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Northern Ireland (Operation Banner)
A brief honeymoon as peace keepers between two warring communities locked in civil unrest descended into a virtual civil war ...
Enlisted in Oct 1970.Joined 3 PARA April 1971 served with B Coy and Patrol Coy.
Tours included Ghana 1971, Cyprus for 6 months in 1972, and Northern Ireland 1973.
Transferred to Vigilant Platoon 1974 and visited BAOR, Gibralter, Trucial States,Cyprus again, Canada 1976 & 1977, Norway & Denmark.
Back to 3 PARA (C Coy) for the 1980 tour of Northen Ireland.
Demobbed in mid 1981.
