General ‘Boy': The Life of Lieutenant General Sir Frederick Browning

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by Richard Mead


  2nd Battalion 121, 157

  Somerset Light Infantry

  7th Battalion 139

  10th Battalion 246

  Special Air Service 95, 103, 105

  1st Regiment 100

  2nd Regiment 100

  11th Battalion 67

  Welsh Guards 31, 211, 244

  1st Battalion 62

  Other units

  2 LAA Battery 138

  615 Field Squadron RE 249

  AFDAG 109, 138,

  Force 141 87, 89, 90

  Force 545 88, 89

  Special Boat Squadron 100

  Special Raiding Squadron 100

  Army, Canadian

  Regiment

  Lord Strathcona’s Horse 22

  Army, French

  Army

  First (1914–18) 26

  Fourth (1914–18) 26

  Sixth (1914–18) 26

  Regiment

  Parachute (later SAS) Battalions 78, 100, 166

  Army, Dutch

  Brigade

  Royal Netherlands 118, 138, 149, 150

  Other unit

  Parachute Company 78

  Army, German

  Army Group

  B 122, 129

  Corps

  II SS Panzer 122, 129, 150

  Feldt 130

  Division

  9 SS Panzer (Hohenstaufen) 122, 123, 129, 155–6

  10 SS Panzer (Frundsberg) 122, 123, 129, 130, 132, 155–6

  59 Infantry 130

  Von Tettau 129–30, 155

  Battle Group

  Huber 137

  Walther 137

  Brigade

  107 Panzer 130, 131

  Battalion

  SS Panzer-Grenadier Training & Replacement No. 16 155

  9 SS Panzer Reconnaissance 128

  Army, Indian

  Army/Command

  Eastern 94, 250

  Corps

  XV Indian 169

  XXXIII Indian 169

  Divisions

  5 Indian 169, 181, 188

  7 Indian 169, 180

  19 Indian 169

  20 Indian 169, 181, 182

  23 Indian 181, 182, 254

  25 Indian 170

  26 Indian 182

  44 Indian Airborne 172, 175, 247

  Brigade

  50 Indian Parachute 94, 176, 247

  Regiment

  18th Bengal Lancers 22

  152nd (Indian) Parachute Battalion 94

  153rd (Gurkha) Parachute Battalion 94

  154th (Gurkha) Parachute Battalion 94

  Indian Parachute Regiment 184, 252

  Army, Japan

  Southern Army 180

  Army, Norwegian

  Parachute Company 78

  Army, Polish

  Corps

  II Polish 100

  Division

  1 Polish Armoured 100, 165

  Brigade

  1 Polish Parachute 77–8, 100–1, 106–7, 109, 112, 115, 117, 120, 135, 136, 139, 141, 149, 158, 164–5, 238–9

  Battalion

  1st Polish Parachute 141, 143, 239

  Army, United States

  Army Group

  12th 107, 117

  NCAC 174

  Army

  First 117

  First (1914–18) 26

  First Allied Airborne (see under Army, British)

  Third 109

  Seventh 90, 91, 92

  Air Force

  Eighth 86, 125

  Far East 108

  Ninth 108, 125

  Fourteenth 174

  Corps

  II 78

  XX 105

  XVIII Airborne 109, 135

  Air Force Command

  Eastern 170

  XII Troop Carrier 90

  IX Troop Carrier 98, 108, 118, 154, 248

  Division

  17 Airborne 109

  82 Airborne 90, 92, 104, 109, 115, 117, 120, 126–7, 130–2, 147, 149, 150, 151, 158–9, 162, 163, 228, 230, 231

  101 Airborne ix, 78, 109, 126, 127, 131, 132, 135, 137, 157, 163, 228, 246

  Regiment/Battalion

  2nd Battalion, 503 Parachute Infantry 78, 79–80, 83

  3rd Battalion, 504 Parachute Infantry 131, 137, 249

  2nd Battalion, 505 Parachute Infantry 129, 130

  504 Parachute Regimental Combat Team

  1st Battalion, 508 Parachute Infantry 127

  3rd Battalion, 508 Parachute Infantry 127

  325 Glider Infantry 132, 135–6, 138, 159, 160

  327 Glider Infantry 132

  878 Airborne Aviation Engineer Battalion 105, 109, 138

  Arnhem viii, ix, 111–13, 115–16, 118, 119, 122–3, 128, 129–30, 131, 132, 133, 136, 140, 142, 145–6, 148, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155–6, 157, 159, 160, 161, 163, 165, 168, 213, 227, 229, 230, 237, 238, 249, 253

