| MEMORIES OF
BALLYKINLER
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| Pte McCAULEY, Northern Ireland
1975 |
Londonderry 1975
(L to R) Harry, 'Mac' McCARTHY, 'Mac' McINTYRE, 'Herbie'
HERBERT |
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| Londonderry 1975
(11 C) (L to R) WRAGG, McCAULEY, HAMBLIN, Alan Mac
(Another camera opportunity!) |
Pte CLARKE attempting to look
all soldier like in Derry |
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| Londonderry 1975
(L to R) L/Cpl GARDNER, Cpl Charlie (Doc) HAYNES,
Pte CLARKE (Check out the Beret) |
A photo showing the bullet
damage to Pte STONEHAMS A41. (Some people will do anything to keep out of
contact !!) |
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| Hugh's Bar in Newry after an
IRA bomb attack |
Charlie HAYNES, well known to most of the
Battalion due to his employment in the Battalion Medical section. Due to Charlie's
medical expertise the Battalion sick rate was virtually nil 'I wonder
Why'?
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The Commanding Officer Lt Col Bill TURNER
flanked by his 'Bodyguards' (God help us) !! (Left) Cpl Flower FIELDING
(Right) Pte HEDGES. Lt Col TURNER later went on to become the Colonel of
the Regiment
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Major Mick MARTIN (OC B Coy)
shows Mr Ron COATES a reporter from one of the local newspapers, one of
the Border crossings. (The look says it all) Maj MARTIN was an outcast
from the Royal Hampshire's who was posted to 1 DERR to upgrade his
soldiering skills !! |
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| Mick LAMB (Left) with a find
that he 'Claimed' |
Pte RANGER, in the bushes
attempting to operate a radio and at the same time looking faintly 'Ard' |
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| Tac HQ 1 DERR for no other
reason than to demonstrate what issued land rovers should look like. |
A Near miss
On Wednesday 18th April 1974 a mobile patrol was moving
out of Castlewellan back to Ballykinler. L/Cpl Dennis Watts, C Compnay MT
Section Commander was in command, as they did so a Gunman opened fire with an automatic
weapon. Of the 15 rounds fired 6 hit the land rover. The driver had a
narrow escape when three rounds smashed into the windscreen, at head
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Rex FRANCIS desperately trying to look 'Well
Ard' |
Rex after realizing he was caught out on
the previous photograph try's to make up for lost time and adopted a combat
pose for the family back home (Comments from Small arms school trained
instructors on position of left hand will be welcomed) |
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At the end of a long patrol, sort out kit
prior to extraction |
Blacking up for a Patrol, ever mindful of
the camera. Who's that on the right with a well interested fag drooping from
his mouth !! |
