Walter Beard enlisted into The Parachute Regiment in 1964 and Passed out of P Company on 17 December 1964 with 279 Platoon in 1964.
During his service he served with the 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment (2 PARA) in Northern Ireland and Malaya.
In 1965 he went to Borneo as a member of B Company, 2 PARA and fought at the Battle of Plaman Mapu on 27 April 1965.
He was posted to as an instructor to Parachute Regiment Element, NCO's Tactical Wing, Brecon from 1976 for two years before returning to 2 PARA in 1978.
Sergeant Major 'Wally' Beard went to Northern Ireland again in 1979 with Medium Machine Gun Platoon, 2 PARA.
He was killed on 27 August 1979 at Warrenpoint, Northern Ireland, by the second bomb detonated by the IRA that day. Members of the MMG Pln had arrived after an earlier explosion assist the wounded and dead.
WARRENPOINT AMBUSH
The Warrenpoint ambush, also known as the Narrow Water ambush, the Warrenpoint massacre or the Narrow Water massacre, was a guerrilla attack by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) on 27 August 1979. The IRA's South Armagh Brigade ambushed a British Army convoy with two large roadside bombs at Narrow Water Castle outside Warrenpoint, Northern Ireland. The first bomb was aimed at the convoy itself, and the second targeted the incoming reinforcements and the incident command point (ICP) set up to deal with the incident. IRA volunteers hidden in nearby woodland also allegedly fired on the troops, who returned fire. The castle is on the banks of the Newry River, which marks the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
Eighteen British soldiers were killed and over twenty were seriously injured, making it the deadliest attack on the British Army during the Troubles. An English civilian was also killed and an Irish civilian wounded, both by British soldiers firing across the border after the first blast. The attack happened on the same day that the IRA assassinated Lord Louis Mountbatten, a member of the British royal family.
Serviceperson's Details
Last name BEARD
First name(s) / Initial(s) Walter
Rank WO2
Service Army
Service Number 24005239
Regiment PARA
Date of Birth 30/07/1946
Age 33
Date of Death 27/08/1979
Cemetery Name Allum Lane Cemetery
Grave Section A
Grave Number 281
Included on the Armed Forces Memorial Yes
Included on Roll of Honour Yes
During his service he served with the 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment (2 PARA) in Northern Ireland and Malaya.
In 1965 he went to Borneo as a member of B Company, 2 PARA and fought at the Battle of Plaman Mapu on 27 April 1965.
He was posted to as an instructor to Parachute Regiment Element, NCO's Tactical Wing, Brecon from 1976 for two years before returning to 2 PARA in 1978.
Sergeant Major 'Wally' Beard went to Northern Ireland again in 1979 with Medium Machine Gun Platoon, 2 PARA.
He was killed on 27 August 1979 at Warrenpoint, Northern Ireland, by the second bomb detonated by the IRA that day. Members of the MMG Pln had arrived after an earlier explosion assist the wounded and dead.
WARRENPOINT AMBUSH
The Warrenpoint ambush, also known as the Narrow Water ambush, the Warrenpoint massacre or the Narrow Water massacre, was a guerrilla attack by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) on 27 August 1979. The IRA's South Armagh Brigade ambushed a British Army convoy with two large roadside bombs at Narrow Water Castle outside Warrenpoint, Northern Ireland. The first bomb was aimed at the convoy itself, and the second targeted the incoming reinforcements and the incident command point (ICP) set up to deal with the incident. IRA volunteers hidden in nearby woodland also allegedly fired on the troops, who returned fire. The castle is on the banks of the Newry River, which marks the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
Eighteen British soldiers were killed and over twenty were seriously injured, making it the deadliest attack on the British Army during the Troubles. An English civilian was also killed and an Irish civilian wounded, both by British soldiers firing across the border after the first blast. The attack happened on the same day that the IRA assassinated Lord Louis Mountbatten, a member of the British royal family.
Serviceperson's Details
Last name BEARD
First name(s) / Initial(s) Walter
Rank WO2
Service Army
Service Number 24005239
Regiment PARA
Date of Birth 30/07/1946
Age 33
Date of Death 27/08/1979
Cemetery Name Allum Lane Cemetery
Grave Section A
Grave Number 281
Included on the Armed Forces Memorial Yes
Included on Roll of Honour Yes
Walter Beard enlisted into The Parachute Regiment in 1964 and Passed out of P Company on 17 December 1964 with 279 Platoon in 1964.
