Ulster Defence Regiment - Revision history

Tom Griffin: Category:State Violence and Collusion Project

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Category:State Violence and Collusion Project

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David at 12:46, 24 August 2010

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Melissa Jones: numerals spelt out/new sentence

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Tom Griffin: subversion in the UDR

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subversion in the UDR

Tom Griffin: Lost Lives

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Lost Lives

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The [[Ulster Defence Regiment]] (UDR) was a former regiment of the British Army in existence from 1969 to 1972.

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.<ref>[http://www.army.mod.uk/infantry/regiments/5952.aspx The Ulster Defence Regiment], Army.mod.uk, accessed 23 August 2010.</ref>

The UDR merged with the [[Royal Irish Rangers]] on 1 July 1972 to form the [[Royal Irish Regiment]].<ref>[http://www.army.mod.uk/infantry/regiments/5901.aspx Our Honourable and Glorious Regimental History], Royal Irish Regiment, army.mod.uk, accessed 23 August 2010.</ref>

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 *[http://www.patfinucanecentre.org/declassified/udr.pdf Subversion in the UDR and Annex E], 1973, archived at the Pat Finucane Centre.
 *Pat Finucane Centre [http://www.patfinucanecentre.org/collusion/collusion1.html COLLUSION: Subversion in the UDR. Secret documents reveal: The Downing Street link / Soldiers armed loyalists / What Downing St knew in 1973], Steven McCaffrey, Irish News, 2 May 2006.
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 *Pat Finucane Centre [http://www.patfinucanecentre.org/collusion/collusion1.html COLLUSION: Subversion in the UDR. Secret documents reveal: The Downing Street link / Soldiers armed loyalists / What Downing St knew in 1973], Steven McCaffrey, Irish News, 2 May 2006.
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−	The [[Ulster Defence Regiment]] (UDR) was a former regiment of the British Army in existence from 1969 to ~~1972~~.	+	The [[Ulster Defence Regiment]] (UDR) was a former regiment of the British Army in existence from 1969 to 1992.

	According to the study ''Lost Lives'', 206 members of the UDR and [[Royal Irish Regiment]] were killed during the Troubles between 1966 and 2003. Forty-two ex-members also lost their lives.<ref>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.</ref> ''Lost Lives'' lists the UDR as being responsible for 8 deaths.<ref>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.</ref> However, off-duty members of the Regiment were also involved in a number of loyalist killings.		According to the study ''Lost Lives'', 206 members of the UDR and [[Royal Irish Regiment]] were killed during the Troubles between 1966 and 2003. Forty-two ex-members also lost their lives.<ref>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.</ref> ''Lost Lives'' lists the UDR as being responsible for 8 deaths.<ref>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.</ref> However, off-duty members of the Regiment were also involved in a number of loyalist killings.

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 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. 42 ex-members also lost their lives.<ref>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.</ref> ''Lost Lives'' lists the UDR as being responsible for 8 deaths.<ref>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.</ref> However, off-duty members of the Regiment were also involved in a number of loyalist killings.
+According to the study ''Lost Lives'', 206 members of the UDR and [[Royal Irish Regiment]] were killed during the Troubles between 1966 and 2003. Forty-two ex-members also lost their lives.<ref>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.</ref> ''Lost Lives'' lists the UDR as being responsible for 8 deaths.<ref>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.</ref> However, off-duty members of the Regiment were also involved in a number of loyalist killings.
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-The [[Ulster Defence Regiment]] (UDR) was a former regiment of the British Army in existence from 1969 to 1992.
+The [[Ulster Defence Regiment]] (UDR) was a former regiment of the British Army in existence from 1969 to 1972.
 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.<ref>[http://www.army.mod.uk/infantry/regiments/5952.aspx The Ulster Defence Regiment], Army.mod.uk, accessed 23 August 2010.</ref>
 The UDR merged with the [[Royal Irish Rangers]] on 1 July 1992 to form the [[Royal Irish Regiment]].<ref>[http://www.army.mod.uk/infantry/regiments/5901.aspx Our Honourable and Glorious Regimental History], Royal Irish Regiment, army.mod.uk, accessed 23 August 2010.</ref>