Bob - Queen's Regiment, by Bob (story details)

Story Title: Bob - Queen's 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.

'Bob served with the 1st Battalion of the Queen's Regiment between 1972 and 1984.Bob served four emergency tours in Belfast and and one in Derry in the 1970s followed by a posting to Omagh as a member of the resident battalion the early 1980s. During this service, Bob rose through the ranks from private to lance-corporal and then to corporal. Bob's story is compiled from the questionnaire and a lengthy correspondence between October 1997 and June 1998.' (from page 82 in the book)

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Title
 Bob - Queen's Regiment, by Bob (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.
Publisher
 Guildhall Press
Date
 1998
Format
 Text
Language
 English
Coverage
 Northern Ireland; 1969-1998
Story Title
 Bob - Queen's Regiment
Story Available
 Not on-line. Story available in published book.
Story Format
 Text (pages 82-89 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)
 Bob
Interviewee Gender
 Male
Birth Country
 England
Occupation during conflict
 British Army Soldier
Status
 Former member of British Army (BA), security forces
Published Format
 Document
Story Abstract
 'Bob served with the 1st Battalion of the Queen's Regiment between 1972 and 1984.Bob served four emergency tours in Belfast and and one in Derry in the 1970s followed by a posting to Omagh as a member of the resident battalion the early 1980s. During this service, Bob rose through the ranks from private to lance-corporal and then to corporal. Bob's story is compiled from the questionnaire and a lengthy correspondence between October 1997 and June 1998.' (from page 82 in the book)
Themes/Topics Mentioned
 Security Forces
Dates Mentioned
 [1970s; 1980s]
Organisations Mentioned
 British Army (BA)

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). Bob - Queen's Regiment. Guildhall Press.
Accounts of the Conflict; Accessed: 27 December 2024 <http://k8s-accounts-01.ulster.ac.uk/repo24/index.php/items/show/2702>
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