Operation Gritrock

Operation Gritrock was the code name given to the British, Irish and Canadian participation in the fight against the Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa. In November 2015, Sierra Leone was officially declared Ebola free.[1] More than 50 members of British Army's 5 Armoured Medical Regiment were presented with operational medals for their duties in Sierra Leone during the crisis. Members of the Irish Army Medical Corps were awarded the International Operational Service Medal by the Irish government.

Operation Gritrock
Part of Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa
RFA Argus returning from Sierra Leone.
Location
Planned by David Cameron (PM)
Michael Fallon (Secretary of State for Defence)
ObjectiveEradicate Ebola
Date30 October 2014 - 13 November 2015
(1 year and 2 weeks)
Executed byRoyal Air Force
Royal Navy
British Army
Irish Defence Forces
Canadian Armed Forces
OutcomeSierra Leone declared Ebola free.

Deployed forces

British Army

Royal Air Force

Royal Navy

Irish Army

References

  1. "Sierra Leone Declared Ebola Free". Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  2. "Brigadier Stephen McMahon CBE". British Army. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  3. "Medics Honoured As Sierra Leone Is Declared Ebola Free". Forces TV. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  4. "Armed Forces Minister visits military medics fighting Ebola". Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  5. "Medals for ebola medics". British Army. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  6. "SSgt Adam Marshall MBE". British Army. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  7. AirForces Monthly. Stamford, Lincolnshire, England: Key Publishing Ltd. December 2014. p. 33.
  8. "Irish Army medical team return home". Defence Forces Ireland. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
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