Malcolm Woolard | ParaData

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No 1 (Guards) Independent Parachute Company (Guardsman)
1956
No 1 (Guards) Independent Parachute Company Para Company (Guardsman)
1959
Irish Guards (Sergeant)
1966
G Sqn 22 Special Air Service Regiment Special Air Service (Staff Sergeant)

Operations

Aden

After receiving news in January 1967 that two terrorist groups - the Federation for the Liberation of South Yemen (FLOSY) and the National Liberation Front (NLF) - were vying for power in Aden, an emergency operational tour was ordered by the CO of 1 Para, Lieutenant Colonel Mike Walsh.

Event

Cyprus (EOKA Campaign)

A continual round of village cordon and search operations, road blocks, curfews, law enforcement and riot control followed. Operations were directed against terrorist enclaves in the Kyrenian and Troodos Mountains and the Paphos Forest.

Event

Jordan

An appeal for assistance from King Hussein saw the Brigade, less the 1st Battalion, flown into Amman to secure the airfield and bolster the King’s authority. They remained until October 29th returning to Cyprus and then England. Rapid action to a trouble spot had averted probable hostilities in

Event

Northern Ireland (Operation Banner)

A brief honeymoon as peace keepers between two warring communities locked in civil unrest descended into a virtual civil war between Republican IRA and Protestant para-military groups during the Northern Ireland ‘Troubles’ that were to last 37 years.

Event

Suez (Operation Musketeer)

French paratroopers with part of the 1st (Guards) Independent Parachute Company were to capture two vital bridges leading south from Port Said and isolate the town.

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Staff Sergeant Malcolm Woolard

{ Paddy }

12 Jan 1937 - 12 Jun 2016

Service History

Operations

Aden

Cyprus (EOKA Campaign)

Jordan

Northern Ireland (Operation Banner)

Suez (Operation Musketeer)

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Staff Sergeant Malcolm Woolard

{ Paddy }

12 Jan 1937 - 12 Jun 2016

Service History

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Aden

Cyprus (EOKA Campaign)

Jordan

Northern Ireland (Operation Banner)

Suez (Operation Musketeer)

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