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Northern Ireland (Operation Banner)
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Philip John Daw enlisted into Junior Parachute Company (JPC) at Aldershot in Blackheath, April 1976.Private Daw Passed Out of P Company (Coy) with 436 Platoon in September 1977 and was posted to The 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment (3 PARA) in Osnabruck, Germany.
Private Daw served with 3 PARA until October 1980, having served two tours on Operation Banner (Northern Ireland).
Service History
- 1976 Junior Parachute Company (Junior Infantry)
- 1977 The 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment (3 PARA) (Private)
