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===Support Company, 1 PARA===
 
===Support Company, 1 PARA===
 
*Major [[Ted Loden]] - Commander of Support Company, 1 Para.
 
*Major [[Ted Loden]] - Commander of Support Company, 1 Para.
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====Machine Gun Platoon====
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*[[Corporal A (Bloody Sunday)|Corporal A]]
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*[[Private B (Bloody Sunday)|Private B]]
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====Anti-Tank Platoon====
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*[[Corporal E (Bloody Sunday)|Corporal E]]
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*[[Lance Corporal F (Bloody Sunday)|Lance Corporal F]]
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*[[Lance Corporal J (Bloody Sunday)|Lance Corporal J]]
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*[[Private G (Bloody Sunday)|Private G]]
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*[[Private H (Bloody Sunday)|Private H]]
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====Mortar Platoon====
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*[[Lieutenant N (Bloody Sunday)|Lieutenant N]] - Commander of the Mortar Platoon of Support Company.
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*[[Sergeant O (Bloody Sunday)|Sergeant O]] - Platoon Sergeant.
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*[[Corporal P (Bloody Sunday)|Corporal P]]
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*[[Private R (Bloody Sunday)|Private R]]
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*[[Private S (Bloody Sunday)|Private S]]
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*[[Private T (Bloody Sunday)|Private T]]
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*[[Private U (Bloody Sunday)|Private U]]
 
====Composite Platoon====
 
====Composite Platoon====
 
*[[Captain 200 (Bloody Sunday)|Captain 200]] - Commander of the Composite Platoon attached to Support Company.
 
*[[Captain 200 (Bloody Sunday)|Captain 200]] - Commander of the Composite Platoon attached to Support Company.
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*[[Private L (Bloody Sunday)|Private L]]
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*[[Private M (Bloody Sunday)|Private M]]
  
 
==External Resources==
 
==External Resources==

Revision as of 22:13, 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.

Machine Gun Platoon

Anti-Tank Platoon

Mortar Platoon

Composite Platoon

External Resources

Notes