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1 was a member of the Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR) Another detailed study, Lost Lives, states that the British military killed 301 people during Operation Banner. 160 (~53%) were civilians; 121 (~40%) were republican paramilitaries; 10 (~3%) were loyalist paramilitaries; 8 (~2%) were fellow British military personnel; 2 were RUC officers [41]
3 June 1991 - Coagh ambush – Three IRA Volunteers, Tony Doris (21 years old), Michael "Pete" Ryan (37) (on the run at the time from the RUC since 1981) and Lawrence McNally (39), all from the East Tyrone Brigade were shot and killed by the SAS in ambush using a UDR soldier a bait and a decoy for the unit to attack.
The Warrenpoint ambush, [9] also known as the Narrow Water ambush, [10] the Warrenpoint massacre [11] or the Narrow Water massacre, [12] was a guerrilla attack [13] by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) on 27 August 1979.
On 1 July 1973, the duties of the regiment was split with the formation of the 2nd Regiment, Royal Military Police with 175, 179, and 180 Provost Companies joining shortly thereafter. However, on 1 April 1978, 2nd Regiment RMP was disbanded and its companies disbanded except for 175 Provost Company which re-joined the 1st Regiment. [3]
[1] KOSB officers and security sources believed that the IRA unit involved was not locally recruited, putting the blame instead on IRA members from Clogher (County Tyrone) and South Monaghan (in the Republic). [1] The same sources said that the attack was executed "in true backside-or-bust Para style". [3]
Pages in category "British Army in Operation Banner" The following 58 pages are in this category, out of 58 total. ... 0–9. 3rd Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom ...
The battalion took part in its first active operation over the night of 27–28 February 1942, Operation Biting, the raid on Bruneval in France. [3] In honour of the operation, C Company of the battalion took the nickname 'C (Bruneval) Company'. [4] On 1 August of the same year, the battalion was renamed the 2nd Battalion, the Parachute ...
The 107th Brigade, later 107th (Ulster) Brigade was an infantry formation of the British Army which saw service in the First World War. The brigade was later reformed during the Cold War and finally disbanded in 2006, following the drawdown of Operation Banner .