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==Partial list of CLFs==
 
==Partial list of CLFs==
*[[Anthony Farrar-Hockley]]
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*[[Anthony Farrar-Hockley]] 1970-71<ref>Max Arthur, [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/general-sir-anthony-farrarhockley-470061.html General Sir Anthony Farrar-Hockley], Independent, 16 March 2006.</ref>
*[[Robert Ford]]
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*[[Robert Ford]] -9 April 1973<ref>[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/45949/supplements/4605 London Gazette, Suppleement 4605], 9 April 1973, p.1.</ref>
*[[Peter Leng]]
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*[[Peter Leng]] 9 April 1973<ref>[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/45949/supplements/4605 London Gazette, Suppleement 4605], 9 April 1973, p.1.</ref>
*[[Richard Trant]]
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*[[Richard Trant]] -15 February 1979<ref>[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/47780/supplements/2653 London Gazette, Supplement 2653], 26 February 1979, p.1.</ref>
*[[James Glover]]
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*[[James Glover]] 15 February 1979<ref>[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/47780/supplements/2653 London Gazette, Supplement 2653], 26 February 1979, p.1.</ref> - 22 October 1980<ref>[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/48379/supplements/16340 London Gazette, Supplement 16340], 25 November 1980, p.2.</ref>
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*[[C.R. Huxtable]] 22 October 1980<ref>[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/48379/supplements/16340 London Gazette, Supplement 16340], 25 November 1980, p.2.</ref>-
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*[[J.D.G. Pank]] - 25 March 1985<ref>[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/50073/supplements/4269 London Gazette, Supplement 4269], 25 March 1985, p.1.</ref>
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*[[A.S. Jeapes]] 25 March 1985<ref>[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/50073/supplements/4269 London Gazette, Supplement 4269], 25 March 1985, p.1.</ref> - 30 April 1987<ref>[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/50913/supplements/6125 London Gazette, Supplement 6125], 11 May 1987, p.1.</ref>
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*[[R. J. Hodges]] 30 April 1987<ref>[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/50913/supplements/6125 London Gazette, Supplement 6125], 11 May 1987, p.1.</ref>-
  
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==

Revision as of 19:42, 16 January 2010

The Commander Land Forces (Northern Ireland) (CLFNI) was the top British Army commander in Northern Ireland during the Troubles. The post, held by a Major General, reported to the General Officer Commanding Northern Ireland, who also had responsibility for naval and air force units and for liason with Ministers.[1]

The Army's three brigade commanders based in Belfast (39 Brigade), Derry (8 Brigade), and Portadown (3 Brigade), reported to the Commander Land Forces.[2]

Partial list of CLFs

Notes

  1. Mark Urban, Big Boys' Rules, Faber and Faber, 1992, p.16.
  2. Mark Urban, Big Boys' Rules, Faber and Faber, 1992, p.16.
  3. Max Arthur, General Sir Anthony Farrar-Hockley, Independent, 16 March 2006.
  4. London Gazette, Suppleement 4605, 9 April 1973, p.1.
  5. London Gazette, Suppleement 4605, 9 April 1973, p.1.
  6. London Gazette, Supplement 2653, 26 February 1979, p.1.
  7. London Gazette, Supplement 2653, 26 February 1979, p.1.
  8. London Gazette, Supplement 16340, 25 November 1980, p.2.
  9. London Gazette, Supplement 16340, 25 November 1980, p.2.
  10. London Gazette, Supplement 4269, 25 March 1985, p.1.
  11. London Gazette, Supplement 4269, 25 March 1985, p.1.
  12. London Gazette, Supplement 6125, 11 May 1987, p.1.
  13. London Gazette, Supplement 6125, 11 May 1987, p.1.