  Arnold, General of the Air Force Henry H. 247, 251

  Arnold, Sir Malcolm 204

  Arras 24, 25, 26, 245

  Ashley Gardens 97, 98

  Asquith, Herbert (Earl of Oxford & Asquith) 16

  Attenborough, (Richard) Lord 228–233

  Auchinleck, Field Marshal Sir Claude 94, 167, 170, 174, 177, 191

  Aung San 178, 251

  Austin, H.W. (‘Bunny’) 52

  Austin, Phyllis 52

  Bailey, Colonel the Hon. W. R. (Lord Glanusk) 26–7

  Baker-Munton, Maureen (née Luschwitz) 171, 190, 191, 192, 197, 207, 217, 251

  Baker-Munton, Monty 217

  Balding, Captain L.C.R. 59, 245

  Balmoral 201, 209–10, 217

  Barker, R.G. 9

  Barker, Major General Ray W. 101

  Barrackpore 170, 172, 174

  Barratt, Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur 83

  Barrie, J.M. (Sir James) 46, 245, 254

  Batavia 184

  Bax, Sir Arnold 204

  Beagle (Darwin’s ship) 4

  Beaufort, 10th Duke of 209

  Beaumont-Nesbitt, Major General F.G. 49, 52–3

  Beck, Major J. 90

  Beek 131, 135, 159

  Belchem, Major General D. 115, 119, 123

  Bellenger, F.J. 193

  ‘Beneficiary’, Operation 105–6, 107, 110

  Benouville 98

  Berg-en-Dal 131, 135, 159

  Berkeley Castle 1

  Berkeley Hotel 4, 203, 221

  Berlin 195, 227

  ‘Berlin’, Operation 146

  Bernhard of the Netherlands, Prince 123

  Bernstein, Leonard 204

  ‘Biting’, Operation (see Bruneval Raid)

  Bittrich, General of Waffen SS Wilhelm 129

  Bliss, Sir Arthur 204

  Block, Ernest 204

  Bluebottle, keelboat yacht 201

  Bocock, Lily 52

  Bodinnick 45, 47, 48

  Boesinghe 20–1

  Bogarde, Sir Dirk 228–32

  Boggon, Gordon 76

  Bolitho, Sir Edward 221

  Bols, Major General E.L. 153

  Bonham-Carter, Rear Admiral Sir Christopher 219

  Bower, Brigadier R.H. 96, 135

  Bowring, Harvey 196, 204

  Boy’s Boys, aeroplane 90

  Bradish, Lieutenant Colonel W.P.B. 93

  Bradley, General of the Army Omar N. 91, 108, 109, 117,

  Bramfield House 7

  Brantham Court 2, 7

  Brereton, Lieutenant General Lewis H. 111, 118, 121, 125, 167, 200, 212, 247

  background and appointment to FAAA 108, 247; relationship with Boy 108, 110, 123, 166, 168, 204, 248; and ‘Linnet II’ 110, 121, 248; in planning for ‘Market Garden’ 117, 119, 123, 161; visits Netherlands 135; response to 52 Division offer 136; impact on ‘Market Garden’ 152, 154, 155, 228

  Bridgeman, Major General Viscount 58

  Brigmerston House 69, 87, 96

  Britannia, Royal Yacht 212, 215, 220

  Brittain, Regimental Sergeant Major 36

  Britten, Benjamin, Lord 204

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bsp; Broembeek, The 21

  Brooke, Alan (see Alanbrooke)

  Brooke, Sir James, Rajah of Sarawak 4

  Brooks, Brigadier W.T. 53, 55

  Brown, Wing Commander 126

  Browning, Alice 1

  Browning, Anne, née Bainbridge 1

  Browning, Captain Arthur (Boy’s uncle) 2

  Browning, Berthold (‘Bertie’) (Boy’s uncle) 2, 43, 92, 244

  Browning, Daphne, Lady viii, ix–x, 45–50, 52, 57, 89, 111, 112, 115, 121, 125, 134, 143, 147, 148, 163, 167, 171, 174, 176, 179, 181, 183, 184, 185, 186, 193, 197, 202, 203, 204, 206, 209, 211, 220–1, 222, 223, 227, 236, 246, 250, 251, 252

  Personal

  family background 46; character and appearance 47–8, 49; affairs (see Doubleday, Lawrence, Puxley, Reed, Yvon); boats (see Cora Ann, Marie-Louise)

