1 RIFLES is a Regular Light Infantry Roled Battalion of around 620 Riflemen, based in Beachley Barracks, Chepstow, on the border between Wales and Gloucestershire. 83d Limerick Published in The Kings Co. 44th Dublin These forces were formed as a result of the Enlistment of Foreigners Act 1854 and they became known collectively as the British Foreign Legion. We understand one child at least was born in Ireland, possibly two, Samuel b 1827/1828 . South Area Regional Command: Drumadd Barracks, Armagh (164). In the background are local people. Undocumented illegal entries and asylum seekers are a threat to national security? Blood ran on the streets and human hatred shone bright. But the Troubles, with their weird rules of engagement and the very elaborate restrictions on the use of force, sometimes also had a comic feel. 300,000 - the total number of military personnel who have served in Northern Ireland during Operation Banner. (AP Photo)Ref #: PA.10766212, BELFAST IRA CLASHES Brithis troops take up positions in the doorways of shops near Eliza street, in the markets area of Belfast, a short distance from the city centre of Northern Irelands capital. Ref #: PA.11410183 (AP Photo)Ref #: PA.10462311, A British paratrooper takes a young girl in his arms to comfort her after she had been hurt in the bomb blast in Donegal Street, Belfast.Ref #: PA.1666851Date: 20/03/1972, Members of the Irish Republican Army, unseen, watched by local children and British soldiers, lead a parade past a British Army observation post before arriving at Milltown Cemetery in the Falls Road area of west Belfast, Northern Ireland, April 1, 1972. You can use these records to trace the outline of a soldiers service in the British Army between c.1730 and 1898. 31st Bengal ; Chatham Can I suggest you have a look at the deaths recorded at. A watchtower in Crossmaglen, South Armagh, 1977, On patrol in Little Patrick Street, Belfast, 1973. By chance I saw the first coil of barbed wire go up in Belfast in 1969 while on holiday with my family. They are found at the end of each quarter (or the beginning for regiments stationed in India). The "Lockdown Files": Telegraph publish Matt Hancock's pandemic WhatsApp messages. Gibralter ; Nenagh (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. Roberts wife was Sarah (Jelly from Ayrshire) and we wondered would a wife have accompanied Robert in his postings in Ireland etc? [5] An elderly man was blown off his feet and had to be treated in hospital. research. 15th February 1976: An IRA volunteer was shot dead by the British Army while escaping from a gun attack on the Ballygomartin Road in Belfast. The series was well-received, and added to the channel's . Watch our webinar on Army musters more than just accounts which tells you what you can discover in the records. (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. (AP Photo/Peter Kemp)Ref #: PA.11408251, A British soldier with a rifle guards a road outside of Belfast, Northern Ireland in 1976. 88th Malta ; Boyle Battalion, The East Surrey Regiment 1840 74th. I was such a red arrse. Chronicle 73d Cork ; Spike Island 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. A total of 14,000 men were recruited, although none saw active service: they were disbanded after the war. A British Army base in South Armagh, 1977 Direct rule In July 1972 the Army carried out Operation Motorman. Along with Ronnie himself and his, "It is time for art to flow into the organisation of life." If you are working backwards through the musters, you may need to find the previous regimental number of a 2nd battalion. Thought the presentation & interpretation made the subject accessible". In the post-1998 period Northern Ireland became increasingly demilitarised, which included the dismantling of British army barracks and the departure of foot patrols. 54th Cork 60th 2nd batt. 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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. Later the marchers avoided the town centre of Newry and held instead a peaceful protest meeting in a meadow. 1st Dragoon Gds Exeter Riot gear became an integral part of the British soldier's kit. And that it does not take decades for the boys to come home. Wales ; Chatham These units are organised into several different companies/squadrons, which in turn are organised into several different Corps or Regiments of their parent British Army units. (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. Did You Serve in Belfast Circa 1986 - 1989? (AP Photo/Peter Kemp)Ref #: PA.11408227, British troops in Belfast, Northern Ireland around 1969. 3d Lt. do, Bengal ; Maidstone 6th do (Inniskilling) Birmingham You may also need to know the relevant regimental district numbers, a key to which can be found in the record summary of WO 16. There were casualties on both sides while the innocent were caught. 72d Giberalter ; Templemore The bombing campaign of 1974 included attacks on pubs in Birmingham, Guildford and Woolwich in which many civilians died alongside off-duty soldiers. GRENADIER GUARDS CAPTAIN ROBERT NAIRAC TALKING TO CHILDREN IN THE ARDOYNE AREA OF BELFAST IN FEBRUARY 1977. (AP Photo/Peter Kemp)Ref #: PA.11810340, People move to and from the Bogside area of Londonderry after a night of rioting in which at least five people were shot dead.Ref #: PA.4885494, A wedding couple sitting in the back of a truck is stopped and checked by British soldiers in Shankill Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland.Ref #: PA.11024905, Private Edward Egan of the 1st battalion The Queens Regiment, from Uckfield, Sussex, stands guard on the city walls overlooking Bogside, the Catholic area of troubled Londonderry.Ref #: PA.7780792Date: 08/10/1969, British soldiers stand guard as a department store goes up in flames in the center of Londonderry, Northern Ireland, on Jan. 4, 1972. History [ edit] 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. Civil unrest continued and violence against the security forces increased. Even when he fell in love - and that was frequently - he was never submerged by disappointment. July 21, 1972: Twenty-plus IRA bombs explode in Belfast, leaving nine dead and 130 injured on what will come to be called Bloody Friday. 