Story Title |
'B' Specials: 1969 |
Story Available |
Not on-line. Story available in published book. |
Story Format |
Text (pages 50-51 in the book) |
Story Source |
Story contained in: Wharton, Ken. (2008). A Long Long War: Voices from the British Army in Northern Ireland 1969-98.. Solihull: Helion & Company. |
Identity Provided? |
No; anonymous |
Interviewee Nickname |
Taffy |
Interviewee Gender |
Male |
Occupation during conflict |
Member of British Army (BA), Royal Regiment of Wales (RRW) |
Status |
Former member of British Army (BA), former member of Security Forces |
Published Format |
Document |
Themes/Topics Mentioned |
Security Forces |
Dates Mentioned |
August 1969 [1960s] |
Places Mentioned |
Belfast [Northern Ireland] |
Organisations Mentioned |
British Army (BA); 'B-Specials', Ulster Special Constabulary (USC) |
Story Title |
'Peter Townend', by Kevin Blades |
Story Available |
Not on-line. Story available in published book. |
Story Format |
Text (page 82-83; 184 in the book) |
Story Source |
Story contained in: Wharton, Ken. (2008). A Long Long War: Voices from the British Army in Northern Ireland 1969-98.. Solihull: Helion & Company. |
Interviewee Surname |
Blades |
Interviewee Forename(s) |
Kevin |
Interviewee Gender |
Male |
Occupation during conflict |
British soldier, Member of British Army (BA), Green Howards |
Status |
Former member of British Army (BA), former member of Security Forces |
Published Format |
Document |
Themes/Topics Mentioned |
Security Forces |
Dates Mentioned |
17 September 1971 [1970s] |
Places Mentioned |
Belfast [Northern Ireland] |
Organisations Mentioned |
British Army (BA) |
Specific Deaths Mentioned |
Peter Herrington (17 September 1971); Raymond Hall (5 March 1973) |
Story Available |
Not on-line. Story available in published book. |
Story Format |
Text (Pages 301-304; 309; 312-314 in the book) |
Story Source |
Story contained in: Wharton, Ken. (2008). A Long Long War: Voices from the British Army in Northern Ireland 1969-98.. Solihull: Helion & Company. |
Identity Provided? |
No; anonymous |
Occupation during conflict |
British Army (BA), Royal Army Ordnance Corps, SATO |
Status |
Former member of British Army (BA), former member of Security Forces |
Published Format |
Document |
Themes/Topics Mentioned |
Security Forces |
Dates Mentioned |
1981 [1980s] |
Organisations Mentioned |
British Army (BA) |
Story Title |
A Close Shave for Workmen: 1972, by Ernie Taylor |
Story Available |
Not on-line. Story available in published book. |
Story Format |
Text (page 123; 207-208 in the book) |
Story Source |
Story contained in: Wharton, Ken. (2008). A Long Long War: Voices from the British Army in Northern Ireland 1969-98.. Solihull: Helion & Company. |
Interviewee Surname |
Taylor |
Interviewee Forename(s) |
Ernie |
Interviewee Gender |
Male |
Occupation during conflict |
British soldier, Member of British Army (BA), Green Howards |
Status |
Former member of British Army (BA), former member of Security Forces |
Published Format |
Document |
Themes/Topics Mentioned |
Security Forces |
Dates Mentioned |
1972, 1974 [1970s] |
Places Mentioned |
Belfast [Northern Ireland] |
Organisations Mentioned |
British Army (BA) |
Story Title |
After the Funeral Killings: 1988, by Philip Gilbert |
Story Available |
Not on-line. Story available in published book. |
Story Format |
Text (pages 405-407; 448-449 in the book) |
Story Source |
Story contained in: Wharton, Ken. (2008). A Long Long War: Voices from the British Army in Northern Ireland 1969-98.. Solihull: Helion & Company. |
Interviewee Surname |
Gilbert |
Interviewee Forename(s) |
Philip |
Interviewee Gender |
Male |
Occupation during conflict |
British soldier, Member of British Army (BA), 1 Scots (Formerly 1 Royal Scots) |
Status |
Former member of British Army (BA), former member of Security Forces |
Published Format |
Document |
Themes/Topics Mentioned |
Security Forces |
Dates Mentioned |
14 March 1988, 16 March 1988, 19 March 1988 [1980s], 24 November 1992 [1990s] |
Places Mentioned |
Bessbrook Mill [south Armagh, Northern Ireland] |
Organisations Mentioned |
British Army (BA) |
Specific Deaths Mentioned |
Kevin McCracken (14 March 1988); Kerek Wood (19 March 1988); Robert Howes (19 March 1988) |
