It began with riots, then shooting, then nail bombs - and then the first deaths. The books themselves are in alphabetical order of soldiers names. By 1972, the British government suspended the Northern Ireland parliament and imposed direct rule from London. 20th Bermuda ; Isle ofWight It was strange to see a city change from how I'd known it to be. Those of the Italian Legion no longer survive. 8th do, Longford 87th Aberdeen 5 1-7 6 8-14 5 15-21 . 22nd Bombay ; Chatham 3d do, Ballincollig Let's hope the latest deployment of British troops in Iraq and Afghanistan does not last for 38 years. 77th Jamaica ; Templemore From 1878 to 1898, all muster rolls and pay lists are in WO 16. Please consider making a donation to our site. (AP Photo/Peter Kemp)Ref #: PA.11655907, Troops of the Royal Scots Regiment in riot protection clothing in Belfast, Northern Ireland during a drill parade in July 1970. 81st Canada ; jersey North Area Regional Command: Ebrington Barracks, Derry (163). Further attempts at creating devolved government in the region foundered with the Unionists staunchly resisting the idea of power sharing. (AP Photo/Peter Kemp)Ref #: PA.11197900, British soldiers stand guard behind a barbed wire barricade in Londonderry, Northern Ireland in August 1969, following fresh disturbances. The exact course of eventswasdisputed for years, butin 1998the British ordered a full-scale judicial inquiry. made good reading,must have taken ages to typeill make a copy for the museums ni sectionif you dont mind. Palace Barracks, Holywood, Co. Down remains a military base in use by elements of the British Army. (In order to make things as easy as possible for you, I have taken all groups which have a place in Ireland mentioned, going to or coming from and placed them in the first table, but I have still left the group listed in the main table), Cavalry We can either copy our records onto paper or deliver them to you digitally, Visit us in Kew to see original documents or view online records for free, Consider paying for 1972 also saw the resignation of the Northern Ireland Government and a return to direct rule from Westminster. Find opening times for British Army Careers Centres - AFCO Belfast in Palace Barracks, Holywood, Down, BT18 9RA and check other details as well, such as: phone number, map, . 46th Canada ; Armagh 38 - the number of years that Operation Banner lasted. Nine of the surviving 'hooded. Bombay ; Chatham Club wielding republican extremists had forcefully halted traffic during the funerals of catholic riot victims. How to search for musters and pay lists 1878-1898, Friends of The National (AP Photo/Michel Lipchitz)Ref #: PA.11926367, Local children taunt and play with a British soldier as he stands guard in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, April 13, 1972, following an explosion in the city. 36th Newcastle on Tyne I started my reporting career in Ulster and I never failed to be shocked at the sight of 16-strong squads of British troops in full combat gear, armed to the teeth, strolling through streets that could have been Glasgow or Liverpool. Stations of the British Army This was when the British Armytrained its guns on British citizens on British soil: British troops in Belfast, Northern Ireland stand outside a new all weather shelter in October 1969. This was an attempt to regain control of 'no-go areas', primarily in Derry and Belfast. Over the same period, the total investment for improvements to existing SFA stock will be 185M. British soldiers on patrol with RUC officers, 1992. Infantry Regiment known after 1881 as 2nd.Battalion, The Highland Light Infantry (HLI) 1840 43rd. 3d do Sierra Leone 32d Athlone The Armys initial troop deployment proved insufficient and reinforcement was soon needed. 54th Cork It operates within the 1st Division at continual readiness to deploy on operations and training missions worldwide. JavaScript is disabled. Still in Britain on the outbreak of war in 1914, 2nd Battalion deployed straight to the Western Front. The musters, service records and attestation papers of the German and Swiss Legions are in WO 15, searchable by regiment in our catalogue. But over the whole 38 years 763 soldiers would die in Ulster's Troubles. When the boots of 300 soldiers hit the ground in Londonderry in August 1969, so began the longest continuous campaign in British military history. Today it doesn't feel like . I remember interviewing Martin McGuinness on the streets of the Bogside in Derry when we bumped into a 16-strong British mobile patrol. 38th Giberalter ; Derry It also made membership of Republicanand Loyalist paramilitarygroups arrestable offences. Althoughclassified as non-lethal weapons, their use against rioters resulted in the deaths of several civilians. (AP Photo)Ref #: PA.10765953, To help the 1st Battalion Scots Guards, at present serving in Northern Ireland, celebrate Hogmanay in the traditional manner, the North-East London Army Cadet Force has presented them with two cases of Hard Rations, known to civilians as Scotch whisky.Army Cadet Force Lance-Corporal Anthony Jackson (in beret) presented the cases to Major J R Arthur, Regimental Adjutant, Scots Guards, at Wellington Barracks, London.Ref #: PA.10981757Date: 22/12/1971, British troops fire rubber bullets at stone-throwing Protestant rioters who had set fire to the mobile classrooms of Our Lady of Mercy Secondary School in the Ballysillian area of west Belfast, Northern Ireland, March 28, 1972. