Peter - Cheshire Regiment, by Peter (story details) CAIN Website
Story Title: Peter - Cheshire Regiment
Collection: Brits Speak Out
Organisation: Lindsay, John. (individual compiler)
One of 14 accounts by former British Army soldiers describing aspects of their tours of duty in Northern Ireland during the conflict.
'Peter joined the army in 1973. His first tour of Northern Ireland (based in Ballymurphy) was in 1974 as he turned eighteen years old. His next two tours in 1976 and 1978 were based in Creggan. Peter's final tour was based in Ballykelly from 1982 to 1894. In December 1982 he was at a disco in the Droppin' Well Bar in Ballykelly when an INLA bomb exploded, killing seventeen people. Compiled form questionnaire and correspondence, December 1997 to June 1998.' (from page 91 in the book)
Story DetailsShowHide
Title |
Peter - Cheshire Regiment, by Peter (story details) |
Description |
One of 14 accounts by former British Army soldiers describing aspects of their tours of duty in Northern Ireland during the conflict. |
Creator |
John Lindsay |
Subject |
Personal accounts / stories related to the Northern Ireland conflict. |
Source |
http://cain.ulster.ac.uk/othelem/people/accounts/lindsay.htm#peter2 |
Publisher |
Guildhall Press |
Date |
1998 |
Format |
Text |
Language |
English |
Coverage |
Northern Ireland; 1969-1998 |
Story Title |
Peter - Cheshire Regiment |
Story Available |
Not on-line. Story available in published book. |
Story Format |
Text (pages 91-103 in the book) |
Story Source |
Story contained in the book: Lindsay, John. (1998). Brits Speak Out: British Soldiers' Impressions of the Northern Ireland Conflict. Derry: Gulidhall Press. See also: http://cain.ulster.ac.uk/othelem/people/accounts/lindsay.htm |
Identity Provided? |
No; forename only. |
Interviewee Forename(s) |
Peter |
Language Spoken |
English |
Interviewee Gender |
Male |
Birth Country |
England |
Nationality |
English |
Occupation during conflict |
British soldier, Member of British Army (BA), Cheshire Regiment |
Status |
Former member of British Army (BA), former member of Security Forces |
Published Format |
Document |
Story Abstract |
'Peter joined the army in 1973. His first tour of Northern Ireland (based in Ballymurphy) was in 1974 as he turned eighteen years old. His next two tours in 1976 and 1978 were based in Creggan. Peter's final tour was based in Ballykelly from 1982 to 1894. In December 1982 he was at a disco in the Droppin' Well Bar in Ballykelly when an INLA bomb exploded, killing seventeen people. Compiled form questionnaire and correspondence, December 1997 to June 1998.' (from page 91 in the book) |
Themes/Topics Mentioned |
Security Forces; Killing |
Dates Mentioned |
6 September 1972 [1970s]; Monday 6 December 1982 [1980s] |
Events Mentioned |
The Droppin' Well bomb [6 September 1972]; Bloody Sunday [30 January 1972]; Brighton bomb [12 October 1984] |
Places Mentioned |
The 'Murph [Ballymurphy west Belfast]; Beechwood area of Derry [County Derry, Northern Ireland]; Creggan [County Derry, Northern Ireland]; Ballykelly [County Derry, Northern Ireland] |
People Mentioned |
The Reverand Ian Paisley; Peter Robinson; Margaret Thatcher; Jim Prior; Mo Mowlam; John Major |
Organisations Mentioned |
British Army (BA); The Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC); Provisional IRA (PIRA); Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) |
Collection InformationShowHide
Title |
Brits Speak Out |
Description |
A collection of 14 personal accounts by former British Army soldiers, describing aspects of their tours of duty in Northern Ireland during the conflict. The collection was published in book format. |
Creator |
John Lindsay (compiler / editor) |
Subject |
Personal accounts / stories related to the Northern Ireland conflict. |
Publisher |
Guildhall Press |
Date |
1998 |
Relation |
Collection published in book: Lindsay, John. (1998). Brits Speak Out: British Soldiers' Impressions of the Northern Ireland Conflict. Derry: Gulidhall Press. |
Format |
Book |
Language |
English |
Identifier |
ISBN 0-946451-51-6 |
Coverage |
Northern Ireland; 1969-1998 |
Stories Collected |
14 |
Stories Deposited |
0 (However, 3 stories are available on the CAIN Web site) |
Organisation InformationShowHide
Title |
Lindsay, John. (individual compiler) |
Description |
John Lindsay compiled a collection of personal accounts of former British Army soldiers who had undertaken tours of duty in Northern Ireland during the conflict. The collection of 14 stories was published in a book entitled 'Brits Speak Out'. |
Creator |
John Lindsay |
Subject |
Personal accounts / stories related to the Northern Ireland conflict. |
Source |
Lindsay, John. (1998). Brits Speak Out: British Soldiers' Impressions of the Northern Ireland Conflict. Derry: Gulidhall Press. |
Publisher |
Guildhall Press |
Date |
1998 |
Format |
Book |
Language |
English |
Coverage |
Northern Ireland; 1969-1998 |
Citation
John Lindsay. (1998). Peter - Cheshire Regiment. Guildhall Press.
Accounts of the Conflict; Accessed: 20 April 2024 <http://accounts.ulster.ac.uk/repo24/items/show/2704>
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