321 EOD

321 EOD

321 EOD Company is a unit of the British Army responsible for bomb disposal duties in Northern Ireland.

The unit was previously 321 EOD Company Royal Army Ordnance Corps and has been re-badged as a unit of the Royal Logistics Corps, part of 11 EOD Regt. [http://www2.army.mod.uk/rlc/units/11_eod_regt/ 11 EOD Regt.] ] With its Headquarters at Thiepval Barracks in Lisburn, the unit covers the enire province of Northern Ireland. The unit is honoured at the Palace Barracks memorial garden [ [http://www.palacebarracksmemorialgarden.org/Felix%20Memorial%20Garden.htm Palace Barracks memorial garden] ] and today remains the most decorated unit in the British Army. [ [http://www.sundaylife.co.uk/news/story.jsp?story=632677 Battling the bombers: Paying the price] ] 321 is a well equipped unit and has been at the forefront of developing new equipment. [ [http://www2.army.mod.uk/rlc/units/11_eod_regt/equipment.htm 11 EOD Equipment (MOD Website)] ]

Detachments

Whilst operation Banner was running, 321 EOD had detachments at the following locations
*Derry
*Armagh
*Omagh
*Bessbrook
*Belfast
*Lisburn

Further reading

[http://www.soldiermagazine.co.uk/flashback/pages/510.pdf Soldier Magazine (Nov 1987) feature on 321 EOD]

References


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