Discuss RIP, Wally Parr in Infantry on The Army Rumour Service; Ex Ox and Bucks, in the first glider to land at Pegasus Bridge. Died 3rd december in Lewsiham Hospital.
I had the particular honour of meeting this geezer ( for such he was ) at ...
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RIP, Wally Parr
Ex Ox and Bucks, in the first glider to land at Pegasus Bridge. Died 3rd december in Lewsiham Hospital.
I had the particular honour of meeting this geezer ( for such he was ) at the 60th anniversary of D Day, at Pegasus Bridge.
Anyone who has read Steven Ambrose's "Pegasus Bridge" will, I suspect, also have been in awe of this man.
I'll raise a glass to you tonight, Wally.Bravo Bravo sets himself a depressingly low standard which he consistently fails to achieve.
- 16-12-2005, 16:19 #2Senior Member
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Re: RIP, Wally Parr
I believe he was credited with executing
"the single greatest feat of airmanship during WW2"
... i dont know who that quote is attributed to but i'm sure one of my learned friends can help me out ...
RIP Wally, i'll raise a glass for you this very evening.You're on thin f-ucking ice my pedigree chums, and I shall be under it when it breaks. Now, f-uck off.
- 16-12-2005, 16:34 #3Senior Member
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No,that was Staff Sgt Jim Wallwark, Glider Pilots Reg.
After a 10k glide, at night, he landed his glider 47m from the bridge. Strictly speaking, he and his copilot where the first guys to touch French soil on D day, but they arrived via the Perspex canopy of their glider and did not know about it for some time.Bravo Bravo sets himself a depressingly low standard which he consistently fails to achieve.
- 16-12-2005, 16:59 #4
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Hi, I would just like to clear up a slight mis understanding about Wally, he was NOT Jim Wallwork who was the SSgt pilot of Glider No 1
Picture of Jim Wallwork
But infact Pte Wally Parr (although he was a full screw shortly before deploying and recieved imediate promotion as soon as he landed)
Wally was a personal friend of mine and my inspiration in joining up, I will sorely miss him
Thread on Wallys passing
French Site about Wally"Either way, a big Primark at 5.30pm on a Saturday is the closest you'll get to a physical manifestation of the mind of a pre-menstrual woman."
- 16-12-2005, 17:05 #5Senior Member
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i stand corrected and humbled gents .... hats off all the same.
You're on thin f-ucking ice my pedigree chums, and I shall be under it when it breaks. Now, f-uck off.
- 16-12-2005, 18:08 #6
Re: RIP, Wally Parr
Actually there were beaten by the Pathfinders who landed some 30 mins before, I can't remember off the top of my head the first to land but it was a Capt with a suitibly french name
Originally Posted by Bravo_Bravo "Either way, a big Primark at 5.30pm on a Saturday is the closest you'll get to a physical manifestation of the mind of a pre-menstrual woman."
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