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4th/6th Battalion, Ulster Defence Regiment

Military unit


Military unit

FieldValue
unit_name4th/6th (County Fermanagh & Country Tyrone) Battalion, Ulster Defence Regiment
imageInsignia of the Ulster Defence Regiment.svg
captionRegimental Insignia
dates1991–1992
countryUnited Kingdom
branchFlag of the British Army (1938-present).svgBritish Army
typeInfantry battalion
roleInternal Security
size750
garrisonLisburn
garrison_labelRegimental Headquarters
march(Quick) Garryowen & Sprig of Shillelagh.
(Slow) Oft in the Stilly Night
motto*"Quis Separabit"* (Latin)
*"Who Shall Separate Us?"*
commander1First: General Sir John Anderson GBE, KCB, DSO.
commander1_labelColonel Commandant
commander2Colonel Sir Dennis Faulkner CBE
commander2_labelColonel of the Regiment

(Slow) Oft in the Stilly Night "Who Shall Separate Us?"

Last: General Sir Charles Huxtable, KCB, CBE, DL

The 4th/6th (County Fermanagh and County Tyrone) Battalion, Ulster Defence Regiment was formed in 1991 as a result of an amalgamation between the 4th Battalion, Ulster Defence Regiment and the 6th Battalion, Ulster Defence Regiment. The resultant 4/6 UDR was subsumed into 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
    • Lost Lives*, David McKittrick, Mainstream, 2004,

References

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