Pegasus Bridge Veterans

Survivors of Pegasus Bridge
Seven survivors of the Coup-de-Main assault are pictured with Mrs Penny Bates, daughter of Maj John Howard, Commander of the Assault on Pegasus Bridge, from left to right; Pte Frank Bourlet, Pte Billy Gray, L/Cpl Tom Packwood, Maj Freddie Scott MC (not part of  the Coup-de-Main), Sgt Tich Rayner, Mrs Penny Bates, Col David Wood, S/Sgt Peter Boyle (Pilot of No.3 Glider) and L/Cpl Arthur Roberts.

August 2002
Guests of Honour at the then Annual “Chutes and Daggers” Airborne and Special Forces show at Bletchley Park. Men of the 2nd Battalion Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry (OBLI) who landed in Normandy on D-Day. Also pictured are serving soldiers and buglers of the Royal Green Jackets (RGJ). The RGJ was formed in 1966 when three regiments, including the OBLI, were amalgamated.August 2002

Sgt. Tich Rayner, Mrs Penny Bates and Col. David Wood
Pictured with Mrs Bates (daughter of Maj. John Howard, commander of the assault on Pegasus Bridge on D-Day) are Sgt Tich Rayner of No.4 Glider and Col. David Wood, 24 Platoon Commander in No.2 Glider.