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Story Title: Peter - Royal Highland Fusiliers

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, a senior non commissioned officer, served five tours of Northern Ireland; Armagh 1969-70, Belfast 1971, 1974 and 1975 and Bessbrook in 1977. Peter was interviewed by telephone in December 1997.' (from page 25 in the book)

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Title
 Peter- Royal Highland Fusiliers, 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#peter1
Publisher
 Guildhall Press
Date
 1998
Format
 Text
Language
 English
Coverage
 Northern Ireland; 1969-1998
CAIN: Sutton's Index of Deaths: 10 March 1971
Story Title
 Peter - Royal Highland Fusiliers
Story Available
 Not on-line. Story available in published book.
Story Format
 Text (pages 25-27 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
Religion
 Protestant
Marital Status
 Married
Birth Country
 Scotland
Nationality
 British
Occupation during conflict
 British soldier, Member of British Army (BA), Royal Highland, Fusilers
Status
 Former member of British Army (BA), former member of Security Forces
Published Format
 Document
Story Abstract
 'Peter, a senior non commissioned officer, served five tours of Northern Ireland; Armagh 1969-70, Belfast 1971, 1974 and 1975 and Bessbrook in 1977. Peter was interviewed by telephone in December 1997.' (from page 25 in the book)
Themes/Topics Mentioned
 Security Forces; Killing
Dates Mentioned
 1969 [1960s]; 10 March 1971; 1975 [1970s]
Events Mentioned
 IRA Truce 1975, Ceasefire 1975; Operation Motorman (31 July 1972)
Places Mentioned
 Armagh [County Armagh, Northern Ireland]; Dungannon [County Tyrone, Northern Ireland]; The Ardoyne [north Belfast, Northern Ireland]; Crumlin Road Courthouse [north Belfast, Northern Ireland]
People Mentioned
 The Reverend Ian Paisley; Merlyn Rees; Gerry Adams; Martin McGuinness
Organisations Mentioned
 British Army (BA); The IRA
Specific Deaths Mentioned
 Dougald McCaughey (10 March 1971);
Joseph McCaig (10 March 1971);
John McCaig (10 March 1971)

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CAIN: Sutton's Index of Deaths: 10 March 1971

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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)

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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 - Royal Highland Fusiliers. Guildhall Press.
Accounts of the Conflict; Accessed: 27 December 2024 <http://k8s-accounts-01.ulster.ac.uk/repo24/index.php/items/show/2699>
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