanor, Nottinghamshire.

  Moberly, Richard J., Col. [1st Airborne]. Retired Major General, British Army, Salisbury, Wiltshire.

  Mole, Joseph D., L/Cpl. [1st Airborne]. Plasterer, Stepney, London, E. 1.

  Moncur, Francis W., Pvt. [1st Airborne]. Educational adviser, publishing firm, Wellington, New Zealand.

  Montgomery, Hector, Capt. [1st Airborne]. Sales manager, Woking, Surrey.

  Moore, Rodney, Lt. Col. [Guards Armoured]. G.C.V.G., K.C.R., C.B.E., D.S.O., Gen. Sir. (Retired), Ascot, Berkshire.

  Moorwood, S. James D., Lt. [Glider Pilot Regt.]. Solicitor, Shamley Green, Surrey.

  Morgans, Daniel T., Cpl. [1st Airborne]. Storeman, Rhondda, Glamorganshire, Wales.

  Morris, Dave, R.Q.M.S. [1st Airborne]. Security officer, Luton, Bedfordshire.

  Munford, Dennis, Major [1st Airborne]. Retired Colonial Service official, South-wold, Suffolk.

  Murray, Iain, Lt. Col. [Glider Pilot Regt.]. Retired, London.

  Nattrass, George, Sgt. [1st Airborne]. Hotel manager, nr. Middlesbrough, Yorkshire.

  Nayler, Anthony E., Pvt. [1st Airborne]. Lorry driver, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire.

  Newbury, Edwin, Capt. [1st Airborne]. Chief officer of Licensing Dept., London.

  Noble, Jeffrey F., Lt. [1st Airborne]. Personnel director, Sussex.

  Nunn, Sydney R. G., L/Cpl. [1st Airborne]. Photographer, Stevenage, Hertfordshire.

  Oakes, William, Sgt. [Glider Pilot Regt.]. Civil servant, High Barnet, Hertfordshire.