Bloody Sunday

The Bloody Sunday massacre took place in Derry on 30 January 1972 when soldiers from the Parachute Regiment opened fire on a civil rights march. 13 people died on the day, and a 14th, John Johnston, died later as a result of his injuries.HISTORY – BLOODY SUNDAY – EVENTS OF THE DAY, Museum of Free Derry, accessed 7 April 2011.
==British Army Personnel on Bloody Sunday==
===Headquarters Northern Ireland (HQNI)===
*Major General Robert Ford - Commander Land Forces (Northern Ireland)
===8th Infantry Brigade===
*Brigadier Patrick MacLellan - Commander of 8th Infantry Brigade, the Army brigade in charge of the Derry area.Report of The Bloody Sunday Inquiry - Volume I - Chapter 2 - Outline of events before the day, 15 June 2010.
===1st Battalion, The Parachute Regiment (1 PARA)===
*Lt Col Derek Wilford - Commander of 1st Battalion, The Parachute Regiment.
*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.
===A Company===
*Major INQ 10 - Commander of A Company.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, 1 PARA===
*Major Ted Loden - Commander of Support Company, 1 Para.
====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.
====Composite Platoon "Guinness Force"====
*Captain 200 - Commander of the Composite Platoon attached to Support Company.
*Colour Sergeant 002 - May have ordered shooting of Kevin McElhinney.The events of the day, Report of the The Bloody Sunday Inquiry - Volume I - Chapter 3, 2010.
*Corporal 039 - May have ordered shooting of Kevin McElhinney.The events of the day, Report of the The Bloody Sunday Inquiry - Volume I - Chapter 3, 2010.
*Private L - May have shot Kevin McElhinney.The events of the day, Report of the The Bloody Sunday Inquiry - Volume I - Chapter 3, 2010.
*Private M - May have shot Kevin McElhinney.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.
==External Resources==
*The Bloody Sunday Inquiry
*Museum of Free Derry
*Bloody Sunday Trust
==Notes==
Category:Northern IrelandCategory:State Violence and Collusion Project