1 PARA Residential Tour Northern Ireland 1970-72

1 Battalion, the Parachute Regiment served in Northern Ireland on a 20-month residential tour from September 1970 to May 1972.The 1st Battalion The Parachute Regiment (1 Para), paradata.org.uk, accessed 12 May 2011.
==Events of the Tour==
===Internment===
Col Wilford said in his statement to the Bloody Sunday Inquiry:
::Generally the operations we carried out in Belfast were single company operations, but it was sometimes necessary to deploy two or more companies. I deployed three companies when we went into Ballymurphy on one occasion to deal with the barricades that had been put up. My recollection of the detail of that incident is not clear, but after we had removed the barricades we handed the area back to the two local battalions who were based there. On occasions the entire Battalion would be deployed, as it was during Internment.Derek Wilford evidence, p.1110.019, Bloody Sunday Inquiry.
===Ballymurphy Massacre===
*Main Page: Ballymurphy Massacre
===Bank Robbery===
Col Wilford said in his statement to the Bloody Sunday Inquiry:
::I took over a good Battalion. The men were-well disciplined and morale was high. I did not have to get rid of any poor soldiers, although two got rid of themselves by their own criminal actions.Derek Wilford evidence, p.1110.018, Bloody Sunday Inquiry.
===Magilligan Strand===
Col Wilford said in his statement to the Bloody Sunday Inquiry:
::The first time a part of the Battalion was deployed outside 39 Brigade area under my command was when C Company under Major 221A was deployed at Magilligan. I was not there and there would have been no need for me to be there. For that operation C Company was under the command of 8 Brigade. I cannot now remember being asked to make one of my companies available, but I recall they were deployed with the Royal Green Jackets to prévent rioters from breaking into the compound at Magilligan.
::I now have very little recall of the events following the demonstration at Magilligan Beach on 23 January 1972.Derek Wilford evidence, p.1110.020-021, Bloody Sunday Inquiry.
===Bloody Sunday===
*Main Page: Bloody Sunday
===Shooting of Joe McCann===
Joe McCann, a member of the Official IRA, was shot dead by members of 1 Battalion, the Parachute Regiment on 15 April 1972.McCann Family Press Conference on the HET Report, Cedar Lounge Revolution, 31 January 2013.
==Organisation and personnel==
===Battalion Headquarters===
*Lt Col Derek Wilford - Commanding Officer 21 July 1971Derek Wilford evidence, Bloody Sunday Inquiry.-1973.The 1st Battalion The Parachute Regiment (1 Para), paradata.org.uk, accessed 12 May 2011.
*Major Norman Nicholls - Second in Command.Report of the The Bloody Sunday Inquiry - Volume I - Chapter 9, Bloody Sunday Inquiry, 2010. 
*Captain Mike Jackson - Adjutant.Report of the The Bloody Sunday Inquiry - Volume I - Chapter 9, Bloody Sunday Inquiry, 2010.
*Captain INQ 7 - Intelligence Officer.Report of the The Bloody Sunday Inquiry - Volume I - Chapter 9, Bloody Sunday Inquiry, 2010.
*Captain INQ 2033 - Signals Officer.Report of the The Bloody Sunday Inquiry - Volume I - Chapter 9, Bloody Sunday Inquiry, 2010.
*Captain INQ 1853 - Transport Officer.Report of the The Bloody Sunday Inquiry - Volume I - Chapter 9, Bloody Sunday Inquiry, 2010.
*Captain 219 - Medical Officer.Report of the The Bloody Sunday Inquiry - Volume I - Chapter 9, Bloody Sunday Inquiry, 2010.
*Major UNK 30, the QuartermasterReport of the The Bloody Sunday Inquiry - Volume I - Chapter 9, Bloody Sunday Inquiry, 2010.
*Warrant Officer Class I INQ 2037, the Regimental Sergeant MajorReport of the The Bloody Sunday Inquiry - Volume I - Chapter 9, Bloody Sunday Inquiry, 2010.
*Sergeant INQ 301, the Provost Sergeant.Report of the The Bloody Sunday Inquiry - Volume I - Chapter 9, Bloody Sunday Inquiry, 2010.
===A Company===
*Major INQ 10 - Commander of A Company.Report of the The Bloody Sunday Inquiry - Volume I - Chapter 9, Bloody Sunday Inquiry, 2010.
====Miscellaneous A Company personnel====
*Private MPrivate L evidence, Bloody Sunday Inquiry.
===B Company or Command Company===
====Motor Transport Platoon====
*Private MPrivate M evidence, Bloody Sunday Inquiry.
====Miscellaneous B Company personnel====
*Lance Corporal 206 - Arms storeman.Report of the The Bloody Sunday Inquiry - Volume I - Chapter 9, Bloody Sunday Inquiry, 2010.
*Private 203 - Arms storeman.Report of the The Bloody Sunday Inquiry - Volume I - Chapter 9, Bloody Sunday Inquiry, 2010.
