Warrenpoint Ambush Photos. Based at Ballykinler Barracks, County Down, the battalion Oct

Based at Ballykinler Barracks, County Down, the battalion Oct 9, 1975 · Corden-Lloyd subordinates had been accused of brutality against Catholic civilians in Belfast in 1971. One of the most deadly attacks of the conflict occurred on August 27, 1979, near the site of Narrow Water Keep. Aug 19, 2015 · Tumblr is a place to express yourself, discover yourself, and bond over the stuff you love. According to the Ministry of Defence, 1,441 serving British military personnel died in Operation Banner; [12] 722 of whom were killed in paramilitary attacks, [12] and 719 of whom died as a result of other causes. 9 The 2nd Parachute Brigade was then formed from the 4th Aug 27, 2022 · The Warrenpoint ambush, also known as the Narrow Water ambush, the Warrenpoint massacre or the Narrow Water massacre, is a guerrilla attack by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) on August 27, 1979. Dec 16, 2025 · The Dungannon attack occurs just months after the Warrenpoint ambush on August 27, 1979, where the IRA kills eighteen British soldiers with roadside bombs in south County Down — the deadliest single attack on British forces during The Troubles. Fougasse. These soldiers, alongside troops from the 4th Infantry Regiment, would later engage the Royal Marines in the battle of Two Sisters (11-12 June 1982). Aug 28, 2019 · Thirty years after the Warrenpoint ambush I met one of the soldiers who survived the massacre, Paul Burns, at the launch of his memoir, A Fighting Spirit. Photo: Pacemaker.

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