The images on this site were taken during tours of West Belfast. They were taken between October 1986 & December 1988. The areas are mainly around New Barnsley, Turf Lodge, Ballymurphy, The Shankill & Falls road
I have added captions to the photos to the best of my memory however i am over 50 now!
Over the 2 tours I was based in North Howard Street Mill & Moscow Camp. I also did stints at New Barnsley & Springfield road RUC stations and Fort White Rock.
I served with the RCT between 1984 & 1990. During my service i did 2 tours of West Belfast attached to the following Regiments. (RCT & Infantry tours overlapped)
Murals where everywhere. The 2nd & 3rd images in this gallery are the same building taken from different tours.
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I appeared to spend a lot of time at New Barsnley RUC. This meant lots of time around Ballymurphy, Springhill & Whiterock.
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The British Army was in the process of introducing the SA80 at the time. Hence some images with the SLR and some with the SA80.