"Bright, enthusiastic and immensely popular, Private Ellis displayed all the qualities of a first class Paratrooper. Every addition carries pages dedicated to the Parachute Regiment Association and a Yearbook dedicated to the PRA. [4], Leakey was born in 1988. planned six month tour in Iraq. (For further information on the 2nd Parachute Battalion which was formed in 1941 and amalgamated with the 3rd Para Bn in 1947 please click here. ) I don't know what height it was. Ted Dent at the Colours Presentation to 1, 2 and 3 Para, Queens Avenue, Aldershot, July 1998. The Colours, Drums and Bugles of the 12th (Yorkshire) Battalion, The Parachute Regiment (TA), 1952. This policy has been particularly prevalent in Iraq, where Special Forces have often been involved in action with American forces outside the British-controlled south. Drawing the majority of the enemy fire, with rounds splashing around him, Lance Corporal Leakey overcame his fatigue to re-site the gun and return fire. Trooping the Colour at Barrosa Square, Aldershot, 1958. To find out more about how we collect, store and use your personal information, read our Privacy Policy. Colours Presentation July 2021 at Merville Barracks, Colchester. [6][7] The senior playing musician in a Royal Marines band also holds this rank, which replaced the rank of bandmaster in 1969. UK Landing Force Command Support Group. We have lost a trusted and valued colleague, who will be There are two distinct tiers within the British Armys rank structure: officers and other ranks. The Parachute Regiment is the airborne infantry regiment of the British Army. parachutist and keen all round sportsman. He added: "They started to think of those poor sailors on board theship we're not that bad where we wished them all to drown or die.". In addition to these insignia the following Airborne Forces Formation badges (Pegasus and Bellerophon), No.2 Commando, 1st Special Service Brigade, and Combined Operations Formation badges obtained from the collection of the Imperial War Museum, have been recently presented to the membership of the British & Commonwealth Military Badge Forum for the inspection and evaluation by the membership. Booklet for the presentation of the Colours by HM King George VI, 19 July 1950. The incident took place at approximately 1350 hrs local He has a younger brother Ben. The officers of 2 nd Parachute Battalion would normally have punished anyone guilty of these military crimes. This is the senior enlisted soldier within a platoon or troop, acting as a second-in-command. Programme for the Presentation of Colours at Aldershot, 1998. [5] He is the son of retired RAF officer and former director of the Armed Forces Christian Union, Air Commodore Mark Leakey, and his wife Rosemary, an occupational therapist. Brigadier Charlie Herbert in Sierra Leone during the Ebola Crisis, 2015. The crash, in which 12 others were injured including two other members of the SAS, was not, it was found, due to enemy fire. The first Colours of The Parachute Regiment were presented to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Battalions by His Majesty King George VI on The Queens Parade, Aldershot on 19 July 1950. Royal Marines. They were killed when a roadside bomb exploded as they conducted a routine patrol. ", Warrant Officer Class 2 Lee Hopkins, Royal Corps of Signals. Undeterred by the very clear and present danger, Lance Corporal Leakey moved down the forward slope of the hill, and gave first aid to the wounded officer. Canadian colour sergeants are addressed in the same manner as their British counterparts. Field marshal is the highest rank in the British Army. Two other SAS members, Major James Stenner and Sergeant Norman Patterson, were killed in Baghdad on New Year's Day 2004 in a car crash. The Royal Dublin Fusiliers was an infantry regiment of the British Army, which recruited in the east of Ireland. The bullet missed his carotid artery by millimetres but, rather than taking time off to recover, he promptly returned to action. Patterson, from Draycott in the Clay, and his colleague, Sergeant Insignia: Three chevrons This is the senior enlisted soldier within a platoon or troop, acting as a second-in-command. 'In the finest traditions of the Army and his Regiment, he was utterly selfless, never shirking danger, effort or hard service in the pursuit of his mission. He will never be forgotten." He deployed to Iraq in October 2005 with D Company and operated in Maysaan Province as part of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Battle Group. Appointments include conductor and regimental sergeant major. No second award bars have been awarded. Table of Organization 7-33. He applied to join the Royal Marines while still at school, gaining entry at the second attempt to join 42 Commando in 1999 aged 17 and transfer to 45 Commando in 2004. Company Limited by Guarantee. The Parachute Regiment Colours They are responsible for the unit both in the field and when stationed in barracks. James Stenner and Norman Patterson The other battalions are the parachute infantry component of the British Army's rapid response formation, 16 Air Assault Brigade. (The Parachute Regiment Charity RCN1131977). He was said to have been part of a snatch squad sent to arrest a senior militia commander which ran into an ambush. The 34-year-old form Hunderton in Herefordshire died as a result of gunshot wounds sustained during a battle in Baghdad in the early hours whilst he was part of a team sent in to arrest a militia "It was sunshine battle surgery: do the best you can.". In infantry battalions, a CQMS is called a colour sergeant. Bombardier Warren GOURLEY . 17 February 1942 . As he crested the hill, the full severity of the situation became apparent: approximately twenty enemy had surrounded two friendly machine gun teams and a mortar section rendering their critical fire support ineffective. The reason is the latter, designed in the stress of war, does not completely conform with the rules of heraldry, and cannot be displayed on the Colours exactly in the form it is worn by the regiment. Soon after landing at Port San Carlos, he boarded a helicopter sent out to support injured paratroopers. 