Bob - Light Infantry, by Bob (story details)
Story Title: Bob - Light Infantry
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 Harker served as a rifleman with the Third Battalion, the Light Infantry Regiment in Henry Taggart Fort, Ballymurphy between June and November 1977. Since leaving the army Bob has made frequent visits to Northern Ireland and has become actively involved with the United Campaign against Plastic Bullets, the Committee for the Administration of Justice and the Pat Finucane Centre in Derry. Based on questionnaire and an article written by Bob for 50th anniversary of Greater Ballymurphy 1997-8.' (from page 36 in the book)
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Title |
Bob - Light Infantry, 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 - Light Infantry |
Story Available |
Not on-line. Story available in published book. |
Story Format |
Text (pages 103-125 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 |
Interviewee Surname |
Harker |
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 Harker served as a rifleman with the Third Battalion, the Light Infantry Regiment in Henry Taggart Fort, Ballymurphy between June and November 1977. Since leaving the army Bob has made frequent visits to Northern Ireland and has become actively involved with the United Campaign against Plastic Bullets, the Committee for the Administration of Justice and the Pat Finucane Centre in Derry. Based on questionnaire and an article written by Bob for 50th anniversary of Greater Ballymurphy 1997-8.' (from page 36 in the book) |
Themes/Topics Mentioned |
Security Forces |
Dates Mentioned |
1977 [1970s] |
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 - Light Infantry. Guildhall Press.
Accounts of the Conflict; Accessed: 21 November 2024 <http://k8s-accounts-01.ulster.ac.uk/repo24/items/show/2705/>
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