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The Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR) was an infantry regiment of the British Army established in 1970, with a comparatively short existence ending in 1992. Raised through public appeal, newspaper and television advertisements, [1] their official role was the "defence of life or property in Northern Ireland against armed attack or sabotage" but unlike troops from Great Britain they were never used ...
Roll of Honour may refer to: A war memorial; A list of people who are praised officially for something they have done; A memorial list of names of people who have died in military, police service or other services "Roll of Honour" (song), an Irish Republican song praising the participants in the 1981 Irish Hunger Strike
The second in command (2 i/c) of the battalion upon formation was Major George Lapsley, the son of a police inspector, graduate of Magee College, World War II veteran of the Royal Navy (Far Eastern campaign), and officer of the Territorial Army. He was responsible for recruitment in the early stages. [13]
With the reorganisation of the Army during 1973 due to the cessation of National Service, 2 RAR and 4 RAR were linked on 15 August 1973, to form 2nd/4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (2/4 RAR). [10] Between 1977 and 1979 2/4 RAR concentrated on conventional warfare including night and mounted operations.
Richard "Ross" Coffman is a retired United States Army lieutenant general who last served as the deputy commanding general for combat development of United States Army Futures Command from 2022 to 2024. [2] [3] He previously served as director of the Next Generation Combat Vehicle Cross Functional Team from August 2018 to August 2022. [4]
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In addition to the Memorial in Staffordshire, a memorial without names will be added to the South Cloister of Westminster Abbey, dedicated to members of the Armed Forces killed in conflict and the members of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary and the Merchant Navy who died in conflict zones since the end of the Second World War; and rolls of honour will ...
In 1936 the British advocacy group - the National Council for Civil Liberties characterized the USC as "nothing but the organised army of the Unionist party". [68] During the Second World War, the USC was mobilised to serve in Britain's Home Guard, which unusually, was put under the command of the police rather than the British Army. [69]