On 22 February 1972 , Aldershot experienced the first in a series of mainland IRA attacks . Seven people , all civilian support staff , including five catering staff , a gardener , and a Catholic British Army chaplain , were killed in a car bomb attack on the 16th Parachute Brigade headquarters mess . A further 19 people were injured . The bombing was claimed by the Official IRA as revenge for the Bloody Sunday massacre . An area to be developed into a memorial garden was used to mark the 40th anniversary of the bombing in 2012
Bloody Sunday
Bloody Sunday (1972)
Aldershot