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1st/9th Battalion, Ulster Defence Regiment

Infantry battalion in the British Army

Field	Value
unit_name	1st/9th (County Antrim) Battalion
Ulster Defence Regiment
image	Insignia of the Ulster Defence Regiment.svg
caption	Ulster Defence Regiment insignia
dates	1972-1991
country	United Kingdom
branch	Flag of the British Army (1938-present).svgBritish Army
type	Infantry battalion
role	Internal Security
size	756
garrison	Lisburn
garrison_label	Regimental Headquarters
march	(Quick) Garryowen & Sprig of Shillelagh.
(Slow) Oft in the Stilly Night
motto	"Quis Separabit" (Latin)
"Who Shall Separate Us?"
commander1	First: General Sir John Anderson GBE, KCB, DSO
Last: General Sir Charles Huxtable, KCB, CBE, DL
commander1_label	Colonel Commandant
commander2	Colonel Sir Dennis Faulkner CBE
commander2_label	Colonel of the Regiment

Ulster Defence Regiment (Slow) Oft in the Stilly Night "Who Shall Separate Us?" Last: General Sir Charles Huxtable, KCB, CBE, DL

The 1st/9th (County Antrim) Battalion, Ulster Defence Regiment was formed in 1984 as a result of an amalgamation between the 1st Battalion Ulster Defence Regiment and the 9th Battalion Ulster Defence Regiment.

The amalgamated battalion was the largest in the British Army.

Formation

The formation of the merged battalion was carried out on 20 May 1984, and was done as result of the Royal Ulster Constabulary's territorial reorganisation. In order to keep their own organisation closely linked to that of the police the UDR carried out its own reorganisation.

History

Battalion HQ in Antrim became the headquarters of the new battalion with companies based at Antrim, Larne, Carrickfergus and Ballymena.

The Coleraine company was transferred to 5UDR and the Lisburn company to 11UDR.

1/9 UDR was responsible for the 700 square mile territory comprising South and mid-Antrim, taking in 153 square miles of Lough Neagh.

1/9 UDR was one of the units merged with the Royal Irish Rangers in 1992 as part of the amalgamation which formed the Royal Irish Regiment.

Uniform, armament & equipment

See: Ulster Defence Regiment Uniform, armament & equipment

Greenfinches

Notable personnel

:Category:Ulster Defence Regiment soldiers
:Category:Ulster Defence Regiment officers

Bibliography

A Testimony to Courage – the Regimental History of the Ulster Defence Regiment 1969 – 1992, John Potter, Pen & Sword Books Ltd, 2001,
The Ulster Defence Regiment: An Instrument of Peace?, Chris Ryder 1991

References

Ryder p190
Potter p253

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