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Out of the Night - The First To Go In by Robert Taylor.
Silently out of the night they came. With flaps deployed, three timber and plywood Horsa gliders swept swiftly down through the night skies, rapidly closing with their objective - Pegasus Bridge over the Caen Canal. On board, with tension etched deep into their blackened faces, men from the Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, part of the British 6th Airborne Division, braced themselves for landing. They, and sappers from the Royal Engineers, were about to become the first fighting force to land in France on D-Day. They were about to make history. |
| | Item Code : DHM1818 | Out of the Night - The First To Go In by Robert Taylor. - Editions Available | |
| | DESCRIPTION | SIZE | SIGNATURES | OFFERS | PRICE | PURCHASING | PACKS | | Signed limited edition of 300 prints. | Paper size 25.5 inches x 21.5 inches (65cm x 54cm) |
Whitbread, Alf | | Private Alf Whitbread (deceased) |
| Alf Whitbread, known in the war as 'Lucky Jim' was born in Twickenham, London and when his father got a job in the Building Research Station in Garston the family moved to Watford. Alf Whitbread left school to become a machine engineer, but was encouraged to volunteer for the army after hearing a patriotic speech on the radio. On June 19th, 1940, Alf Whitbread went to the Edgeware recruiting office and joined the Royal West Kent Youth Battalion at the age of 18 and in 1942 in Ireland, |
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Gray, Billy | | The first man out of Glider No. 1 into Pegasus Bridge as part of the Coup de Main operation in the early hours of D-Day. He served with 25 Platoon of the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. |
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+ Artist : Robert Taylor | | £95.00 | | In 1 Pair
View | | D-Day edition of 25 artist proofs | Paper size 25.5 inches x 21.5 inches (65cm x 54cm) |
Bishop, Roy | | Landing at Gold beach on D-Day + 3, he served in a Light Aid Detachment of the 49th Division (Polar Bear) as part of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. These Light Aid Detachments provided dedicated logistical support to Armour and Infantry units handling the repair of all weapons, optics and vehicles including tanks and armoured cars. |
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Bourlet, Frank | | Fought at the Pegasus Bridge action with 25 Platoon, D Company, 2nd Battalion Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, 6th Armoured Division. |
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Bright, Peter Rocky | | Sergeant Peter Rocky Bright |
| Peter Bright, serving with 23 Platoon, 2nd Battalion, the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, flew in Horsa Glider No.5 during the coup de main operation against Pegasus Bridge on 6th June 1944. In August he was wounded by shrapnel, posted back to England and promoted to Sergeant. |
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Watson, Stan | | Landing at Pegasus Bridge in Horsa Glide No.1, Stan Watson served with 25 Platoon, 2nd Battalion, the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. |
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Brewer, Ernie | | Gunner Ernie Brewer L d Hon |
| Ernie Brewer landed on Gold Beach on D-Day with the 5th Battalion, Royal Horse Artillery, part of the 7th Armoured Division - the Desert Rats - equipped with Sexton 25pdr self-propelled guns. |
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Hopkins, Harry | | Lance Corporal Harry Hopkins |
| Fighting with the 1st Battalion, Rifle Brigade, also part of the 7th Armoured Division, Desert Rats, Harry Hopkins landed on Gold Beach on D-Day + 9, June 1944. |
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Sankey, Frank | | Frank Sankey landed on Juno Beach with the 5th/7th Gordon Highlanders, part of the 51st Highland Division. |
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Fisher, John | | Squadron Leader John Fisher DFC |
| John Fisher served with 644 Squadron flying Special Duties Halifaxes on supply drops to resistance movements throughout North West Europe, and dropping personnel for SOE duties. On the night of 5th June, he flew Halifax LL219 towing a Horsa glider as part of the assault on Pegasus Bridge. In two operations on D-Day + 1 he towed two further gliders into the Normandy area. He later flew two more glider operations over Arnhem, and another on the Rhine crossing. He received the DFC (USA) which w |
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Whitbread, Alf | | Private Alf Whitbread (deceased) |
