British Army Sniper: Londonderry, 1973, by Hadyn Davies (story details)
Story Title: British Army Sniper: Londonderry, 1973, by Hadyn Davies
Collection: A Long Long War (collection)
Organisation: Wharton, Ken. (individual compiler)
One of the personal accounts by former members of the British security forces - mainly the British Army - who served in Northern Ireland during the period of the conflict. This story was published by Ken Wharton in his book 'Bullets, Bombs and Cups of Tea' (2009).
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Title |
British Army Sniper: Londonderry, 1973, by Hadyn Davies (story details) |
Description |
One of the personal accounts by former members of the British security forces - mainly the British Army - who served in Northern Ireland during the period of the conflict. This story was published by Ken Wharton in his book 'Bullets, Bombs and Cups of Tea' (2009). |
Creator |
Ken Wharton |
Subject |
Personal accounts by former members of the British Army detailing their experience in Northern Ireland during the conflict. |
Publisher |
Helion and Company Limited |
Date |
2008 |
Format |
Text |
Language |
English |
Coverage |
Northern Ireland; 1969 to 1998 |
CAIN Links |
CAIN: Sutton's Index of Deaths: Michael Swanick |
Story Title |
British Army Sniper: Londonderry, 1973, by Hadyn Davies |
Story Available |
Not on-line. Story available in published book. |
Story Format |
Text (pages 162-166; 176; 203-204; 217; 224-227; 231-232; 280-282; 279-280; 279-280; 362 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 |
Davies |
Interviewee Forename(s) |
Haydn |
Interviewee Gender |
Male |
Occupation during conflict |
British soldier, Member of British Army (BA), Royal Regiment of Wales |
Status |
Former member of British Army (BA), former member of Security Forces |
Published Format |
Document |
Themes/Topics Mentioned |
Security Forces |
Dates Mentioned |
1975, 1976, 1979 [1970s] |
Places Mentioned |
City Walls; Bogside [Londonderry, Northern Ireland]; Rossville Street Flats [Bogside, Londonderry, Northern Ireland] |
Organisations Mentioned |
British Army (BA) |
Specific Deaths Mentioned |
Michael Swanick (28 October 1974) |
Additonal related information on the CAIN Web site ShowHide
CAIN: Sutton's Index of Deaths: Michael Swanick
Collection InformationShowHide
Title |
A Long Long War (collection) |
Description |
A collection of personal accounts from former members of the British armed forces who served in Northern Ireland during the conflict. The collection was published as a book which was written and compiled by Ken Wharton. |
Creator |
Ken Wharton |
Subject |
Personal accounts by former members of the British Army detailing their experience in Northern Ireland during the conflict. |
Publisher |
Helion and Company Limited |
Date |
2008 |
Relation |
Wharton, Ken. (2008). A Long Long War: Voices from the British Army in Northern Ireland 1969-98. Solihull: Helion & Company. |
Format |
Text |
Language |
English |
Organisation InformationShowHide
Title |
Wharton, Ken. (individual compiler) |
Description |
Ken Wharton is a former British Army soldier who has compiled personal accounts of the experiences of soldiers who served in Northern Ireland during the conflict. He has published a number of books containing collections of stories. His first book was 'A Long Long War' and was published in 2008. |
Creator |
Ken Wharton |
Subject |
Personal accounts by former members of the British Army detailing their experience in Northern Ireland during the conflict. |
Publisher |
Helion and Company Limited |
Date |
2008- |
Citation
Ken Wharton. (2008). British Army Sniper: Londonderry, 1973, by Hadyn Davies. Helion and Company Limited.
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