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UNCLE HARRY WAS MY WIFES UNCLE THE DIARIES CAME TO US WHEN HE PASSED AWAY SOME YEARS AGO.THEIR ARE HIS PERSONAL STORY, ALSO HIS UNITS RECORDS.IT IS A PROBLEM KNOWING WHERE TO START.THIS A LETTER FROM FROM GENERAL URQUHART GIVEN TO C.O 64 MED WHEN HE METB.C. AT RHQ 64 MED.[HARRIES UNIT WAS INVOLVED AT THE BATTLE OF ARNHEM, I WILL GIVE LONGER ACCOUNT LATER.] ON BEHALF OF THE 1ST AIRBOURNE DIVISION I WISH TO THANK YOU, YOUR REGIMENT AND 19HAERVY BATTERY FOR THE SUPPORT GIVEN TO USDURINGTHE LAST WEEK. IT IS QUITE OBVIOUS NOW THE PART THE REGIMENT PLAYED IN THE BATTLE OF ARNHEMM WAS A DECIDING FACTORINTHR SURVIVAL OF THE DIVISION FOR THE NINE DAYS IT SPENT NORTH OF THE RIVER RHINE.AT THE TIME YOUR REGIMENT CAME INTO ACTION IN SUPPORT OF US , THINGS WERE LOOKING FAIRLY BLACK, AND YOUR FIRE MADE ALL THE DIFFERENCE.IT WAS NOT ONLY DEVASTATING AND VERY ACCURATE EFFECT PRODUCED BY YOUR FIRE DURING THE LAST SIX DAYS OF OUR BATTLE THAT HAD SUCH A HEARTENING EFFECT ON ALL RANKS OF THE DIVISION BUT ALSO THE WAY IN WHICH ALL OUR CALLS WERE SO PROMPTLY ANSWERED. THE COMMANDERS OF30 CORPS AND THE AIRBOURNE CORPS HAVE AGREED TO OUR REQUEST THAT WEMAYBE ALLOWED TO PRESENT YOUR REGIMENT WITH OUR AIRBOURNESIGN,THE PEGASUS, TO BE WORN ON THE LOWER HALF OF THE RIGHT SLEEVE. WE SHALL REGARD IT AS A GREAT PRIVILAGE IF YUOWILLUNDERTAKE TO WAER THIS AS A LASTING REMMEMBRANCE OF OUR LIASISON DURING THE BATTLE OF AENHEM. I HOPE I SHALL HAVE THE OPPOR TUNITY OF SEEING YOUR REGIMENT IN THE FUTURE AND THANKING THEM PERSONALLY FOR THEIR EFFORTS. [SGD] R.L URQUHART. MAJOR GENERAL COMMANDER 1ST AIRBOURNE DIVISION. QUOTE. I WILL FILL IN BACK GROUND WHEN I GET MORE TIME. THANK YOU.

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