We will, as usual, hold our annual commemoration this year at the 10th Battalion Memorial. We will also be ‘officially’ unveiling and dedicating the new Memorial Pathway which hold the names of the men who were part of the Battalion at the time of Operation Market Garden.

This is the itinerary –

‘ENGLAND TO ENGLAND via Holland, Germany & Belgium’ – The Arnhem War Diaries of Major Frank Lindley, 10th Battalion, The Parachute Regiment

An extraordinary first-hand account of the Battle of Arnhem, seen through the eyes of a no-nonsense front-line officer.

Major Frank Lindley, Officer Commanding Support Company, 10th Battalion, The Parachute Regiment, kept a detailed and deeply personal diary during his captivity following the Battle of Arnhem. His entries provide a vivid, day-by-day chronicle of the battalion’s movements, actions, and struggles — from departure at Somerby to the fierce fighting at Ginkel Heide and the Oosterbeek Perimeter, culminating in his wounding and captivity as a prisoner of war.

Frank Lindley’s writing is direct, often dryly humorous, and always evocative. He captures not just military manoeuvres but the personalities, camaraderie, and courage of the men under his command. His words bring the battle — and its human cost — into stark relief.

This remarkable diary is enriched with biographical material outlining Lindley’s journey from working-class roots in Doncaster and early service in the Scots Guards as an enlisted man, to his wartime commission and postwar military career across the Middle East, West Africa, and the British Army of the Rhine. A veteran of 25 years, Lindley’s story is one of resilience, leadership, and integrity.

Lovingly compiled by his granddaughter, Jade Lindley, and Grahame Warner of Friends of The Tenth, this edition draws exclusively from Lindley’s original wartime archive, entrusted to his family.

Features:

• A4 softback, 84 full-colour pages
• Over 50 rare photographs and operational maps
• Unpublished personal diary entries
• Annotated with historical context and commentary

A must-read for military historians, Arnhem scholars, and anyone interested in the personal experience of war.

100% OF PROCEEDS TO THE CHARITY

Price £15.00 plus postage & packing

Click this safe and secure link or visit our website to buy a copy

https://friendsofthetenth.co.uk/product/england-to-england

An important statement from Friends of The Tenth

When we formed our charity, a main objective was to ‘name in tablets of stone all the members of the Battalion at the time of the Battle of Arnhem’.

This mission will be accomplished by September this year with the installation of a Memorial pathway. More than twenty York stone slabs will be laid in the Memorial Garden oval path.

Each stone will be inscribed with approximately thirty names. The total, of more than 600 names, will identify those who were serving with the battalion from mid to late 1944. The path will, of course, include those, already named on the Memorial, who paid the ultimate sacrifice.

The total cost is £27,000. We hope that you may be able to support this project. We have already received a hugely generous donation, covering more than half the cost, from our long-term supporter, Barratt Developments Ltd.

You may be a next of kin, family of one of those brave young men, or you may feel an association or have a connection. We will be very grateful if you wish to donate in memory of one individual soldier or all of them. You can donate and, if you wish add UK Gift Aid, by clicking this safe and secure link.

https://gofund.me/2297c349

Another way to support this project is to buy from our online shop where we have unique books and prints for sale.

https://friendsofthetenth.co.uk/shop/

During the course of the next few months, we will also be offering special items for auction.

We thank the following for their generosity –

Barratt Developments PLC

Steve & Nic Gornall, Seaport Engineers Ltd

Andrew (Charlie) McColgan

Bryan Burnikell

Laura Briggs

Jeremy Heygate

Richard Chevis (In memory of: Cpl J W Chevis 6400518 ‘A’ Coy)

Alan James

Norman Bishop

Bill Stokoe

John Fitzgibbon

Derek Maylor

Terry Lowe

Nigel Gunn

Alexandra Dembitz (In memory of: Pte Denzil Meyer Keen 6292817 ‘A’ Coy KIA)

Sally & Les Dyos (In memory of: Pte Frank Burton 4975961 ‘A’ Coy)

Karen Medhurst

John James

Paul Pariso

Steve Infield (In memory of: Lt Gerald Infield, 3rd Parachute Bn Arnhem)

Sue Clapson

Andy Sloper

Denise Earnshaw

Richard Drake

Mark Burgess (In memory of:  Lt William Burgess 172168 ‘B’ Coy KIA)

David, Alan, Clive and Colin Wilmott (In memory of: Pte Albert Wilmott 4078589 ‘B’ Coy)

Ian Maguire

Liset Vos-van Der Ven

Tom Pooley (In memory of: Pte Victor Gregg 6913933 ‘S’ Coy)

Roy Lewis

Julie Thompson

Darren Dunne

Christopher Bower (In memory of: Pte George Albert Bower, 4746376 ‘HQ’ Coy)

Jill Thomas

Royal Cornwall Branch Parachute Regimental Association

Celia Bishop

Margaret Winter

Roy Hill (In memory of: Pte William Courcha, 14665231 ‘S’ Coy)

Arjan & Liesbeth Vrieze (In memory of: L/Cpl Harry Dicken, 14410900 ‘HQ’ Coy)

Dave Howard

Richard Drake

Sally Lothian (In memory of: Pte William Courcha, 14665231 ‘S’ Coy)

John Chatfeild-Roberts

Julian Abraham

Elaine Constable (In memory of: Tony Constable, 6402051 ‘S’ Coy)

Martin Wyke (In memory of: Pte Peter Wyke, 14219746 ‘B’ Coy)

Douglas Martin

Alec Wilson (In memory of: Pte Alex Wilson, 5573609 ‘HQ’ Coy)

Grahame Warner (In memory of: Pte William Barham, 1470057)

Dawn & Fred Wilson, the Burrough Court Estate

James Keen (In memory of: Pte Denzil Meyer Keen 6292817 ‘A’ Coy KIA)

Andy Sloper

We will be holding our annual service of Remembrance at The Tenth Battalion Memorial, Burrough on the Hill, starting at 10.45am Sunday 10th November 2024.

Everyone is welcome to the service and afterwards at the Get Busy Living Centre for tea, coffee and snacks.