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Major General Robert Elliot "Roy" Urquhart, CB, DSO & Bar (28 November 1901 – 13 December 1988) was a British Army officer who saw service during the Second World War and Malayan Emergency.
When Major General Roy Uquhart was told in January 1944 that he was nominated as the new commander of the 1st British Airborne Division, he was just as surprised as the British para-troopers he had to lead. Urquhart, a tall 42-year-old Scotsman, had no experience whatsoever with airborne troops. In fact, Urquhart hated flying.
Roy Urquhart's name became famous as a result of Arnhem, and for his actions there he was made a Companion of the Order of the Bath and later received the Dutch Bronze Lion.
Major General Robert "Roy" Elliott Urquhart, CB, DSO (28 November 1901 – 13 December 1988) was a British military officer. He became prominent for his role commanding the British 1st Airborne Division during Operation Market Garden.
Major-General Robert 'Roy' Urquhart, commanding 1st Airborne Division, stands outside his headquarters at the Hartenstein Hotel in Oosterbeek, 22 September. The area was under constant enemy artillery and mortar fire.
Roy Urquhart was born on 28 November 1901 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. He is known for A Bridge Too Far (1977). He was married to Pamela Edith Condon. He died on 13 December 1988 in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
Around 10,000 men from Major-General Roy Urquhart’s 1st British Airborne Division and the 1st Polish Independent Parachute Brigade landed at Arnhem. But their landing zones were 11 kilometres (seven miles) from the bridge at Arnhem.
Major General Robert Elliot "Roy" Urquhart, (28 November 1901 – 13 December 1988) was a British Army officer who saw service during the Second World War and Malayan Emergency. Read more on Wikipedia
Roy Urquhart arriving back in England after Arnhem. Left to right: S/Sgt J. Bonome, Sgt David Hartley , Staff-Sergeant A. Bowman (at the back), Sgt John Woodward (all of "C" Squadron, Glider Pilot Regiment), Roy Urquhart, and S/Sgt H. Caunter ("B" Squadron, standing behind Urquhart).
Major General Roy Urquhart chose ‘Hartenstein’ as his headquarters. After holding out north of the Rhine for nine days, the division had to be withdrawn, although just over 2,000 of the 10,000 men who had landed reached the Poles south of the river.
