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==British Army Personnel on Bloody Sunday==
 
==British Army Personnel on Bloody Sunday==
===Headquarters Northern Ireland===
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===Headquarters Northern Ireland (HQNI)===
 
*[[Robert Ford]] - [[Commander Land Forces (Northern Ireland)]]  
 
*[[Robert Ford]] - [[Commander Land Forces (Northern Ireland)]]  
 
===8th Infantry Brigade===
 
===8th Infantry Brigade===
 
*Brigadier [[Patrick MacLellan]] - Commander of [[8th Infantry Brigade]], the Army brigade in charge of the Derry area.<ref>[http://report.bloody-sunday-inquiry.org/volume01/chapter002/ Report of The Bloody Sunday Inquiry - Volume I - Chapter 2 - Outline of events before the day], 15 June 2010.</ref>
 
*Brigadier [[Patrick MacLellan]] - Commander of [[8th Infantry Brigade]], the Army brigade in charge of the Derry area.<ref>[http://report.bloody-sunday-inquiry.org/volume01/chapter002/ Report of The Bloody Sunday Inquiry - Volume I - Chapter 2 - Outline of events before the day], 15 June 2010.</ref>
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===1st Battalion, The Parachute Regiment (1 PARA)===
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Lt Col [[Derek Wilford]] - Commander of [[1st Battalion, The Parachute Regiment]].
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===Support Company, 1 PARA===
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*Major [[Ted Loden]] - Commander of Support Company, 1 Para.
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====Composite Platoon====
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*[[Captain 200 (Bloody Sunday)|Captain 200]] - Commander of the Composite Platoon attached to Support Company.
  
 
==External Resources==
 
==External Resources==

Revision as of 21:59, 7 May 2011

The Bloody Sunday massacre took place in Derry on 30 January 1972 when soldiers from the Parachute Regiment opened fire on a civil rights march. 13 people died on the day, and a 14th, John Johnston, died later as a result of his injuries.[1]

British Army Personnel on Bloody Sunday

Headquarters Northern Ireland (HQNI)

8th Infantry Brigade

1st Battalion, The Parachute Regiment (1 PARA)

Lt Col Derek Wilford - Commander of 1st Battalion, The Parachute Regiment.

Support Company, 1 PARA

  • Major Ted Loden - Commander of Support Company, 1 Para.

Composite Platoon

  • Captain 200 - Commander of the Composite Platoon attached to Support Company.

External Resources

Notes