Michael Durling | ParaData

After enlisting into the British Army, Michael Durling volunteered for airborne forces.

He took part in parachute training course 441 at RAF Abingdon. The course lasted from 25th March 1957 - 17th April 1957. It was noted that Private Durling "good" discipline.

Upon successful completion of this course Private Durling was posted to 1st Battalion,The Parachute Regiment.

He saw action in the EOKA Campaign in Cyprus.

With information kindly supplied by Peter Durling.

Operations

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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.

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Borneo

Borneo (Kalimantan to the Indonesians) is the second biggest island in the world. One third of the island was three British dependant territories – Sarawak, the Sultanate of Brunei and North Borneo.

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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.

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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 between Republican IRA and Protestant para-military groups during the Northern Ireland ‘Troubles’ that were to last 37 years.

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Radfan

A concerted operation involving 3 PARA, 45 Commando and Federal troops to capture the Dhanaba Basin, a Radfan tribal stronghold, began at the end of April 1964. 3 PARA lost two killed and several wounded clearing the fort and village buildings at El Naquil in concert with 45 Commando.

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Aldershot 1956

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Killing of Matsis, Grevis's number 2

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Warrant Officer Class 2 Michael Durling

{ Mick/Mike }

27 Jun 1939 - 09 Oct 2016

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