===C Company===
*Major 221A - Commander of C Company.Report of the The Bloody Sunday Inquiry - Volume I - Chapter 9, Bloody Sunday Inquiry, 2010.
====Miscellaneous C Company personnel====
*Private INQ 12
===D Company===
*Major INQ 350 - Commander of D Company.Report of the The Bloody Sunday Inquiry - Volume I - Chapter 9, Bloody Sunday Inquiry, 2010.
===Support Company===
*Major Ted Loden - Commander of Support Company, 1 Para.
*Warrant Officer Class II Lewis - Company Sergeant Major.Report of the The Bloody Sunday Inquiry - Volume I - Chapter 9, Bloody Sunday Inquiry, 2010.
====Machine Gun Platoon====
*Sergeant INQ 441 - Commander of the Machine Gun Platoon
*Corporal A - May have shot Damien Donaghey and injured John JohnstonThe events of the day, Report of the The Bloody Sunday Inquiry - Volume I - Chapter 3, 2010.
*Private B - May have shot Damien Donaghey and injured John JohnstonThe events of the day, Report of the The Bloody Sunday Inquiry - Volume I - Chapter 3, 2010.
====Anti-Tank Platoon====
*Lieutenant 119 - Commander of Anti Tank Platoon.The events of the day, Report of the The Bloody Sunday Inquiry - Volume I - Chapter 3, 2010..
*Soldier 027 - Radio operator.
*Corporal E - Inquiry could not eliminate the possibility that he shot one of William Nash, John Young or Michael McDaid. Probably shot Patrick O'Donnell.The events of the day, Report of the The Bloody Sunday Inquiry - Volume I - Chapter 3, 2010..
*Lance Corporal F - Shot Michael Kelly. May have shot William McKinney. May have shot Joe Friel. Shot Bernard McGuigan and Patrick Doherty. Probably shot Patrick Campbell and Daniel McGowan.The events of the day, Report of the The Bloody Sunday Inquiry - Volume I - Chapter 3, 2010.
*Lance Corporal J - May have shot one of William Nash, John Young or Michael McDaid. May have shot Alexander Nash.The events of the day, Report of the The Bloody Sunday Inquiry - Volume I - Chapter 3, 2010.
*Private G - May have shot Michael Quinn. May have shot Joe Friel. May have shot Jim Wray. Shot Gerard McKinney and Gerald Donaghey.The events of the day, Report of the The Bloody Sunday Inquiry - Volume I - Chapter 3, 2010.
*Private H - May have shot William McKinney. May have shot Michael Quinn. May have shot Jim Wray.The events of the day, Report of the The Bloody Sunday Inquiry - Volume I - Chapter 3, 2010.
====Mortar Platoon====
*Lieutenant N - Commander of the Mortar Platoon of Support Company. Probably shot Michael Bridge.The events of the day, Report of the The Bloody Sunday Inquiry - Volume I - Chapter 3, 2010.
*Sergeant O - Platoon Sergeant. Commanded vehicle which struck Alana Burke and Thomas Harkin.The events of the day, Report of the The Bloody Sunday Inquiry - Volume I - Chapter 3, 2010.
*Corporal P - Shot at least one and possibly all of William Nash, John Young and Michael McDaid. May have shot Alexander Nash.The events of the day, Report of the The Bloody Sunday Inquiry - Volume I - Chapter 3, 2010.
*Private Q - Probably shot Michael Bradley.The events of the day, Report of the The Bloody Sunday Inquiry - Volume I - Chapter 3, 2010.
*Private R - Probably shot Jackie Duddy.The events of the day, Report of the The Bloody Sunday Inquiry - Volume I - Chapter 3, 2010.
*Private S - Inquiry could not eliminate possibility he shot Patrick Brolly.The events of the day, Report of the The Bloody Sunday Inquiry - Volume I - Chapter 3, 2010.
*Private T - Probably shot Patrick Brolly.The events of the day, Report of the The Bloody Sunday Inquiry - Volume I - Chapter 3, 2010.
*Private U - Shot Hugh Gilmour.
*Lance Corporal V - Probably shot Margaret Deery.The events of the day, Report of the The Bloody Sunday Inquiry - Volume I - Chapter 3, 2010.
===Administrative Company or HQ Company===
* Captain 200 Commander of Administrative Company.Report of the The Bloody Sunday Inquiry - Volume I - Chapter 9, Bloody Sunday Inquiry, 2010.
====Reconnaissance Platoon or Drums Platoon====
*Private C - transferred at some point to Mortar Platoon.Soldier C Evidence, Bloody Sunday Inquiry.
====Miscellaneous HQ Company====
*Sergeant KSergeant K evidence, Bloody Sunday Inquiry. 
*Soldier DSoldier D evidence, Bloody Sunday Inquiry.
==Notes==
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