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===Support Company, 1 PARA=== | ===Support Company, 1 PARA=== | ||
*Major [[Ted Loden]] - Commander of Support Company, 1 Para. | *Major [[Ted Loden]] - Commander of Support Company, 1 Para. | ||
| + | ====Machine Gun Platoon==== | ||
| + | *[[Corporal A (Bloody Sunday)|Corporal A]] | ||
| + | *[[Private B (Bloody Sunday)|Private B]] | ||
| + | ====Anti-Tank Platoon==== | ||
| + | *[[Corporal E (Bloody Sunday)|Corporal E]] | ||
| + | *[[Lance Corporal F (Bloody Sunday)|Lance Corporal F]] | ||
| + | *[[Lance Corporal J (Bloody Sunday)|Lance Corporal J]] | ||
| + | *[[Private G (Bloody Sunday)|Private G]] | ||
| + | *[[Private H (Bloody Sunday)|Private H]] | ||
| + | ====Mortar Platoon==== | ||
| + | *[[Lieutenant N (Bloody Sunday)|Lieutenant N]] - Commander of the Mortar Platoon of Support Company. | ||
| + | *[[Sergeant O (Bloody Sunday)|Sergeant O]] - Platoon Sergeant. | ||
| + | *[[Corporal P (Bloody Sunday)|Corporal P]] | ||
| + | *[[Private R (Bloody Sunday)|Private R]] | ||
| + | *[[Private S (Bloody Sunday)|Private S]] | ||
| + | *[[Private T (Bloody Sunday)|Private T]] | ||
| + | *[[Private U (Bloody Sunday)|Private U]] | ||
====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. | ||
| + | *[[Private L (Bloody Sunday)|Private L]] | ||
| + | *[[Private M (Bloody Sunday)|Private M]] | ||
==External Resources== | ==External Resources== | ||
Revision as of 22:13, 7 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)
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
Anti-Tank Platoon
Mortar Platoon
- Lieutenant N - Commander of the Mortar Platoon of Support Company.
- Sergeant O - Platoon Sergeant.
- Corporal P
- Private R
- 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.
