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)
Story DetailsShowHide
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: 9 October 2024 <http://k8s-accounts-01.ulster.ac.uk/repo24/items/show/2702>
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