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{{Infobox Military Unit |
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|unit_name=Third Battalion, The Parachute Regiment |
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|image=[[Image:Paras.JPG|200px]] |
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|dates=[[1941]]–[[Present]] |
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|country=[[United Kingdom]] |
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|allegiance= |
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|branch=[[British Army|Army]] |
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|type=Airborne Infantry |
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|role= |
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|size= 650 men |
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|current_commander= |
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|garrison=[[Colchester Garrison]] |
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|colonel_of_the_regiment= |
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|colonel_of_the_regiment_label=Colonel Commandant |
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|nickname=''Gungy Third'' |
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|patron= |
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|motto=''Utrinque Paratus'' <br>([[Latin]]: "Ready for Anything") |
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|identification_symbol=[[Image:Paras DZ Flash updated.GIF|250px]] |
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|identification_symbol_3_label=Abbreviation |
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The '''Third Battalion, The Parachute Regiment''' (3 PARA) is a [[battalion]] sized formation of the [[British Army]]'s [[Parachute Regiment (United Kingdom)|Parachute Regiment]] and subordinate unit within [[16th Air Assault Brigade (United Kingdom)|16th Air Assault Brigade]] whos Commanding Officer is Lieutenant Colonel Huw Williams. |
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Roled as an [[Airborne forces|Airborne]] [[light infantry]] unit and is capable of a wide range of operational taskings. Based at Merville Barracks, [[Colchester Garrison]], their barracks in [[England]], personnel regularly deploy outside of the United Kingdom on operations and training. |
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All personnel will have completed the '''Pre Parachute Selection''' ([[P company|P Company]]) course at Depot PARA at [[Catterick Garrison|Catterick]], [[North Yorkshire]] (previously [[Aldershot]], [[Hampshire]]) entitling them to wear the [[Maroon beret]]. |
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==History== |
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===1940-1949=== |
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* [[1941]]<br>30 September: 3rd Parachute Battalion, Parachute Corps |
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* [[1942]]<br>1 August: 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment |
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* [[1944]]<br> 21 September: Captured by the Germans at Arnhem |
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* [[1946]]<br>Reconstituted and amalgamated with 2nd Battalion to form 2nd/3rd Battalion |
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* [[1948]]<br>July: 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment re-formed at Itezehe from 7th Battalion |
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* [[1949]]<br>November: England: Aldershot (16 Independent Parachute Brigade) |
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===1950-1959=== |
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* [[1950]]<br>[[July 19]]: [[King George VI]] presents the Regiment with their first [[Kings Colours|Kings]] and [[Regimental colours]]. Aldershot. |
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* [[1951]]<br>June: Egypt |
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* [[1954]]<br> England: Aldershot (16 Independent Parachute Brigade) |
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* [[1956]]<br>January: Cyprus (16 Independent Parachute Brigade)<br>[[November 5|5 November]]: [[Operation Musketeer (1956)|Operation Musketeer]], [[Suez Canal]], Egypt (16 Independent Parachute Brigade)<br>November: Cyprus (16 Independent Parachute Brigade)<br>December: England: Aldershot (16 Independent Parachute Brigade) |
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* [[1958]]<br>June: Cyprus (16 Independent Parachute Brigade)<br>18 July: Jordan (16 Independent Parachute Brigade)<br>November: Cyprus (16 Independent Parachute Brigade) |
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===1960-1969=== |
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* [[1961]]<br>October: Bahrain |
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* [[1962]]<br>May: Montgomery Lines, Aldershot, England |
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* [[1964]]<br>April: Bahrain<br>Aden |
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* [[1965]]<br>[[April 7|7 April]]: New Barrack complex (Montgomery Lines) opens. Aldershot, England<br>October: British Guiana |
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* [[1966]]<br>February: Montgomery Lines, Aldershot, England |
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===1970-1979=== |
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* [[1971]]<br>January: Operation Banner, Northern Ireland<br>June: Montgomery Lines, Aldershot, England |
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* [[1973]]<br>March: Operation Banner, Northern Ireland<br>July: Montgomery Lines, Aldershot, England |
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* [[1974]]<br>June: Operation Banner, Northern Ireland<br>August: Montgomery Lines, Aldershot, England |
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* [[1977]]<br>March: [[Osnabrück]], Germany (5 Field Force) ([[BAOR]]) |
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* [[1978]]<br>February: Operation Banner, Northern Ireland<br>June: Osnabrück, Germany (5 Field Force) (BAOR) |
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===1980-1989=== |
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* [[1980]]<br>June: Tidworth, Wiltshire, England (8 Field Force)<br>December: Operation Banner, Northern Ireland |
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* [[1981]]<br>April: Tidworth, Wiltshire, England (8 Field Force) |
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* [[1982]]<br>January: Tidworth, Wiltshire, England (5 Infantry Brigade) |
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* [[1980]]<br> December: Operation Banner, Northern Ireland |
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* [[1981]]<br>April: Tidworth, Wiltshire, England (5 Infantry Brigade) |
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* [[1982]]<br>April: [[Operation Corporate]], [[Falkland Islands]] ([[3 Commando Brigade]])<br>June: Tidworth, Wiltshire, England (5 Infantry Brigade) |
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* [[1983]]<br>November: Montgomery Lines, Aldershot, England (5 Infantry Brigade)<br>Montgomery Lines, Aldershot, England (5 Airborne Brigade) |
