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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 ...
Joined the army as a boy soldier (IJLB) in September 1971.Depot Para Sept - Nov 1973.
Joined 1 PARA in Nov 1973 and also served in 3 PARA in Northern Ireland 1976.
Left the Army Jan 1977.
Service History
- 1973 The 1st Battalion The Parachute Regiment (1 PARA) (Lance Corporal)
- 1976 Depot The Parachute Regiment and Airborne Forces (Acting Corporal)
- 1976 The 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment (3 PARA) (Acting Corporal)
- 1976 Depot The Parachute Regiment and Airborne Forces (Acting Corporal)