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[[8th Infantry Brigade]] was one of three British Army brigade headquarters in Northern Ireland from the the outbreak of the troubles in 1969. It covered the Derry area and its commander reported to the [[Commander Land Forces (Northern Ireland)]].<ref>Mark Urban, Big Boys' Rules: The SAS and the Secret Struggle against the IRA, Faber and Faber, 1992, p.16.</ref> | [[8th Infantry Brigade]] was one of three British Army brigade headquarters in Northern Ireland from the the outbreak of the troubles in 1969. It covered the Derry area and its commander reported to the [[Commander Land Forces (Northern Ireland)]].<ref>Mark Urban, Big Boys' Rules: The SAS and the Secret Struggle against the IRA, Faber and Faber, 1992, p.16.</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Partial list of commanders== | ||
| + | *[[G.H. Mills]] c.1967 | ||
| + | *[[J.A.C. Cowan]] c.1969-1971 | ||
| + | *[[Patrick MacLennan]] c.1972 | ||
| + | *[[J.D.F Mostyn]] c.1972 | ||
| + | *[[Michael Scott]] c.1984-1986 | ||
| + | *[[Michael Constantine]] | ||
| + | *[[A.M.D. Palmer]] c.1992 | ||
| + | *[[N.J. Cottam]] c.1994 | ||
| + | *[[W.G. Cubitt]] c.2002 | ||
| + | *[[Phil Jones]] c.2005 | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
Revision as of 10:40, 22 June 2010
8th Infantry Brigade was one of three British Army brigade headquarters in Northern Ireland from the the outbreak of the troubles in 1969. It covered the Derry area and its commander reported to the Commander Land Forces (Northern Ireland).[1]
Partial list of commanders
- G.H. Mills c.1967
- J.A.C. Cowan c.1969-1971
- Patrick MacLennan c.1972
- J.D.F Mostyn c.1972
- Michael Scott c.1984-1986
- Michael Constantine
- A.M.D. Palmer c.1992
- N.J. Cottam c.1994
- W.G. Cubitt c.2002
- Phil Jones c.2005
Notes
- ↑ Mark Urban, Big Boys' Rules: The SAS and the Secret Struggle against the IRA, Faber and Faber, 1992, p.16.
