THE FOLLOWING WAS KNOWN AS SOAK AREA WHERE ALL THE HGV,s WOULD HAVE TO PARK AND WAIT FOR A LENGTH OF TIME BEFORE ENTERING THE CITY, WE USED TO GET A LOT OF FREEBIES FROM THE TRUCKERS, BOXES OF CRISPS, BOXES OF CHOCOLATES ETC. THIS CHECK POINT WAS ONE I ENJOYED WITH NEVER ANY PROBLEMS.
HOW WRONG COULD YOU BE "THIS IS WHERE WE LOST TWO MEN "

I DONT THINK I NEED TO GO INTO TOO MANY DETAILS, THE WHOLE OF THE REGIMENT WERE SOON TO FIND OUT WHAT WENT ON ------ GNR CYRIL McDONALD AGE 23 AND CFN COLIN McINNES AGE 20 BOTH LOST THEIR LIVES ON 18th DECEMBER 1975, BLOWN UP BY A BOMB THAT HAD BEEN PLACED ONTO THE ROOF OF THE SANGA, UNFORTUNATELY THEY WERE BOTH IN THE SANGA AT THE TIME.
I BELEIVE COLIN DIED INSTANTLY AND CYRIL DIED ON THE WAY TO HOSPITAL.
I SAID A SMALL PRAYER BEFORE CONTINUING ON MY WAY.
MY THOUGHTS ALSO TURNED TO MARK ASHFORD, WHO WAS SHOT AND KILLED ON GREAT JAMES STREET







THE NEXT THREE PHOTOS ARE TAKEN FROM ON TOP OF THE WALL AT BANK PLACE , LOOKING UP TO THE DIAMOND ONE WAY AND THE FOYLE EMBANKMENT THE OTHER WAY