GLIDER REGIMENT
BRITISH LEADER'S DEATH British Official Wireless Rec. 1.30 p.m. RUGBY, Oct. 26. With the death of LieutenantColonel John Rock from injuries suffered in a glider crash, the identity has been revealed of the first commanding officer of the glider pilot regiment. Lieutenant-Colonel Rock was a regular officer of the Royal Engineers and served in France in 1939-40. As a brigade-major after Dunkirk he was given the task of originating the British airborne and parachute force. He shared all risks and had a number of narrow escapes in the experimental days of two years ago, and his last accident occurred in an experimental glider flight.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXIII, Issue 254, 27 October 1942, Page 3
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106GLIDER REGIMENT Auckland Star, Volume LXXIII, Issue 254, 27 October 1942, Page 3
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