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The 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment (3 PARA)

Operations

Afghanistan (Op Herrick XIV)

After a 6 month tour 16 Air Assault Brigade handed control of Task Force Helmand to the Royal Marines.

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.

Event

Afghanistan (Operation Herrick VIII)

2 PARA operated as Battle Group North operating from five Forward Operating Bases (FOBs) in the Upper Sangin Valley. These were situated in the area of the ‘Green Zone’ fertile farmland stretching one kilometre either side of the Helmand River.

Event

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.

Decorations

2009
LSGCM

2008
GSM
QDJM
QGJM
Iraq Medal
OSMA

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RSM Tidmarsh 3 PARA DFC with 82AA, Fort Bragg, Night Jump 2012

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Pte Tidmarsh Signals Pl D Coy 3 Para 1996 Montgomery Lines Aldershot

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RSM Tidmarsh, 3 PARA, after dropping onto Ginkel Heath, 22 September 2012.

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RSM Steve Tidmarsh, 3 PARA, 20 October 2012

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WO Class 1 'Tiddy' Tidmarsh, Herrick VIII, 2008.

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Warrant Officer Class 1 Stephen Tidmarsh, Herrick VIII, 2008.

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2 Para Sgts' Mess visit to No 10 Downing Street, 2011.

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Looking down re-entrant that Lt Col Jones VC attacked, 9 June 2012.

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Past and present of 3 PARA look down west slope, Mount Longdon, 11 June 2012.

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Soldiers of 3 PARA sport helmets and shorts in Kandahar, Afghanistan, June 2008

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Warrant Officer Class 1 Stephen Tidmarsh

Service History

Operations

Afghanistan (Op Herrick XIV)

Afghanistan (Operation Herrick IV)

Afghanistan (Operation Herrick VIII)

Iraq (Operation Telic)

Northern Ireland (Operation Banner)

Decorations

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Warrant Officer Class 1 Stephen Tidmarsh

Service History

Operations

Afghanistan (Op Herrick XIV)

Afghanistan (Operation Herrick IV)

Afghanistan (Operation Herrick VIII)

Iraq (Operation Telic)

Northern Ireland (Operation Banner)

Decorations

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