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* [[1986]]<br>June: [[UNFICYP]] Tour, Cyprus<br>December: Aldershot |
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* [[1987]]<br>January - June: Military support to the Civil Police at [[Gatwick Airport]]<br>June: Aldershot |
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* [[1989]]<br>[[February 20]]: Residential Tour. Operation Banner, Holywood Barracks, Belfast, Northern Ireland (39 Infantry Brigade) |
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===1990-1999=== |
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* [[1991]]<br>February: Montgomery Lines, Aldershot, England (5 Airborne Brigade) |
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* [[1992]]<br>March: Operation Banner, Northern Ireland<br>June: Montgomery Lines, Aldershot, England (5 Airborne Brigade) |
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* [[1995]]<br>July: Connaught Barracks, Dover, England (ACE MF(L)) |
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===2000-Present=== |
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* [[2000]]<br>August: Hyderabad Barracks, Colchester, England (16 Air Assault Brigade) |
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* [[2001]]<br>December: Operation Banner, Northern Ireland<br>Hyderabad Barracks, Colchester, England (16 Air Assault Brigade) |
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* [[2003]]<br>February: Persian Gulf (16 Air Assault Brigade)<br>March: Iraq (16 Air Assault Brigade) <br>England: Colchester (16 Air Assault Brigade) |
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* [[2005]]<br>[[Helmand]], [[Afghanistan]] (16 Air Assault Brigade) <br>Hyderabad Barracks, Colchester, England (16 Air Assault Brigade) |
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* [[2006]]<br>April: [[Operation Herrick|Operation Herrick IV]], Helmand, Afghanistan (16 Air Assault Brigade) <br>November: Hyderabad Barracks, Colchester, England (16 Air Assault Brigade) |
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* [[2008]]<br>April: [[Operation Herrick|Operation Herrick VIII]], Helmand, Afghanistan (16 Air Assault Brigade)<br> October: Merville Barracks, Colchester, England |
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==Roll Of Honour== |
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==Commanding Officers== |
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* 1941-1942 Lieutenant Colonel G W Lathbury, DSO, MBE |
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* 1942-1943 Lieutenant Colonel R G Pine-Coffin, DSO, MC |
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* 1943-1944 Lieutenant Colonel E C Yeldham |
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* 1944 Lieutenant Colonel J A C Fitch |
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* 1944-1945 Lieutenant Colonel R T H Lonsdale, DSO |
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* 1945-1946 Lieutenant Colonel E P D Brandish |
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* 1946-1947 Lieutenant Colonel G P Rickord, DSO |
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* 1947-1948 Lieutenant Colonel T H Birkbeck, DSO |
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* 1948-1950 Lieutenant Colonel P D Maud, MBE |
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* 1950-1953 Lieutenant Colonel W D Tighe-Wood, MC |
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* 1953-1954 Lieutenant Colonel V W Street, DSO, OBE, MC |
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* 1954-1957 Lieutenant Colonel P E Crook, DSO, OBE |
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* 1957-1960 Lieutenant Colonel M Forrester, DSO, OBE, MC |
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* 1960-1962 Lieutenant Colonel R C Gibbs, DSO, MC |
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* 1962-1965 Lieutenant Colonel A H Farrar-Hockley, DSO, MBE, MC |
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* 1965-1967 Lieutenant Colonel F H Scobie, OBE |
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* 1967-1969 Lieutenant Colonel F A Ward-Booth |
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* 1969-1971 Lieutenant Colonel P I Chiswell, MBE |
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* 1971-1973 Lieutenant Colonel S G Lorimer |
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* 1973-1975 Lieutenant Colonel K Spacie, OBE |
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* 1975-1978 Lieutenant Colonel P S Morton, OBE |
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* 1978-1980 Lieutenant Colonel K Coates, MBE |
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* 1980-1982 Lieutenant Colonel H W R Pike, DSO, MBE |
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* 1982-1985 Lieutenant Colonel R A Smith, OBE, QGM |
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* 1985-1987 Lieutenant Colonel C D Farrar-Hockley, MC |
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* 1987-1988 Lieutenant Colonel R D Llewellin |
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* 1988-1991 Lieutenant Colonel H M Fletcher, OBE |
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* 1991-1994.Lieutenant Colonel T W Burls, MC |
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* 1995-1998 Lieutenant Colonel R H Gash |
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* 1998-2000 Lieutenant Colonel A C P Kennett, MBE |
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* Lieutenant Colonel Stuart Tootal DSO OBE |
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* Lieutenant Colonel Huw Williams |
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==See Also== |
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* [[1 PARA]] |
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* [[2 PARA]] |
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* [[4 PARA]] |
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==References== |
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<references/> |
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[[Category:Parachute Regiment (United Kingdom)]] |
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[[Category:Airborne units and formations of the United Kingdom]] |
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[[Category:Infantry regiments of the British Army|Parachute Regiment]] |
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[[Category:Airborne units and formations of the United Kingdom]] |
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==External Links== |
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* [http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/paras/index.html Parachute Regiment War Dead] |
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* [http://www.palacebarracksmemorialgarden.org/ Palace Barracks Memorial Garden] |
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* [http://www.exairborneforces.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5528&sid=7c48a06e052ddaf890d49cffb1ba1799 Exairborne Forces history page] |
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{{British Airborne Forces}} |
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