Ulster Defence Regiment
The Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR) was a former regiment of the British Army in existence from 1969 to 1972.
According to the study Lost Lives, 206 members of the UDR and Royal Irish Regiment were killed during the Troubles between 1966 and 2003.[1] Lost Lives lists the UDR as being responsible for 8 deaths.[2] However, off-duty members of the Regiment were also involved in a number of loyalist killings.
Formation
The UDR was formed as a result of the 1969 Hunt Report, which recommended the disbandment of the Ulster Special Constabulary. It became operational on 1 April 1970.[3]
Amalgamation
The UDR merged with the Royal Irish Rangers on 1 July 1992 to form the Royal Irish Regiment.[4]
Notes
- ↑ David McKittrick, Seamus Kelters, Brian Feeney, Chris Thornton, and David McVea,Lost Lives: The story of the men, women and children who died as a result of the Northern Ireland troubles, Mainstream Publishing, 2004, p.1530.
- ↑ David McKittrick, Seamus Kelters, Brian Feeney, Chris Thornton, and David McVea,Lost Lives: The story of the men, women and children who died as a result of the Northern Ireland troubles, Mainstream Publishing, 2004, p.1530.
- ↑ The Ulster Defence Regiment, Army.mod.uk, accessed 23 August 2010.
- ↑ Our Honourable and Glorious Regimental History, Royal Irish Regiment, army.mod.uk, accessed 23 August 2010.