Story Available |
Not on-line. Story available in published book. |
Story Format |
Text (Pages 292-293; 305-306 in the book) |
Story Source |
Story contained in: Wharton, Ken. (2008). A Long Long War: Voices from the British Army in Northern Ireland 1969-98.. Solihull: Helion & Company. |
Interviewee Surname |
Crosby |
Interviewee Forename(s) |
Nigel |
Interviewee Gender |
Male |
Occupation during conflict |
British Army (BA), RAF SAC |
Status |
Former member of British Army (BA), former member of Security Forces |
Published Format |
Document |
Themes/Topics Mentioned |
Security Forces |
Dates Mentioned |
1980, 1981 [1980s] |
Places Mentioned |
Aldergrove [County Antrim, Northern Ireland] |
Organisations Mentioned |
British Army (BA) |
Story Title |
An Incident Near Ederney - Almost!, by Mike H |
Story Available |
Not on-line. Story available in published book. |
Story Format |
Text (pages 418-420; 450-453 in the book) |
Story Source |
Story contained in: Wharton, Ken. (2008). A Long Long War: Voices from the British Army in Northern Ireland 1969-98.. Solihull: Helion & Company. |
Identity Provided? |
No; forename only |
Interviewee Forename(s) |
Mike |
Interviewee Gender |
Male |
Occupation during conflict |
British soldier, Member of British Army (BA), RSM, 4 UDR, Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR) |
Status |
Former member of British Army (BA), former member of Security Forces |
Published Format |
Document |
Themes/Topics Mentioned |
Security Forces |
Dates Mentioned |
1989 [1980s]; 1992 [1990s] |
Places Mentioned |
Ederney [County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland] |
Organisations Mentioned |
British Army (BA) |
Story Title |
Andersonstown Foot Patrol: 1988, by David Creese |
Story Available |
Not on-line. Story available in published book. |
Story Format |
Text (pages 391-393; 401-403; 414-415 in the book) |
Story Source |
Story contained in: Wharton, Ken. (2008). A Long Long War: Voices from the British Army in Northern Ireland 1969-98.. Solihull: Helion & Company. |
Interviewee Surname |
Creese |
Interviewee Forename(s) |
David |
Interviewee Gender |
Male |
Occupation during conflict |
British soldier, Member of British Army (BA), 1st Glosters |
Status |
Former member of British Army (BA), former member of Security Forces |
Published Format |
Document |
Themes/Topics Mentioned |
Security Forces |
Dates Mentioned |
23 November 1988 [1980s] |
Places Mentioned |
Andersonstown [west Belfast, Northern Ireland]; Benburb [County Tyrone, Northern Ireland] |
Organisations Mentioned |
British Army (BA) |
Specific Deaths Mentioned |
Bernard Lavery (23 November 1988); Emma Donnelly (23 November 1988) |
Story Title |
Andersonstown Robbery: 1989, by Ossie Osbourne |
Story Available |
Not on-line. Story available in published book |
Story Format |
Text (pages 417-418 in the book) |
Story Source |
Story contained in: Wharton, Ken. (2008). A Long Long War: Voices from the British Army in Northern Ireland 1969-98.. Solihull: Helion & Company. |
Interviewee Surname |
Osbourne |
Interviewee Forename(s) |
Ossie |
Interviewee Gender |
Male |
Occupation during conflict |
British soldier, Member of British Army (BA), Queen's Regiment, Lance Corporal |
Status |
Former member of British Army (BA), former member of Security Forces |
Published Format |
Document |
Themes/Topics Mentioned |
Security Forces |
Dates Mentioned |
1989 |
Places Mentioned |
Andersonstown [west Belfast, Northern Ireland] |
Organisations Mentioned |
British Army (BA) |
Story Available |
Not on-line. Story available in published book. |
Story Format |
Text (Pages 243-245 in the book) |
Story Source |
Story contained in: Wharton, Ken. (2008). A Long Long War: Voices from the British Army in Northern Ireland 1969-98.. Solihull: Helion & Company. |
Interviewee Surname |
Lusher |
Interviewee Forename(s) |
Perry |
Interviewee Gender |
Male |
Occupation during conflict |
British Army (BA), King's Own Border Regiment |
Status |
Former member of British Army (BA), former member of Security Forces |
Published Format |
Document |
Themes/Topics Mentioned |
Security Forces |
Dates Mentioned |
1976 [1970s] |
Organisations Mentioned |
British Army (BA) |