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton (NORTHERN IRELAND - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST) 33rd New Brunswick ; Clonmel (AP Photo/Peter Kemp)Ref #: PA.11197766Date: 01/01/1969, Against a background of ruined homes, British troops guard a strategic roadway position in their peacekeeping role in Belfast, Northern Ireland in 1969. Gibralter ; Nenagh The barracks were named "Victoria Barracks" following the death of Queen Victoria in 1901. Scarletto - not being pedantic mate but are you sure of the date for the Coldstream Guards as being the 15th. If you enjoy what we do, please consider becoming a patron with a recurring monthly subscription of your choosing. Search the Archive. I think I have a pic of that water cannon. Cape Mount Riflemen Cape Good Hope (AP Photo)Ref #: PA.10990759, British troops tidy out their defense position in the centre of Londonderry, Northern Ireland in April 1972. In 1987, withAnglo-Irish co-operation increasing, Republicans killed 11 people at Enniskillens war memorial during aRemembrance Sunday service. By now, the PIRA hada steady supply of arms and money from sympathisers in the Republic of Ireland, the USA and elsewhere. RM 2E7Y68G - A forensic officer examines the scene at the Palace army barracks on the outskirts of Holywood in Belfast, Northern Ireland April 12, 2010. 1970. Armalite AR15 self-loading rifle used by the PIRA, 1975, A British officer in the aftermath of a terrorist incident, 1977. (AP Photo/Peter Kemp)Ref #: PA.11224985, BELFAST IRA CLASHES British troops straddle a main road near the Catholic Unity flats in Belfast, Northern Ireland, during a lull in the recent current wave of disorders which had flared up in a show of strength by a breakaway group of the Irish Republican Army earlier in the week. [4], In March 2010, it was the site of a bombing. Although quickly suppressed by the British Army, the rising was a seminal moment in modern Irish history. 89th Quebec ; Carlisle But what struck me more was how young our soldiers were. . 5th Enniskillen One of Belfast's most battle-scarred military bases is to be shut down, it was announced today. 1900s. Fresh disorders in the troubled province marked the tenth anniversary of British army intervention in the area. They provide a soldiers: From about 1868 musters may also include Marriage Rolls giving details of children and wives occupying married quarters. 69th Weedon It continued to attackthe security forces and economic targets in Ulster, but also increasedits activityon mainland Britain. Palace Barracks, Holywood is a British Army installation in Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland . The Royal Ulster Rifles moved to St . 84th Madras ; chatham Date. Any further information on this regiment appreciated to try and unravel this mystery. . (AP-Photo/Peter Kemp) 02/11/1971Ref #: PA.4885214, British troops sift through the ruins of a supermarket after a bomb exploded in Cavehill Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland in 1971. To find out more about how we collect, store and use your personal information, read our Privacy Policy. A watchtower in Crossmaglen, South Armagh, 1977, On patrol in Little Patrick Street, Belfast, 1973. Public revulsion to the bombings led the Government to pass the Prevention of Terrorism Act (1974), which strengthened the police's legal powers to detain suspects. Infantry Regiment known after 1881 as 1st. Tensions are high in the New Lodge Road area of Belfast, the scene . We recruit people of the right quality and calibre right across the island of Ireland, all parts of the UK, and beyond. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. The British retaliate 10 days later, with Operation. 97th Corfu ; Isle of Wight 37th Newport S. Wales 26th Belfast Stations of the British Army On the 1st October, 1845. . It hardened legitimate opposition and bolstered support for the PIRA, particularly in the Catholic housing estates of Belfast and Derry. They. Despitethe Army comingunder the control of the Secretary of State for Defence in London, many Catholics saw it as a tool of the Unionist Government in Northern Ireland. The advantage of this was that soldiers had an end in sight and there was a limit to the length of theirexposure to stress and danger. The British Government ordered the deployment of troops to Northern Ireland in August 1969. Alternatively, search more than 1 million objects from IWM collections Secondary navigation. 63d Madras ; Chatham When they first came, in plumed berets and low-slung rifles, the British Army were hailed as heroes and saviours on the streets of Northern Ireland. 29th Bengal ; Chatham This was to counter the growing disorder surrounding civil rights protests and an increase in sectarian violence during the traditional Protestant marching season. 95th Ceylon ; Tralee, END of copied section. There were at least 10,000 bomb attacks during the conflict (1969-1998). They are soldiers of the Royal Green Jackets Regiment and they are billeted in an old and decaying mill just off the notorious Falls Road -- scene of the worst fighting in the Northern Ireland capital. [1] 59th Leeds You can browse these by regiment. 2d Dragoon Gds Longford, for Dublin Archives, Open Government Licence 67th Dublin How to search for musters and pay lists c.1730-1878, 4. Palace Barracks occupies the site of a palatial house known as "Ardtullagh", the home of the Bishop of Down, Connor and Dromore until it was bought by the UK War Office in 1886. I'll never forget the day a soldier pointed his rifle straight at me. They are found at the end of each quarter (or the beginning for regiments stationed in India). This is a list of notable bombings related to the Northern Ireland "Troubles" and their aftermath. General Sir Harry Tuzo, GOC Northern Ireland, (centre) with a Military Police escort in Newry.Ref #: PA.1703356Date: 06/02/1972, British troops search the handbags of Ulster women on the outskirts of the Northern Ireland town of Newry on Feb. 6, 1972, the day scheduled for a massive demonstration by the Pro-Catholic Civil Rights movement, to protest over the shooting of 13 civilians in Londonderry. 81St Canada ; jersey North area Regional Command: Ebrington Barracks,,. 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