Ulster Defence Regiment
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The Ulster Defence Regiment 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 televisio
Ulster Defence Regiment cap badge
C Company, 1 UDR on parade at Steeple Camp, County Antrim, Remembrance Sunday 1970
UDR main gate sign denoting which companies are in barracks
UDR march past at Mahon Road Barracks, Portadown
Royal Irish Rangers
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The Royal Irish Rangers was a regular light infantry regiment of the British Army with a relatively short existence, formed in 1968 and later merged with the Ulster Defence Regiment in 1992 to form th
Ulster Defence Regiment
…It was also the first infantry regiment of the British Army to fully incorporate women into its structure. In 1992, the UDR was amalgamated with the Royal Irish Rangers to form the Royal Irish Regiment. In 2006, the regiment was retroactively awarded the Conspicuous Gallantry Cross. The UDR was raised in 1970, soon…
Ranger uniforms