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Roll Call Trooper Christopher Murray

Christopher recalls several incidents from his time in the Radfan. On one occasion: "our camp took some intense machine-gun and rocket fire from dissidents one night while I was on radio-watch with (then) Corporal Barry Hirst" . On another occasion '...we also had to search for a downed helicopter, which had crashed killing everyone on board'.

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by Christopher Murray

Listed Operations

1967 – 01/11/1967 Aden

Airborne Forces service history

1962-1965 Junior Leader's Regiment, Royal Armoured Corps, (Trooper)
1965-1968 Parachute Squadron, RAC, (Trooper)

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Paradata has been created through the generous support of the airborne forces security fund and Mrs Rex Dobie, who funcded the scoping study In Memoriam to her late husband Lt Col DT Dobie DSO (1912 - 1971) Co 1 Para BN 1944-45