Bloody Sunday
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]
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British Army Personnel on Bloody Sunday
Headquarters Northern Ireland (HQNI)
- Major General Robert Ford - Commander Land Forces (Northern Ireland)
8th Infantry Brigade
- Brigadier Patrick MacLellan - Commander of 8th Infantry Brigade, the Army brigade in charge of the Derry area.[2]
1st Battalion, The Parachute Regiment (1 PARA)
- Lt Col Derek Wilford - Commander of 1st Battalion, The Parachute Regiment.
- Major Norman Nicholls - Second in Command.[3]
- Captain Mike Jackson - Adjutant.[4]
A Company
- Major INQ 10 - Commander of A Company.[5]
C Company
- Major 221A - Commander of C Company.[6]
Miscellaneous C Company personnel
D Company
- Major INQ 350 - Commander of D Company.[7]
Support Company, 1 PARA
- Major Ted Loden - Commander of Support Company, 1 Para.
Machine Gun Platoon
- Sergeant INQ 441 - Commander of the Machine Gun Platoon
- Corporal A - May have shot Damien Donaghey and injured John Johnston[8]
- Private B - May have shot Damien Donaghey and injured John Johnston[9]
Anti-Tank Platoon
- Lieutenant 119 - Commander of Anti Tank Platoon.[10].
- Soldier 027 - Radio operator.
- Corporal E - Inquiry could not eliminate the possibility that he shot one of William Nash, John Young or Michael McDaid. Probably shot Patrick O'Donnell.[11].
- Lance Corporal F - Shot Michael Kelly. May have shot William McKinney. May have shot Joe Friel. Shot Bernard McGuigan and Patrick Doherty. Probably shot Patrick Campbell and Daniel McGowan.[12]
- Lance Corporal J - May have shot one of William Nash, John Young or Michael McDaid. May have shot Alexander Nash.[13]
- Private G - May have shot Michael Quinn. May have shot Joe Friel. May have shot Jim Wray. Shot Gerard McKinney and Gerald Donaghey.[14]
- Private H - May have shot William McKinney. May have shot Michael Quinn. May have shot Jim Wray.[15]
Composite Platoon "Guinness Force"
- Captain 200 - Commander of the Composite Platoon attached to Support Company.
- Colour Sergeant 002 - May have ordered shooting of Kevin McElhinney.[16]
- Corporal 039 - May have ordered shooting of Kevin McElhinney.[17]
- Private L - May have shot Kevin McElhinney.[18]
- Private M - May have shot Kevin McElhinney.[19]
Mortar Platoon
- Lieutenant N - Commander of the Mortar Platoon of Support Company. Probably shot Michael Bridge.[20]
- Sergeant O - Platoon Sergeant. Commanded vehicle which struck Alana Burke and Thomas Harkin.[21]
- Corporal P - Shot at least one and possibly all of William Nash, John Young and Michael McDaid. May have shot Alexander Nash.[22]
- Private Q - Probably shot Michael Bradley.[23]
- Private R - Probably shot Jackie Duddy.[24]
- Private S - Inquiry could not eliminate possibility he shot Patrick Brolly.[25]
- Private T - Probably shot Patrick Brolly.[26]
- Private U - Shot Hugh Gilmour.
- Lance Corporal V - Probably shot Margaret Deery.[27]
External Resources
Notes
- ↑ HISTORY – BLOODY SUNDAY – EVENTS OF THE DAY, Museum of Free Derry, accessed 7 April 2011.
- ↑ Report of The Bloody Sunday Inquiry - Volume I - Chapter 2 - Outline of events before the day, 15 June 2010.
- ↑ Report of the The Bloody Sunday Inquiry - Volume I - Chapter 9, Bloody Sunday Inquiry, 2010.
- ↑ Report of the The Bloody Sunday Inquiry - Volume I - Chapter 9, Bloody Sunday Inquiry, 2010.
- ↑ Report of the The Bloody Sunday Inquiry - Volume I - Chapter 9, Bloody Sunday Inquiry, 2010.
- ↑ Report of the The Bloody Sunday Inquiry - Volume I - Chapter 9, Bloody Sunday Inquiry, 2010.
- ↑ Report of the The Bloody Sunday Inquiry - Volume I - Chapter 9, Bloody Sunday Inquiry, 2010.
- ↑ The events of the day, Report of the The Bloody Sunday Inquiry - Volume I - Chapter 3, 2010.
- ↑ The events of the day, Report of the The Bloody Sunday Inquiry - Volume I - Chapter 3, 2010.
- ↑ The events of the day, Report of the The Bloody Sunday Inquiry - Volume I - Chapter 3, 2010.
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- ↑ The events of the day, Report of the The Bloody Sunday Inquiry - Volume I - Chapter 3, 2010.
- ↑ The events of the day, Report of the The Bloody Sunday Inquiry - Volume I - Chapter 3, 2010.
- ↑ The events of the day, Report of the The Bloody Sunday Inquiry - Volume I - Chapter 3, 2010.
- ↑ The events of the day, Report of the The Bloody Sunday Inquiry - Volume I - Chapter 3, 2010.
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- ↑ The events of the day, Report of the The Bloody Sunday Inquiry - Volume I - Chapter 3, 2010.
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