Course was held in Cathal Brugha barracks.
The only name I know so far is my Dad John Oliver (Olly) O’Toole who is third from the left.
Potential NCOs course 5th-25th July 1958
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Category Archives: History
B Coy – The Early Years – Part 2
Part 2 of Aidan Teevan’s history of B Coy covers the early years from 1940 to 1959 when 21 Bn was formed. Thanks again to Aidan for the hard work and research.
Sixty Five Years of Volunteer Soldiering
The story of B Company 21 Infantry Battalion
By Commandant J.A. Teevan (FCA Retd.)
The story of B Company by Commandant J.A. Teevan – Part 1
I found the text of Aidan Teevan’s history of the LDF, South County Dublin Bn and B Coy 21Bn online and am posting it here. I am breaking it up into sections for easier reading, but doing no other editing. This first section is the most recent “B Coy 21 Bn 1959-2005”. The text is Aidan’s and I hope he will not mind my posting it here – I found it in the public domain on-line.
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Shoulder Flashes
I found these shoulder flashes in my collection of memorabilia. The second older one must have come from my Dad, who transferred from the LDF into the 21st when it was first founded. I remember we had to buy the Dwyer badge.