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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]
The IRA reported that two active service units from the East Tyrone Brigade had taken up positions in the centre of Fivemiletown and identified the RUC unmarked vehicle before the ambush. [ 1 ] At 1:30 am, up to the junction of Main Street and Coneen Street, at least two IRA volunteers , [ 12 ] [ 1 ] opened fire from both sides of the road with ...
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]
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.
He was the last British soldier to be killed during Operation Banner. 5 April The Grand National horse race was cancelled, and Aintree Racecourse evacuated following a hoax bomb warning from the PIRA. The race was eventually run several days later, 7 April, without disruption. [158] [159] 1 May
The brigade responded to hundreds of small arms and RPG engagements, as well as over 550 IED (improvised explosive device) attacks. In order to disrupt the enemy's ability to conduct operations, the brigade captured 41 heavy machine guns, 175 RPG launchers, 3,134 mortar and artillery rounds, 1,781 rockets, and 17 surface-to-air missiles.
In a 1978 interview, a former MRF member claimed he had been one of the gunmen. [1] On 1 December 2015 the PSNI listed this shooting as one of nine incidents it was investigating in relation to the activities of the British Army's Military Reaction Force (MRF). [3] In 2020, the High Court ordered the MoD to pay compensation to the widow of John ...
Military operations in Northern Ireland involving the United Kingdom (1969–2007) (6 P) T British military personnel of The Troubles (Northern Ireland) (2 C, 226 P)