| MEMORIES
OF ALDERGROVE |
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| A
Vehicle check point 1987 |
A
view familier to many 'Farmersboys' overlooking the Gortmullan PVCP |
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| A
'Farmersboy' mans a G.P.M.G. overlooking the VCP |
Pte
Jason LEA on the VCP |
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| Pte
LEA again looking 'Well Ard' as photographed by his local newspaper at the
time |
Pte
CAREY reporting back with one eye on the camera "Have you got my best
side, Son" |
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| Lt
CLEMENTS on Patrol with his team, as reported in the local press at the
time. |
An
Unidentified DERR Soldier patrolling with a GPMG, again with one eye on
the camera. |
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| Two
unidentified DERR Soldiers 'Pose' for a local boys story for the
Berks/Wilts press |
The
mortaring of 'A' Company. I wonder who paid the Barrack room damages ? |
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| ALDERGROVE
TIMELINE |
| EVENT |
DATE/TIME |
| Bn to Aldergrove |
November 1985 |
| B Coy to Fermanagh |
November 1985 for 6 weeks |
| Relieved by C Coy |
December 1985 |
| Coys deployed to Dungannon and Belfast |
December 1985 |
| D Coy 1st on scene at Ballygawley Police Station
after bombing |
7th December 1985 |
| Reduced Ferozeshah Parade |
December 1985 |
| A Coy mortared at Dungannon |
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| Deployed Coys follow up 7 Terrorists incidents |
Dec 1985 - January 1986 |
| Bn deployed to Belfast |
Easter 1986 |
| A Coy find explosives at Dungannon |
June 1986 |
| D Coy to Portadown |
July 1986 |
| D Coy to
Fermanagh |
August
1986 |
| B Coy to Londonderry |
August 1986 |
| Band & Drums beat retreat |
End of August 1986 |
| B Coy to Dungannon |
September 1986 |
| B Coy to Fermanagh |
November 1986 |
| C Coy to
Fermanagh, relieve B Coy |
November
1986 |
| D Coy to
Dungannon |
November
1986 |
| B Coy to Dungannon |
December
1986-February 1987 |
| D Coy to
Fermanagh |
13th February
1987 |
| B Coy Brigade Reserve deployed twice |
March & early April 1987 |
| Near miss IED Pomeroy on Mortar Plt |
April 1987 |
| A Coy to Fermanagh |
March/May 1987 |
| D Coy
'Operation Bullet' |
24th
April 1987 |
| Mortar attack, Belcoo Police station (A Coy) |
11th April 1987 |
| C Coy to
Dungannon |
April
1987 |
| McGowans
filling station bombed (C Coy) |
17th
April 1987 |
| Find of
1400lbs of Exposive (C Coy/RUC) |
19th
April 1987 |
| Murder
of Mr HENRY (C Coy) |
21st
April 1987 |
| Murder
of Pte GRAHAM 8 UDR (C Coy) |
25th
April 1987 |
| Command
wire explosion at Pomeroy (C Coy) |
29th
April 1987 |
| Bombing
of Gaugers Inn, Ballyronan (C Coy) |
5th May
1987 |
| Bombing
of Courthouse and Police Station, Dungannon
(C Coy) |
7th May
1987 |
| Loughall
attack |
9th May
1987 |
| Burials
of IRA killed at Loughall (C Coy) |
11th,12th
& 13th May 1987 |
| D Coy to
Dungannon |
10th
June -1st July 1987 |
| Bn convert to SA 80 |
August 1987 |
| D Coy to
Fermanagh |
21st
August 1987 |
| B Coy to Dungannon |
August 1987 |
| B Coy to
Fermanagh |
October
1987 |
| Remembrance
Parade bombing at Enniskillen |
November
1987 |
| Bn to Hong
Kong |
February
1988 |
