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*[[Sergeant O (Bloody Sunday)|Sergeant O]] - Platoon Sergeant. | *[[Sergeant O (Bloody Sunday)|Sergeant O]] - Platoon Sergeant. | ||
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*[[Private S (Bloody Sunday)|Private S]] | *[[Private S (Bloody Sunday)|Private S]] | ||
*[[Private T (Bloody Sunday)|Private T]] | *[[Private T (Bloody Sunday)|Private T]] | ||
*[[Private U (Bloody Sunday)|Private U]] | *[[Private U (Bloody Sunday)|Private U]] | ||
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====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. | ||
Revision as of 00:46, 8 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)
- 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.
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
- Private B
Anti-Tank Platoon
Mortar Platoon
- Lieutenant N - Commander of the Mortar Platoon of Support Company.
- Sergeant O - Platoon Sergeant.
- Corporal P
- Private R - Probably shot Jackie Duddy.[3]
- Private S
- Private T
- Private U
Composite Platoon
- Captain 200 - Commander of the Composite Platoon attached to Support Company.
- Private L
- Private M
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.
- ↑ The events of the day, Report of the The Bloody Sunday Inquiry - Volume I - Chapter 3, 2010.
