Although Tom was not a member of The Tenth, he always helped and supported us. Tom was a WW2 Veteran, a member of the 13th (Lancashire) Parachute Battalion, part of the Sixth Airborne Division. In 1945, Tom took part in the Ardennes Campaign (The ‘Battle of the Bulge’) and the Rhine Crossing. RIP Tom, a […]

For your diaries! PRELIMINARY notice  FoTT SEPTEMBER 2024 ‘80th COMMEMORATION’ EVENTS   SOMERBY, LEICESTERSHIRE Saturday 7th September 2024: At The 10th Battalion Memorial, Burrough on the Hill – Our annual ‘At the Going Down of the Sun’ Remembrance Service will take place as normal around 17.30. During the afternoon (before the service) and in the […]

On a very wet Monday members of Friends of the Tenth were delighted to meet 50 excited and enthusiastic children at the 10th Parachute Battalion Memorial, Burrough on the Hill. Serving Paratrooper, Corporal Danny Mawson, with ‘Myrtle the Parachuting Chicken’ and Paul Turner, dressed in WW2 Para uniform with his Jeep and equipment, also greeted […]