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Story Title: Aly Renwick

Collection: Hidden Histories: Ireland (collection) [NC]
Organisation: Eastside Community Heritage (organisation) [NC]

One of 6 personal stories recorded as part of 'Hidden Histories: Ireland' and made available on a Web site by Eastside Community Heritage.

Audio files of an interview with Aly Renwick. Renwick was a former British soldier who joined the Troops Out Movement (TOM) when he left the army.

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Title
Aly Renwick
Description
One of 6 personal stories recorded as part of 'Hidden Histories: Ireland' and made available on a Web site by Eastside Community Heritage.
Creator
Eastside Community Heritage
Source
http://www.hidden-histories.org.uk/northern_ireland/interviews_1.html
Publisher
Eastside Community Heritage
Story Title
Aly Renwick
Story Available
Yes
Story Format
Audio, plus transcription
Story Source
http://www.hidden-histories.org.uk/northern_ireland/interviews_1.html
Interviewee Surname
Renwick
Interviewee Forename(s)
Aly
Language Spoken
English
Transcription
Yes
Interviewee Gender
Male
Occupation during conflict
British Army (BA) soldier; then member of Troops Out Movement (TOM).
Status
Former member of British Army (BA), Security forces; then Civilian; and Political Activist
Story Abstract
Audio files of an interview with Aly Renwick. Renwick was a former British soldier who joined the Troops Out Movement (TOM) when he left the army.
Themes/Topics Mentioned
Armed Forces; Military Service; Political Action; Political Activist
Organisations Mentioned
Troops Out Movement (TOM); British Army (BA)

Collection InformationShowHide

Title
Hidden Histories: Ireland (collection) [NC]
Description
Part of the Hidden Histories Web site which contains oral histories, in audio format, of three former British soldiers (Toms, or Tommies) who served in Northern Ireland, and three former members of the Troops Out Movement (TOM) who campaigned for a British political and military withdrawal from the region.
Creator
Eastside Community Heritage
Subject
The conflict in Northern Ireland.
Publisher
Eastside Community Heritage
Format
Audio files, plus transcribed text, on a Web site.
Language
English
Stories Collected
6

Organisation InformationShowHide

Title
Eastside Community Heritage (organisation) [NC]
Status
Active (checked, June 2014)
Address
Parish Centre, Cardinal Heenan Centre, 326 High Road, Ilford, Essex, England. IG1 1QP
Organisation Abstract
"Eastside Community Heritage was established in 1993 as part of the Stratford City Challenge community history project. In 1997 Eastside became an independent charity. Over the years Eastside has worked on numerous projects documenting the lives of ‘ordinary’ people from, and who live in, East London." (from ECH Web site)

Citation

Eastside Community Heritage. Aly Renwick. Eastside Community Heritage.
Accounts of the Conflict; Accessed: 29 March 2024 <http://accounts.ulster.ac.uk/repo24/items/show/2121>

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