| Alf Whitbread, known in the war as 'Lucky Jim' was born in Twickenham, London and when his father got a job in the Building Research Station in Garston the family moved to Watford. Alf Whitbread left school to become a machine engineer, but was encouraged to volunteer for the army after hearing a patriotic speech on the radio. On June 19th, 1940, Alf Whitbread went to the Edgeware recruiting office and joined the Royal West Kent Youth Battalion at the age of 18 and in 1942 in Ireland, |
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Gray, Billy | | The first man out of Glider No. 1 into Pegasus Bridge as part of the Coup de Main operation in the early hours of D-Day. He served with 25 Platoon of the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. |
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+ Artist : Robert Taylor | | SOLD
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AVAILABLE | | D-Day edition of 200 prints
Great value : Value of signatures exceeds price of item! | Paper size 25.5 inches x 21.5 inches (65cm x 54cm) |
Bishop, Roy | | Landing at Gold beach on D-Day + 3, he served in a Light Aid Detachment of the 49th Division (Polar Bear) as part of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. These Light Aid Detachments provided dedicated logistical support to Armour and Infantry units handling the repair of all weapons, optics and vehicles including tanks and armoured cars. |
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Bourlet, Frank | | Fought at the Pegasus Bridge action with 25 Platoon, D Company, 2nd Battalion Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, 6th Armoured Division. |
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Bright, Peter Rocky | | Sergeant Peter Rocky Bright |
| Peter Bright, serving with 23 Platoon, 2nd Battalion, the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, flew in Horsa Glider No.5 during the coup de main operation against Pegasus Bridge on 6th June 1944. In August he was wounded by shrapnel, posted back to England and promoted to Sergeant. |
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Watson, Stan | | Landing at Pegasus Bridge in Horsa Glide No.1, Stan Watson served with 25 Platoon, 2nd Battalion, the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. |
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Brewer, Ernie | | Gunner Ernie Brewer L d Hon |
| Ernie Brewer landed on Gold Beach on D-Day with the 5th Battalion, Royal Horse Artillery, part of the 7th Armoured Division - the Desert Rats - equipped with Sexton 25pdr self-propelled guns. |
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Hopkins, Harry | | Lance Corporal Harry Hopkins |
| Fighting with the 1st Battalion, Rifle Brigade, also part of the 7th Armoured Division, Desert Rats, Harry Hopkins landed on Gold Beach on D-Day + 9, June 1944. |
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Sankey, Frank | | Frank Sankey landed on Juno Beach with the 5th/7th Gordon Highlanders, part of the 51st Highland Division. |
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Fisher, John | | Squadron Leader John Fisher DFC |
| John Fisher served with 644 Squadron flying Special Duties Halifaxes on supply drops to resistance movements throughout North West Europe, and dropping personnel for SOE duties. On the night of 5th June, he flew Halifax LL219 towing a Horsa glider as part of the assault on Pegasus Bridge. In two operations on D-Day + 1 he towed two further gliders into the Normandy area. He later flew two more glider operations over Arnhem, and another on the Rhine crossing. He received the DFC (USA) which w |
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Whitbread, Alf | | Private Alf Whitbread (deceased) |
| Alf Whitbread, known in the war as 'Lucky Jim' was born in Twickenham, London and when his father got a job in the Building Research Station in Garston the family moved to Watford. Alf Whitbread left school to become a machine engineer, but was encouraged to volunteer for the army after hearing a patriotic speech on the radio. On June 19th, 1940, Alf Whitbread went to the Edgeware recruiting office and joined the Royal West Kent Youth Battalion at the age of 18 and in 1942 in Ireland, |
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Gray, Billy | | The first man out of Glider No. 1 into Pegasus Bridge as part of the Coup de Main operation in the early hours of D-Day. He served with 25 Platoon of the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. |
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+ Artist : Robert Taylor | | £135.00 | | In 1 Pair
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