Richard Teevan | ParaData

Richard Teevan enlisted from Leven, Fife into the Junior Parachute Company in Jan 1980, he was a member of 45 then 44 Platoon.

Pte Teevan passed P Coy & advance Wales with 465 Platoon but as he was only 16.5 years old he was to young to Parachute. Pte Teevan returned to Browning Barracks Aldershot and was employed in Recruit Company stores until he was old enough to Parachute at aged 17yrs.

Pte Teevan passed out with 468 Platoon in 1981 and was posted to C Coy 1 Para in Edinburgh, Sgt Teevan served in MMG Pl before being posted to Depot Para until 1994 at Browning Barracks Aldershot and ATR Lichfield.

He was then posted to 2 Para COP (Close Observation Platoon) in Palace Barracks Belfast, when Sgt Teevan was posted to ACIO (Army Careers Information Office) Wolverhampton until posted back to 2 Para as a C/sgt in 1998.

In 2 Para C/sgt Teevan served in HQ Company until promotion to WO2 CSM HQ Coy. WO2 Teevan also served as Unit Welfare Officer 2 Para.

WO2 Teevan left in 2004.

1980
Junior Parachute Company (Junior Infantry)
1981
The 1st Battalion The Parachute Regiment (1 PARA) (Sergeant)
1994
Depot The Parachute Regiment and Airborne Forces (Sergeant)
1996
ACIO Wolverhampton The 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment (2 PARA) (Sergeant)
1997
ACIO Wolverhampton The 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment (2 PARA) (Colour Sergeant)
1999
The 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment (2 PARA) (Warrant Officer Class 2)

Operations

Event

Afghanistan (Operation Fingal)

After 11 September, and much political and military indecision, 2 PARA and supporting elements from 16 Air Assault Brigade started to deploy to Afghanistan on 30 December on Op FINGAL, as part of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF).

Event

Macedonia (Operation Bessemer)

HQ 16 Air Asslt Bde became HQ Task Force Harvest with a multinational force of 15 nations under command. Their mission was to deploy to collect and dispose of NLA weapons and ammunition in order to restore stability in the FYROM.

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.

Decorations

GSM

1982
LSGCM

1997
NMM

2001
Accumulated Service Medal

1996
QGJM

2002
OSMA

2002

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586 Platoon

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Members of PARA Training Team, ATR Lichfield, 1993.

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B (The Parachute Regiment) Coy, ATR Lichfield, December 1992.

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PARA Training Team, ATR Lichfield, 1993.

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Warrant Officers' and Sergeants' Mess, Kabul, Afghanistan, March 2002.

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Warrant Officer Class 2 Richard Teevan

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04 Jan 1964 -

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