Para MM & Bar Group

[GraemeR]

These medals were awarded to Jimmy Sharpe, C Company, 2 Para.

MM & Bar (Named to Black Watch)

1939/45 Star

Africa Star '1st Army' Clasp

Italy Star

France & Germany Star

Defence Medal

War Medal

General Service Medal 'Palestine 1945-48' Clasp (Named to AAC)

Jimmy Sharpe joined the Black Watch and was sent to France with the BEF in 1940. He was evacuated out through Dunkirk. In 1941 he transferred to C Company, 2 Para. This was known as the Jock Platoon as most of the troops were transferred from Scottish Regiments.

In February 1942 the Company received a new CO, Major John Frost, and orders to carry out the first ever British Parachute raid at Bruneval in France.

Jimmy survived the Bruneval raid and went on with 2 Para to fight in North Africa (Oudna), Sicily (Primisole Bridge) and Italy (Taranto which was the first ever seaborne operation carried out by the Para's).

After that it's back to the UK. In September 1944 he dropped in Holland and made it to Arnhem Bridge still comanded by John Frost.

The medals are still in the family and will one day end up being donated to the Para Museum.

[Chris Boonzaier]

These medals were awarded to Jimmy Sharpe, C Company, 2 Para.

MM & Bar (Named to Black Watch)

1939/45 Star

Africa Star '1st Army' Clasp

Italy Star

France & Germany Star

Defence Medal

War Medal

General Service Medal 'Palestine 1945-48' Clasp (Named to AAC)

Jimmy Sharpe joined the Black Watch and was sent to France with the BEF in 1940. He was evacuated out through Dunkirk. In 1941 he transferred to C Company, 2 Para. This was known as the Jock Platoon as most of the troops were transferred from Scottish Regiments.

In February 1942 the Company received a new CO, Major John Frost, and orders to carry out the first ever British Parachute raid at Bruneval in France.

Jimmy survived the Bruneval raid and went on with 2 Para to fight in North Africa (Oudna), Sicily (Primisole Bridge) and Italy (Taranto which was the first ever seaborne operation carried out by the Para's).

After that it's back to the UK. In September 1944 he dropped in Holland and made it to Arnhem Bridge still comanded by John Frost.

The medals are still in the family and will one day end up being donated to the Para Museum.

The man had a really, really, really interesting war ! Great Units and interesting campaigns...

Do all WW2 M have a citation? I dabbled a bit in WW1 MMs and they seldom did.

best

Chris

[Ed_Haynes]

WWII MMs almost always have a recommendation in WO 373. Many are very nice. See, for example, Rifleman Asarsing Limbu's MM group: http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=2331&st=21.

Edited January 4, 2007 by Ed_Haynes