  Marriage to Boy

  meets Boy 46

  shared interests 49, 86

  shared sense of humour 49, 197, 222

  emotional support for Boy 51, 220, 222

  as Army wife 51–3

  births of children 52, 55, 60

  in Egypt 53–5

  and Menabilly 55, 98–9, 223, 226

  at Langley End 60, 61, 63, 73

  wartime leaves and meetings 60, 63, 80, 85, 86, 166, 173

  at Readymoney Cove 63, 80, 99

  and Boy’s return 166, 191–2, 195–6

  and Balmoral 201, 209–10

  and holidays 197, 202, 219

  and Boy’s health and depressions 211, 218, 219, 224

  and Boy’s breakdown 215–7, 218–9

  and dislike of London 195, 217, 218

  and Boy’s final illness and death 224–5, 226

  and A Bridge Too Far 147–8, 227–33

  Works: Novels

  Castle Dor 223

  Frenchman’s Creek 61, 64, 73, 187

  Hungry Hill 73, 99

  I’ll Never Be Young Again 52

  Jamaica Inn 52, 54

  Mary Anne 211, 253

  My Cousin Rachel 203, 211

  Rebecca 55, 57, 99, 197, 216, 217

  The Flight of the Falcon 223

  The Glass Blowers 223

  The King’s General 179, 188, 203

  The Loving Spirit 45, 48, 52

  The Parasites 203

  The Progress of Julius 52

  The Scapegoat 219

  Works: Short Stories

  ‘A Difference in Temperament’ 48

  ‘And now to God the Father’ 48

  Works: Plays

  September Tide 202, 203

  The Years Between 166

  Works: Other

  Gerald: A Portrait 52

  The Du Mauriers 54

  The Infernal World of Branwell Brontë 220

  Browning, Christian (‘Kits’) (Boy’s son) 60, 191–2, 197, 201, 210, 217, 219, 220, 223–4, 227, 254

  Browning, Denys (Boy’s first cousin) 92, 233, 247

  Browning, Fanny, née Hogg (Boy’s grandmother) 2, 7

  Browning, Flavia (Boy’s daughter) 55, 60, 191–2, 197, 201, 211, 222

  Browning, Lieutenant General Sir Frederick ‘Boy’

  Personal

  alcohol 175, 186, 211, 216, 222, 223–4

  appearance 14, 31, 42, 49, 229, 231, 234

  birth 5

  character xi, 7, 14, 19, 29, 31, 41, 49, 61, 77, 147, 173, 190, 200, 211–12, 231, 234, 246

  Cossack dance 60, 80, 94, 176

  death 225

  depression 202, 211, 216, 218, 220, 226

  dress 31, 36, 38, 84, 128, 146, 202, 234, 236

  discipline 13, 29, 30, 31, 36, 40, 70, 76, 100, 173

  finances 29, 43. 44. 99, 188, 190, 196

  health 6, 41–2, 44, 51, 175, 183, 186, 211, 217, 218, 219, 222, 224

  nicknames 7, 14, 22

  religion 6, 223, 247

  sense of humour 49, 61, 86, 197, 202, 220, 222

  tributes 226

  vanity 14, 212, 234, 249

  Family

  Browning family 1–4

  coat of arms 2, 65, 254

  Alt family 5–6

  relationship with parents 7, 252

  death of father 20–1

  relationship with children 52, 80, 191–2, 201, 210–11, 219, 223

  Childhood and schooldays

  Childhood 6–7

  West Downs 7–8

  Eton 8–10

  Marriage

  meeting with Daphne 46

  wedding 50

  early married life 51–3

  emotional reliance on Daphne 51, 221, 222, 236

  wartime separation 61

  ignorance of Daphne’s affairs 73, 202, 217

  wartime leaves 63–4, 73, 80, 86, 93, 166, 173

  and Menabilly 98–9

  return from war 191–3

  peacetime separation 195–6

  and Daphne’s family 50, 192

  and Tod 192, 202, 219, 220

  holidays abroad 197, 202, 219

  ‘Sixpence’ 216, 217

  ‘Covent Garden’ 216, 217, 254

  breakdown

  relationship in 1950s & 1960s 210, 216, 222, 236

  Sporting interests

  archery 32, 63, 204, 254

  bobsleigh 33–4

  cricket 8, 9, 201

  horse-riding 31–2, 39–40

  hurdling 9, 32–3

  rowing 9

  shooting 31, 201

  Sailing

  learns to sail 44

  boats (see Echo, Jeanne D’Arc, La Mouette, Restless of Plyn, Shimmer, Ygdrasil, Ygdrasil II, Ygdrasil III)

  designs boats 99, 187, 222

  Commodore RFYC 187, 193, 222

  Other activities

  charities 76, 196, 200, 204, 208, 212, 221

  Colonelcy of Indian Parachute Regiment 184, 252

  Savoy Hotel 203, 211, 221

  sporting organizations 196, 200, 209

  Other interests

  ballet 203–4

  books 204

  cars 20, 193

  musicals 203

  photography 222

  television 222

  UFOs 222

  Orders and decorations

  DSO 23, 50, 244

  Croix de Guerre 28

  CB 163, 251

 

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