Subscribe now for regular news, updates and priority booking for events.Sign up, All content is available under the Open Government Licence The overall dates are 1756 to 1900, but for most regiments there are volumes for the first half of the 19th century only. 23rd Trinidad ; Isle of Wight Portman street . If you are working backwards through the musters, you may need to find the previous regimental number of a 2nd battalion. Security was then transferred to the police. NAIRAC WAS EXECUTED BY THE FIRST BATTALION OF THE IRA AFTER DISAPPEARING IN DRUMINTREE. British Army barracks, as opposed to Naval or Marine barracks, are named on the basis of various principles, usually depending on the whim of the units resident there at the time of the naming ceremony. Tensions are high in the New Lodge Road area of Belfast, the scene . 25,700 - the highest number of troops serving in the province at any one time. #150,000 - how much a senior officer with 22 years' service could expect to get on being signed off, along with a pension. In those hot days of riot and mayhem back in August 1969, the troops were seen as restoring order to the rock-strewn streets of Derry and Belfast. Over the same period, the total investment for improvements to existing SFA stock will be 185M. (2d batt.) Within months, the housewives were no longer pouring cups of tea and offering plates of biscuits. Battalion, The East Surrey Regiment 1840 74th. The resulting furore brought Ulster to the brink of civil war. Troops honed their urban warfare skills as theycountered the threat of snipers, booby traps, mortars and bombs. British Army Careers Centres - AFCO Belfast Opening Times in Holywood. Both the base and watchtower are located in the north of the city, where sectarian tensions raged throughout the Troubles. Gunner Robert Curtis was the first soldier to die, in 1971 - ironically, shot dead by a Loyalist gunman. Of these, halfwere killed byparamilitariesand half diedfrom other causes. Today it doesn't feel like . The exact course of eventswasdisputed for years, butin 1998the British ordered a full-scale judicial inquiry. We can either copy our records onto paper or deliver them to you digitally, Visit us in Kew to see original documents or view online records for free, Consider paying for For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. The plan was to restore public order and be. Windsor; (3d batt) St. George's Barracks. British paratroopers shot 13 demonstrators during a civil rights march on Jan. 30, known as Bloody Sunday. They were working-class boys and many were scared - just like the enemy. Bombay ; Chatham 89th Quebec ; Carlisle 6th do Manchester Most soldiering in Northern Ireland was mind-numbingly boring and the squaddies were genuinely excited to at last meet the enemy general. Republican militants exploded a bomb in a hijacked taxi behind a British army barracks in Northern Ireland on Monday, minutes after the transfer of police and justice powers from London to . Belfast Regional Command: Thiepval Barracks Lisburn (162). I discovered more about Robert Chalmers from Girvan yesterday, including the fact that he went thru his entire army service with his surname spelt incorrectly as Robert "Chambers" , his regimental number was 136 and he enlisted and joined the main battalion in Perth 21 June 1814. later that year he was sent to Kingston in Canada until December 1814. he was demoted from Corporal to Private in 1816 and there appears to be a gap in his service until 1826 when he was on detachment in Montreal Canada (Captain Kelsalls Company). This financial year (April 2022 - April 2023), in addition to contracting to purchase the 176 SFA to support Imjin Barracks, the DIO Capital Purchase programme will purchase 387 new houses across the country at a cost of 153M. 10th Bengal ; Chatham Ceylon Rifles Ceylon In the 1690s, construction of an island wide network of army barracks began across Ireland. Instead of being there to prevent conflict, the very presence of British troops in Operation Banner became the main source of conflict itself. We don't want to rely on ads to bring you the best of visual culture. South Newfoundland, V.C. 4th Madras, Chatham - Douglas Percy Bliss on his friend Eric Ravilious from their time at the Royal College of Art Eric Ravilious loved. 1st Royal Scots arrive in Belfast. In the background are local people. 53rd Bengal ; Chatham 64th Dublin Sectarian violence continued. First refusal on the land, just off the Crumlin Road, will be offered to the Northern Ireland administration at market value. 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British troops are to quit Girdwood Barracks later this year. Armalite AR15 self-loading rifle used by the PIRA, 1975, A British officer in the aftermath of a terrorist incident, 1977. A watchtower in Crossmaglen, South Armagh, 1977, On patrol in Little Patrick Street, Belfast, 1973. The Kenya Emergency, or Mau Mau Revolt, was one of the British Army's bloodiest and most controversial post-war conflicts. But the Troubles, with their weird rules of engagement and the very elaborate restrictions on the use of force, sometimes also had a comic feel. 34th Fermoy St. johns Wood In August 2008, 19th Light Brigade moved into Thiepval Barracks from Catterick Garrison, North Yorkshire. Ref #: PA.11410183 But talks between John Hume, leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), and Gerry Adams of Sinn Fein, along with secret contacts with the British Government, began to formthe basis for a new peace initiative. In the post-1998 period Northern Ireland became increasingly demilitarised, which included the dismantling of British army barracks and the departure of foot patrols. North Area Regional Command: Ebrington Barracks, Derry (163). 