Denison, wools and 37 webbing.
Red Beret, Army Air Corps cap badge, GP crowned wings for 1st pilot and after '44 'G' brevet for 2nd and rank on the denison.
aka Stigroadie
AFRA
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"Truth is a shining goddess, always veiled, always distant, never wholly approachable, but worthy of all the devotion of which the human spirit is capable. "
I'm pretty sure you'd both need Sgts stripes too. I think every GP was at least a Sgt.
I could be wrong on that but i think it was a bit like every MP being a l/cpl
Otherwise the kit is pretty identical once you're on the ground to any other airlanding soldier. I've seen some sources claim that GPs were issued commando bergans but I've yet to see anything conclusive they were 'standard'.
"I think we are in rats' alley - Where the dead men lost their bones."
I've seen some sources claim that GPs were issued commando bergans
I've come across that too (probably in the same books!). Bergens instead of small packs.
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I've read that but I'm sure only on forums.
There was a super GPR site [run by a guy called Steve?] I cant find it now. Total Soldier or similar.
I'm always surprised when people say, 'I want to do XYZ unit' and then have no idea how they dressed. Some research must have been done to chose that unit? That's why I only said 'rank' on denison, I assumed the research would have shown you must be a Sgt or over.
So, lets not forget the GPR nappy and booties in AAC light blue, worn for the Market Garden and Varsity ops. 
aka Stigroadie
AFRA
better by design
"Truth is a shining goddess, always veiled, always distant, never wholly approachable, but worthy of all the devotion of which the human spirit is capable. "
It took some time to track this guy down as he switched from a website to a blog.
He has a good take on what you need to be GPR.
http://silent-invasion.blogspot.com/200 ... pages.html
aka Stigroadie
AFRA
better by design
"Truth is a shining goddess, always veiled, always distant, never wholly approachable, but worthy of all the devotion of which the human spirit is capable. "
Excellent, i used to like steves 'total soldiers' website.
Yeah he spent a lot of time looking into all that, it's an excellent source.
"I think we are in rats' alley - Where the dead men lost their bones."