10th Bengal ; Chatham 5th do Nottingham Donate; Shop; Find an object In August 1979, the PIRA killed 18 soldiers from the Parachute Regiment and the Queens Own Highlanders in anambush at Warrenpoint near the Irish border. If you want to stimulate interest, keep it short. 09:00 to 17:00. To view the muster roll or pay list itself you will need to order the original document. These portrait photographs of Russia's ruling Romanovs were taken in 1903 at the Winter Palace in majestic. The Northern Ireland Victims Commission's 1998report 'to look at possible ways to recognise the pain and suffering felt by victims of violence arising from the troubles' referred to over 3,600 deaths since 1969, just over half ofwhom were civilians. 11th do, Dublin Does your disability preclude you from coming to the feckin point? Palace Barracks, Holywood, Co. Down remains a military base in use by elements of the British Army. November 1915. . 2nd do Jamaica, Sierra Leone This information could be of use to people looking for ancestors that are missing from censuses, I am after information on the 70th regiment of Foot, my ancestor Robert Chalmers b 1790 Girvan Ayrshire, joined the army in December 1813. the story goes that he was a soldier until a year or so before his death in 1836 in Glasgow. Coldstream Guards (1st batt.) 34th Fermoy The barracks were completed just before the Irish Rebellion in 1798. Re: British Regiments Stationed in Ireland, https://armyservicenumbers.blogspot.com/2011/05/royal-welsh-fusiliers-1881-1914-1st-2nd.html?m=1, https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk, Quote from: woodviewpark on Tuesday 06 July 21 03:00 BST (UK), https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=849746.9, https://www.historyireland.com/18th-19th-century-history/the-curragh-army-camp/, Re: British Regiments Stationed in Ireland 70th Foot, Quote from: woodviewpark on Wednesday 07 July 21 07:13 BST (UK), https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=850746.0, Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk, RootsChat.com, Europa House, Bury, Lancashire, BL9 5BT United Kingdom. v3.0, except where otherwise stated, British Army muster rolls and pay lists c.1730-1898, 3. NAIRAC WAS EXECUTED BY THE FIRST BATTALION OF THE IRA AFTER DISAPPEARING IN DRUMINTREE. 1st Nov 1915 -30th Nov 1915 Ireland Belfast News-Letter Clear All Refine Search. 82nd Canada ; Kinsale [7], In 2014, it became the base for the Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland.[8]. Operation Banner remains the longest continuous operation by the . St. Petersburg. In February 1972 Aldershot barracks wasbombedin retaliation. 16th Buttevant We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. There are also description books for the Royal Artillery, 1749-1863 and 1773-1876, in WO 54/260-309 and WO 69/74-80, respectively, and for the Royal Irish Artillery, 1756-1774, in WO 69/620. But Sinn Fein North Belfast MLA, Mr Gerry Kelly, insisted the move was essential for an economically deprived area. This was an attempt to regain control of 'no-go areas', primarily in Derry and Belfast. Get email updates with the day's biggest stories. There is no casualty roll for the Royal Air Force outside of the First and Second World Wars, making some . Portman street Any further information on this regiment appreciated to try and unravel this mystery. 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Victoria Barracks was a military installation in New Lodge, Belfast in Northern Ireland. Believing the bunker was under attack he had taken up position and fired at the shadows he thought were attackers. 51st Van Diemens Land ; Chatham British troops are to quit Girdwood Barracks later this year. Republican militants exploded a bomb in a hijacked taxi behind a British army barracks in Northern Ireland on Monday, minutes after the transfer of police and justice powers from London to Belfast was completed. The Army operated a 'tour of duty' policy for troops. 49th Dublin [1] 76th Manchester Troops were sent to Northern Ireland as peacekeepers in 1969. In the 1690s, construction of an island wide network of army barracks began across Ireland. Among the worst atrocities was Bloody Sunday in January 1972 in Derry, when British paratroopers shot dead 13 civilians in a civil rights march. You can browse these by regiment. SYNOPSIS: A welcome cup of tea for the men with just about the toughest job in embattled Belfast. The RUC lost 319 officers to terrorist violence. To trace a mans army career by way of the musters, you will have to know the name of his regiment. There were at least 10,000 bomb attacks during the conflict (1969-1998). (AP Photo)Ref #: PA.10778618, THE TROUBLES 1973: British troops of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders with armoured cars in the city of Belfast in Northern Ireland on routine patrol.Ref #: PA.1243345, A stop and search operation on the Craigavon bridge over the River Foyle, here this morning, as traffic is allowed back into the city after yesterdays massive Operation Motorman by the British Army.Ref #: PA.7427696, A quiet night in Belfast Cpl Roger Soames of Aylesbury, Bucks., and Marine Thomas Taylor of Accrington, Lancs., both of Royal marine 40 Squadron Commandos, keep watch from the newly established post on the roof of Artillery Flats in the New Lodge Road area of Belfast at dawn today.Ref #: PA.5943873Date: 01/08/1972, Soldiers search among the wreckage of a building in the Shankhill Road area of Belfast, Northern Ireland on Thursday, August 17, 1972 after a bomb had destroyed a bar and other nearby buildings. 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