Christopher R Phillipson

Pte Christopher Ross Phillipson served with Assault Pioneer Platoon, C (Bruneval) Coy and Sniper Platoon, A Coy, 2 PARA from March 2001 to October 2006.

Pte 'Ross' Phillipson saw active service on Operations Fingal, Banner, Telic III and Herrick IV.

2001
The 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment (2 PARA) (Private)

Operations

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Afghanistan (Operation Fingal)

After 11 September, and much political and military indecision, 2 PARA and supporting elements from 16 Air Assault Brigade started to deploy to Afghanistan on 30 December on Op FINGAL, as part of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF).

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Afghanistan (Operation Herrick IV)

‘Hot spot’ battle areas were around the towns of Now Zad, Musa Qala, Sangin and Gereshk. Fighting might last six to eight hours with paratroopers operating with 70lbs of ‘fighting order’ in temperatures of up to 50 degrees centigrade.

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Iraq (Operation Telic)

This was the first time the brigade had deployed complete on an operation since its inception in September 1999.

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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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Sniper Platoon Kenya 2003

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Members of Assault Pioneer Platoon, 2 PARA, Northern Ireland, 2002.

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Members of Assault Pioneer Platoon, 2 PARA, Northern Ireland, 2002.

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Sniper and Patrol Platoon, Iraq, 2005.

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Members of 2 PARA, France, 2003.

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Members of Sniper Platoon, 2 PARA, Iraq, 2005.

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Hanging around! Iraq, 2005.

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2 PARA, Sniper Platoon's WMIK Iraq, 2005.

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Members of 2 PARA, Operation Fingal, 2002.

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Ptes Phillipson and Quinton Daniels, 2 PARA, Op Fingal, 2002.

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Ptes 'Ross' Phillipson and 'Jim' Hayden, Op Fingal, 2002.

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Pte ‘Ross’ Phillipson and Pte Lee Barrow, Afghanistan, 2002.

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Members of Sniper Platoon, 2 PARA, Op Telic III, Iraq, 2005.

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Pte Phillipson, Sgt Scott and Pte Holland-Muter, 2 PARA, Iraq, 2005.

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Ptes 'Ross' Phillipson and 'Kenny' Southwick, Iraq, 2005.

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Pte Phillipson and Japanese soldier, Iraq, 2005.

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Operation Telic III, Iraq, 2005.

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Ptes 'Jim' Hayden and 'Ross' Phillipson, Kenya, 2003.

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Pte 'Ross' Phillipson in a Ghillie Suit during sniper training, Pirbright, date unknown.

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2 PARA Sniper Platoon WMIK, Saudi Border, Iraq, 2005.

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Pte 'Ross' Phillipson and Steve Lewis, Iraq, 25 December 2005.

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2 PARA, Sniper and Patrol Platoon's WMIKs, Iraq, 2005.

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Ptes ‘Ross’ Phillipson and Webster, Afghanistan, 2002.

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Pte Phillipson on night patrol, Op Telic III, Iraq, 2005.

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Pte 'Bungle' Phillipson, Iraq, 2005.

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Pte ‘Ross’ Phillipson, Op Fingal, Afghanistan, 2002.

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Pte Phillipson, Sniper Platoon, 2 PARA, Iraq, 2005.

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Pte Phillipson, Saudi Border, Iraq, 2005.

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Pte ‘Ross’ Phillipson, Afghanistan, 2002.

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Recruit Phillipson, day 5 or 6 at ATR Lichfield, 2001.

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Pte 'Ross' Phillipson, Sniper Platoon, 2 PARA, Iraq, 2005.

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Pte 'Ross' Phillipson, Kenya, 2003.

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Pte ‘Ross’ Phillipson, Kenya, 2003.

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Pte Phillipson in a Ghillie Suit during sniper training, Pirbright, date unknown.

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Pte 'Ross' Phillipson, Sniper Platoon, Iraq, 2005.

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Pte ‘Ross’ Phillipson manning a GPMG, Iraq, 2005.

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Pte Phillipson, Short back and sides! Northern Ireland, 2002.

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