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Witness [[Soldier 027 (Bloody Sunday)|Soldier 027]] gave the following account to the inquiry: | Witness [[Soldier 027 (Bloody Sunday)|Soldier 027]] gave the following account to the inquiry: | ||
| − | ::Soon after arriving in Belfast I received a beating at the hands of UNK 180. He was an | + | ::Soon after arriving in Belfast I received a beating at the hands of UNK 180. He was an individual who lived in a world that I cannot comprehend. He had all the positive attributes of a para. He was a very efficient soldier, and by reputation an excellent shot and a top recruit. However, he was totally lacking in the attributes usually associated with a normal human being. On a day off with a colleague, he took a sub-machine gun from the barracks and attempted to rob a Post Office in Belfast (it was not difficult to get weapons out of barracks if you wanted to). He was given 5 years and, during his trial, he threatened to kill the prosecuting officer. He was dishonorably discharged and later became a notorious mercenary.<ref>[http://report.bloody-sunday-inquiry.org/evidence/B/B1546.pdf Soldier 027 evidence], Bloody Sunday Inquiry.</ref> |
| − | individual who lived in a world that I cannot comprehend. He had all the positive | ||
| − | attributes of a para. He was a very efficient soldier, and by reputation an excellent shot | ||
| − | and a top recruit. However, he was totally lacking in the attributes usually associated | ||
| − | with a normal human being. On a day off with a colleague, he took a sub-machine gun | ||
| − | from the barracks and attempted to rob a Post Office in Belfast (it was not difficult to get | ||
| − | weapons out of barracks if you wanted to). He was given 5 years and, during his trial, he | ||
| − | threatened to kill the prosecuting officer. He was dishonorably discharged and later | ||
| − | became a notorious mercenary.<ref>[http://report.bloody-sunday-inquiry.org/evidence/B/B1546.pdf Soldier 027 evidence], Bloody Sunday Inquiry.</ref> | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
Revision as of 19:54, 10 May 2011
UNK 180 is the cypher of a soldier referred to at the Bloody Sunday Inquiry.
Witness Soldier 027 gave the following account to the inquiry:
- Soon after arriving in Belfast I received a beating at the hands of UNK 180. He was an individual who lived in a world that I cannot comprehend. He had all the positive attributes of a para. He was a very efficient soldier, and by reputation an excellent shot and a top recruit. However, he was totally lacking in the attributes usually associated with a normal human being. On a day off with a colleague, he took a sub-machine gun from the barracks and attempted to rob a Post Office in Belfast (it was not difficult to get weapons out of barracks if you wanted to). He was given 5 years and, during his trial, he threatened to kill the prosecuting officer. He was dishonorably discharged and later became a notorious mercenary.[1]
Notes
- ↑ Soldier 027 evidence, Bloody Sunday Inquiry.
