Harvey Andrews - Soldier

The song was inspired by an event which happened in Belfast, Northern Ireland. In 1971 Sergeant Michael Willetts of 3 PARA cleared a room in Springfield Road RUC Police Station of civilians because a bomb with a short burning fuse had been planted by the Provisional IRA. After the room had been cleared, Sgt Willetts then slammed the door to the room which contained the bomb, but realising the door was not strong enough to absorb the blast, he pressed his body against the door, shielding the people on the other side. The charge exploded, and he was killed instantly.

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[Kickamoocow1000]

@LOYALISTMUSIC 1. And your source of information is??I.......I.'ve heard 3 or 4 different versions of this story and all could claim to be the definitive version of the events. I don't doubt that it happened in one form or another, but propoganda clouds peoples perception of the real events, and I personally think this version is complete bollocks.END EX

[LOYALISTMUSIC1]

@Kickamoocow1000 Well then its a good job you are an insignificant rebel bastard whos opinion doesnt matter in the slightest.

[timwharton1959]

@kickamoocow1000. The as posted by LoyalistMusic story is completely true. The source is the citation from the London Gazette (22nd June 1971 London Gazette, 21 June 1971[4)

for the award of the George Cross to Sgt Willetts.