Daniel J Connolly

Former 1 Para 2001 - 2013

2001
Army Training Regiment Lichfield (Private)
2001
Infantry Training Centre Catterick (Private)
2002
The 1st Battalion The Parachute Regiment (1 PARA) (Private)
2005
The 1st Battalion The Parachute Regiment (1 PARA) (Lance Corporal)
2007
The 1st Battalion The Parachute Regiment (1 PARA) (Corporal)
2011
The 1st Battalion The Parachute Regiment (1 PARA) (Sergeant)
2012
P Company (Sergeant)

Operations

Afghanistan (Operation Herrick VIII)

2 PARA operated as Battle Group North operating from five Forward Operating Bases (FOBs) in the Upper Sangin Valley. These were situated in the area of the ‘Green Zone’ fertile farmland stretching one kilometre either side of the Helmand River.

Event

Afghanistan (Operation Herrick XIII)

To mark the change, which signified the start of Operation HERRICK 13, a 'friendship feast' was held at the headquarters of the Helmand Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Lashkar Gah, which was attended by Afghan and British dignitaries.

Event

Iraq (Operation Telic)

This was the first time the brigade had deployed complete on an operation since its inception in September 1999.

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.

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Sergeant Daniel J Connolly

Service History

Operations

Afghanistan (Operation Herrick VIII)

Afghanistan (Operation Herrick XIII)

Iraq (Operation Telic)

Northern Ireland (Operation Banner)

Decorations

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Sergeant Daniel J Connolly

Service History

Operations

Afghanistan (Operation Herrick VIII)

Afghanistan (Operation Herrick XIII)

Iraq (Operation Telic)

Northern Ireland (Operation Banner)

Decorations

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