32 year old Colour Sergeant Gordon Findlay, Company Quarter Master Sergeant of A Company . For the third time and with full knowledge of the extant dangers, Lance Corporal Leakey exposed himself to enemy fire once more. Kind, fun and warm humoured, he was a pleasure to be with and always saw the lighter side of life. 10 PARA New Colours Parade Duke of Yorks London June 1983. Unusually, NCOs with the rank of colour sergeant who hold the appointment of company quartermaster sergeant are still addressed and referred to by their rank, not their appointment. Throughout the 20th century, it was reserved for army and army group commanders in wartime, and retiring Chiefs of the General Staff. The two personnel were killed when the RAF Puma helicopter they were travelling in crashed. attachment with the "The Highlanders" before returning to The Parachute Regiment in April 2005 to command the Anti Tank Platoon. The soldiers did not let the incident get in the way of their duties and used the helicopter as a shield as they tended to the wounded. Warrant officers do not have a commission. "WO2 Lee Hopkins was the ultimate professional. in the ring of fire of No.1 Commando. Warrant Officers' and Sgts' Mess, presentation of new Colours to 10 PARA, Duke of Yorks Barracks London 3 June 1983. If you are currently a ParaData member please login. He was a very enthusiastic and funny guy, and great fun to be around. "B Company in the lead, A Company to our right, C Company in reserve, back left. On 26 February 2015, Leakey was awarded the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest military decoration awarded for valour in the United Kingdom. [2] Leakey ran up the hill to assess the seriousness of the attack and came to the conclusion that urgent action was needed. Plans to keep the identities of SAS fatalities in Iraq and Afghanistan secret were in tatters, following a coroner's landmark decision to allow the naming of two troopers killed in a Puma helicopter crash in Iraq in November 2007. Sgt Patterson, who was single and from Staffordshire, had only recently joined the SAS from the Cheshire Regiment. The Parachute Regiment. Richard joined the Army in January 2001. The King and Queen with officers of 2 PARA, Aldershot 19 July 1950. Colour Sergeant Mark Lawrence Powell, of the Parachute Regiment, who was killed in Iraq when two Puma helicopters crashed in Iraq on Sunday, 15 April, 2007. He was a young man full of energy and life with a long career in The Parachute Regiment ahead of him. [4] From their vantage point, his section could see the attack and heard over their radio that someone had been injured. His determination to understand and share in the local culture was typical of his positive outlook and, as always, reaped dividends and won him many friends. "His full participation in regimental life, professionally, socially and on the sports field made him the embodiment of the regimental soldier. detailed precise embroidery and color of each element of insignia. The Colours of the 12th Parachute Battalion TA, 1967. against the growing plethora of fraudulent items flooding the militaria market When it did, he handed the second machine gun over to another soldier. Colour Sergeant Stephen James REED, of London. The Pegasus Journal is the magazine of The Parachute Regiment and airborne forces and is published three times a year. Lee, was patrolling a children's playground in Al Amarah when a homemade bomb exploded. [4], Having reached the group under attack, he gave first aid to the wounded US Marine Corps captain and began to evacuate him from the battlefield. After losing Mount Longdon and several other battles soon after, the Argentinianssurrendered on 14 June 1982. Intentionally damaging a parachute and misusing medical supplies were both serious offenses. They not only provide items and insignia briefly come on to the public market. [15] Though he was only a lance corporal, he took control of the situation and led his section down to the group under attack. experienced, he worked tirelessly for his soldiers, encouraging them to succeed. Major [12] He served three tours of duty in Afghanistan during Operation Herrick: in 2009, 2011 and 2013. He went on to serve with the Royal Signals, later passing P Company and earning his wings, to serve with 216 Signals Squadron in 5 Airborne Bde. Parachutists at the Colours Presentation to 1, 2 and 3 PARA at Queens Avenue, Aldershot, 1998. Programme for the Presentation of Colours at Rushmoor Arena, 1974. A former paratrooper Hollingsworth was twice decorated for his gallantry; firstly receiving the Queen's Gallantry Medal as a Corporal in Northern Ireland, and later the Conspicuous Gallantry Cross in Iraq. The Conspicuous Gallantry Cross ( CGC) is a second level military decoration of the United Kingdom armed forces. From this time it was ordered that the Sovereigns Colour should be a form of the Union flag while the Regimental Colour was allowed to bear the colour of the regimental facings. 1 Ceremonial Dress, on which a special rank . Major 'Don't worry about me mum; Paras always go to heaven.' Below are just some of our members who have served at Parachute Regiment. Tom. If you are currently a ParaData member please login. It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm the deaths of two military personnel killed near Baghdad, Iraq. [6], Leakey was educated at Witham Hall preparatory school[7] and, from 1999 to 2006, Christ's Hospital, a private school in Horsham, West Sussex. Each has its own long history, traditions and insignia. Lance Corporal Leakey, positioned on the lee of the hill, realising the seriousness of the situation and with complete disregard for his own safety, dashed across a large area of barren hillside which was now being raked with machine gun fire.