British Parachute Company, 1944
Numbers in parenthesis indicate number of personnel assigned to role, number of unallocated weapons or number of sub-units in detachment.
Notes
Subaltern may have been 1st or 2nd Lieutenant
The issue of rifles is not given in the tables. As the Battalion possessed a pool of 300 Sten Guns their use would obviously be much higher than shown here.
Company Headquarters
| Unit | Rank | Weapon | Vehicle |
| Company Commander | Major | Pistol | |
| Second-in-command | Captain | Pistol | |
| Company Sergeant-major | Warrant Officer II | Rifle | |
| Company Quartermaster Sergeant | Staff Sergeant | Rifle | |
| Company Clerk | Private | Rifle | |
| Storeman | Private | Rifle | |
| Orderly (3) | Private | Rifle | |
| Batman (2) | Private | Rifle | |
| Nursing Orderly, RAMC | Corporal | Pistol | |
| Nursing Orderly, RAMC (3) | Private | Pistol |
Notes
Headquarters Transport;
Bicycle (airborne), Motorcycle, 15cwt truck - only bicycle taken into action
Company Weapons (issued at direction of CO);
Projector, Infantry, Anti-tank (3)
Rifle Platoon (3), each
| Unit | Rank | Weapon | Vehicle |
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Platoon HQ |
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| Platoon Commander | Subaltern | Pistol | |
| Platoon Sergeant | Sergeant | Rifle | |
| Batman * | Private | Rifle | |
| Orderly | Private | Rifle | |
| Rifle Section (3) each | |||
| Section Commander | Sergeant | Sten | |
| Rifleman (5) | Private | Rifle ** | |
| Mortar man | Lance-corporal | Sten, 2-inch mortar *** | |
| Second-in-command | Corporal | Rifle | |
| Bren Number 1 | Private | Bren | |
| Bren Number 2 | Private | Rifle |
Notes
* Batman normally acted as Signaller
** one man armed with scoped sniper rifle
*** rank of Mortar man not stated, presumed
Platoon Weapons
Bren light machine gun held in reserve at Platoon HQ
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