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| − | [[8th Infantry Brigade]] was one of three British Army brigade headquarters in Northern Ireland from | + | [[8th Infantry Brigade]] was one of three British Army brigade headquarters in Northern Ireland from 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> |
==Partial list of commanders== | ==Partial list of commanders== | ||
*[[G.H. Mills]] c.1967 | *[[G.H. Mills]] c.1967 | ||
*[[J.A.C. Cowan]] c.1969-1971 | *[[J.A.C. Cowan]] c.1969-1971 | ||
| − | *[[Patrick | + | *[[Patrick MacLellan]] c.1972 |
*[[J.D.F Mostyn]] c.1972 | *[[J.D.F Mostyn]] c.1972 | ||
*[[Michael Scott]] c.1984-1986 | *[[Michael Scott]] c.1984-1986 | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:06, 22 August 2012
8th Infantry Brigade was one of three British Army brigade headquarters in Northern Ireland from 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 MacLellan 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.
