Sujet
Seconde Guerre Mondiale
Légende
British Airborne Forces in Holland during Operation Market Garden
A patrol led by Captain James G Ogilvie of the No 1 Wing Glider Pilot Regiment who landed in his kilt, pictured just before setting out on the road into Arnhem.
The following biography is taken from www.paradata.org, the online historical resource for the Parachute and Airborne regiments:
James Graeme Ogilvie, born in Aberdeen, was the son of James and Mary Ogilvie; and husband of Sadie Ogilvie, of Southborough, Tunbridge Wells, Kent.
He was educated at Loretto School, near Edinburgh, from 1931 to 1936. A keen sportsman, he represented the school in Rugby, Boxing and Swimming and also served as a corporal in the school?s Officer Training Corps detachment.
Ogilvie was granted an emergency commission with the Gordon Highlanders on 27 July 1940. He was posted to a training battalion of the Black Watch during the summer of 1940, and then rejoined the Gordons, serving with the 4th Battalion for about a year.
He briefly transferred to the Royal Artillery in November 1941 prior to volunteering for, and transferring to, the Glider Pilot Regiment in September 1942.
Ogilvie was promoted to Temporary Captain, while serving with the GPR, in February 1943.
By September 1944, he was serving as the 2/ic of D Squadron, No 1 Wing GPR. Ogilvie commanded the squadron when it was deployed for Arnhem, during Operation Market Garden, as Major Lyne the squadron commander was unfit for combat following injuries sustained at Normandy.
Captain Ogilvie took off from RAF Keevil with squadron headquarters on the first lift at 10:16 am on 17 September. The pilots of D Squadron were allocated to the defence of 1st Airborne Division?s Headquarters at the Hartenstein Hotel. Ogilvie attracted some attention from photographers as he wore a kilt and was photographed on Monday 18 September with Lt Col Iain Murray.
A few days later the Main Dressing Station at the Schoonord Hotel on the Oosterbeek cross ?
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Mirrorpix
Date
01 sept. 1944
Crédit
Photo12/Mirrorpix
Notre référence
MPX14A00_197
Licence
Droits gérés
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49,0Mo (5,3Mo) / 40,9cm x 30,0cm / 4830 x 3545 (300dpi)