Thomas W Simpson | ParaData

Thomas Wolfgang Simpson joined The Parachute Regiment in 1967 and after completing his training was posted to 3 PARA.

He saw service in Northern Ireland in 1971, 1976, 1978 and 1981 and served two United Nations tours of Cyprus in 1972 and 1986.

He served or trained in the following countries; Malaya, Germany, Malta, Denmark, USA, Canada, Cyprus, Libya, Italy, Greece and Ghana.

W02 'Tommy' Simpson also served two years postings at the Depot Parachute Regiment and Airborne Forces, Browning Barracks, Aldershot and with the 15th (T.A.) Battalion, The Parachute Regiment in Scotland.

Since retiring Tommy has involved himself in several ‘projects’ to remember the sacrifices of the Parachute Regiment & Airborne Forces.

Profile photo during Arnhem Day Parade, Montgomery Lines, 1988

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1967
The 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment (3 PARA) (Corporal)
1973
Depot The Parachute Regiment and Airborne Forces (Corporal)
1976
The 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment (3 PARA) (Colour Sergeant)
1982
Permanent Staff Instructor (PSI) The 15th Battalion The Parachute Regiment (15 PARA SV) (Company Sergeant Major)
1984
The 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment (3 PARA) (Company Sergeant Major)

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Northern Ireland (Operation Banner)

A brief honeymoon as peace keepers between two warring communities locked in civil unrest descended into a virtual civil war between Republican IRA and Protestant para-military groups during the Northern Ireland ‘Troubles’ that were to last 37 years.

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Aldershot - Gone but not Forgetten

In early 2011 the Airborne Assault Museum staff of Jon Baker and Becks Skinner travelled to Aldershot, from Duxford.

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Bob Hilton and Tommy Simpson, Aldershot Military Cemetery, Saturday 7 July 2012.

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CSM Simpson, Arnhem Day Parade, Montgomery Lines, 1988.

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Whoa Mohammed ! 3 PARA booklet of their UN tour in Cyprus, June - December 1986.

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Warrant Officer Class 2 Thomas W Simpson

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