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Northern Ireland (Operation Banner)
A brief honeymoon as peace keepers between two warring communities locked in civil unrest descended into a virtual civil war ...
Peter MK Thompson started his career as a Private after he successfully completed his parachute jump instruction in July 1973.
Service History
- 1971 Junior Parachute Company (Junior Infantry)
- 1973 The 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment (3 PARA) (Colour Sergeant)
- 1986 The 4th Battalion The Parachute Regiment (4 PARA) (Colour Sergeant)
- 1988 The 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment (2 PARA) (Warrant Officer Class 2)
- 1993 The 4th Battalion The Parachute Regiment (4 PARA) (Warrant Officer Class 1)
Decorations
GOC Commendation and BAR
1978