During his service he served with the 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment (2 PARA) in Northern Ireland and Malaya.
In 1965 he went to Borneo as a member of B Company, 2 PARA and fought at the Battle of Plaman Mapu on 27 April 1965.
He was posted to as an instructor to Parachute Regiment Element, NCO's Tactical Wing, Brecon from 1976 for two years before returning to 2 PARA in 1978.
Sergeant Major 'Wally' Beard went to Northern Ireland again in 1979 with Medium Machine Gun Platoon, 2 PARA.
He was killed on 27 August 1979 at Warrenpoint, Northern Ireland, by the second bomb detonated by the IRA that day. Members of the MMG Pln had arrived after an earlier explosion assist the wounded and dead.
WARRENPOINT AMBUSH
The Warrenpoint ambush, also known as the Narrow Water ambush, the Warrenpoint massacre or the Narrow Water massacre, was a guerrilla attack by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) on 27 August 1979. The IRA's South Armagh Brigade ambushed a British Army convoy with two large roadside bombs at Narrow Water Castle outside Warrenpoint, Northern Ireland. The first bomb was aimed at the convoy itself, and the second targeted the incoming reinforcements and the incident command point (ICP) set up to deal with the incident. IRA volunteers hidden in nearby woodland also allegedly fired on the troops, who returned fire. The castle is on the banks of the Newry River, which marks the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
Eighteen British soldiers were killed and over twenty were seriously injured, making it the deadliest attack on the British Army during the Troubles. An English civilian was also killed and an Irish civilian wounded, both by British soldiers firing across the border after the first blast. The attack happened on the same day that the IRA assassinated Lord Louis Mountbatten, a member of the British royal family.
Serviceperson's Details
Last name BEARD
First name(s) / Initial(s) Walter
Rank WO2
Service Army
Service Number 24005239
Regiment PARA
Date of Birth 30/07/1946
Age 33
Date of Death 27/08/1979
Cemetery Name Allum Lane Cemetery
Grave Section A
Grave Number 281
Included on the Armed Forces Memorial Yes
Included on Roll of Honour Yes
During his service he served with the 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment (2 PARA) in Northern Ireland and Malaya.
In 1965 he went to Borneo as a member of B Company, 2 PARA and fought at the Battle of Plaman Mapu on 27 April 1965.
He was posted to as an instructor to Parachute Regiment Element, NCO's Tactical Wing, Brecon from 1976 for two years before returning to 2 PARA in 1978.
Sergeant Major 'Wally' Beard went to Northern Ireland again in 1979 with Medium Machine Gun Platoon, 2 PARA.
He was killed on 27 August 1979 at Warrenpoint, Northern Ireland, by the second bomb detonated by the IRA that day. Members of the MMG Pln had arrived after an earlier explosion assist the wounded and dead.
WARRENPOINT AMBUSH
The Warrenpoint ambush, also known as the Narrow Water ambush, the Warrenpoint massacre or the Narrow Water massacre, was a guerrilla attack by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) on 27 August 1979. The IRA's South Armagh Brigade ambushed a British Army convoy with two large roadside bombs at Narrow Water Castle outside Warrenpoint, Northern Ireland. The first bomb was aimed at the convoy itself, and the second targeted the incoming reinforcements and the incident command point (ICP) set up to deal with the incident. IRA volunteers hidden in nearby woodland also allegedly fired on the troops, who returned fire. The castle is on the banks of the Newry River, which marks the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
Eighteen British soldiers were killed and over twenty were seriously injured, making it the deadliest attack on the British Army during the Troubles. An English civilian was also killed and an Irish civilian wounded, both by British soldiers firing across the border after the first blast. The attack happened on the same day that the IRA assassinated Lord Louis Mountbatten, a member of the British royal family.
Serviceperson's Details
Last name BEARD
First name(s) / Initial(s) Walter
Rank WO2
Service Army
Service Number 24005239
Regiment PARA
Date of Birth 30/07/1946
Age 33
Date of Death 27/08/1979
Cemetery Name Allum Lane Cemetery
Grave Section A
Grave Number 281
Included on the Armed Forces Memorial Yes
Included on Roll of Honour Yes
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