4th do, Hounslow Most records of births in the armed forces are held by the General Register Office.. British Army regimental registers of births and baptisms start in 1761 in England and Wales and around 1790 in other countries, and continue to 1924.They include births in the United Kingdom and abroad. This was in 1972. On the 1st October, 1845. And, if youre honest, youll just drag up from the depths all the times youve hated or felt passionately about something and play it. This was an attempt to regain control of 'no-go areas', primarily in Derry and Belfast. British soldiers on patrol with RUC officers, 1992. 1st Dragoons, Dundalk Nine of the surviving 'hooded. (AP Photo/Peter Kemp)Ref #: PA.11224985, BELFAST IRA CLASHES British troops straddle a main road near the Catholic Unity flats in Belfast, Northern Ireland, during a lull in the recent current wave of disorders which had flared up in a show of strength by a breakaway group of the Irish Republican Army earlier in the week. 5,000 - number of troops in the peacetime garrison who will remain until redeployed. Demerara Sierra leone From 1888 onwards, the series contains only muster rolls, there are no longer any pay lists and by 1898 muster rolls were no longer kept by the War Office either. 32d Athlone 68th Portsmouth Windsor; Chronicle (second batt.) 13th Walmer Castle Wellington Barracks; (2nd batt.) 9th Bengal ; Chatham The Army operated a 'tour of duty' policy for troops. I dont remember us using that sangar that summer, the arcs were covered by the super sangar, cctv and the sangar by the gate. Excellent work, I was happy to plough all the way through. 39th Bengal ; Chatham All Internet links/videos/pictures in here ONLY, Searching for rare book "Section Commander" by Douglas Proctor. 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At present, the British Army has 47 regular and reserve infantry battalions. Ditto But over the whole 38 years 763 soldiers would die in Ulster's Troubles. I remember interviewing Martin McGuinness on the streets of the Bogside in Derry when we bumped into a 16-strong British mobile patrol. 3.1 British Army service, pension and discharge records 1703-1913 Search and download British Army service, pension and discharge records from findmypast.co.uk ( charges apply ). There were at least 10,000 bomb attacks during the conflict (1969-1998). I started my reporting career in Ulster and I never failed to be shocked at the sight of 16-strong squads of British troops in full combat gear, armed to the teeth, strolling through streets that could have been Glasgow or Liverpool. By June 1971 the situation had deteriorated after the killing of three soldiers and the shooting dead of two men by the Army. Royal malta Fencibles Malta This often occurs at the time they are built or undergo a major overhaul. Photograph: Alex Bowie/Getty Images Like Lenadoon and Andersonstown, Twinbrook was, as far as the IRA was concerned,. There were no casualties. (AP Photo/Michel Lipchitz)Ref #: PA.8671020, Lieut. The advantage of this was that soldiers had an end in sight and there was a limit to the length of theirexposure to stress and danger. There are some difficulties in using WO 16, caused by the re-organisation of the Army in 1881. Kevin Toolis has completed a third series of The Cult Of The Suicide Bomber for Channel 4. (AP Photo/Heinz Ducklau)Ref #: PA.11867666Date: 17/08/1972, Ferret armoured cars of the British ArmyRef #: PA.7427666Date: 31/07/1972, A British soldier, and residents of Alliance Parade, Belfast, Northern Ireland, examine the remains of a car bomb which severely damaged their homes in Belfast on July 14, 1972. 64th Dublin 222 Belfast News-Letter 177 Northern Whig 66 Belfast Commercial Chronicle 59 Belfast Morning News 35 Ulster Examiner and Northern Star More Newspapers 38th Giberalter ; Derry 70th Dublin Cape Mount Riflemen Cape Good Hope Alternatively, search more than 1 million objects from IWM collections Secondary navigation. 2nd do Jamaica, Sierra Leone Wed Feb 23 2005 - 00:00 One of Belfast's most battle-scarred military bases is to be shut down, it was announced today. Does your disability preclude you from coming to the feckin point? A British Army base in South Armagh, 1977. In center background, a fireman directs water into the blaze. It brought out the worst in both. Apart from brief scenes, it is set in and around Belfast in the Troubles.. Its lead actors were Ray Lonnen, Derek Thompson and Benjamin Whitrow. When the boots of 300 soldiers hit the ground in Londonderry in August 1969, so began the longest continuous campaign in British military history. Your search results for kinsale barracks: 1552 newspaper articles contained information about kinsale barracks filtered by: Region: northern ireland, northern ireland. They provide a soldiers: From about 1868 musters may also include Marriage Rolls giving details of children and wives occupying married quarters. I soon became aware of the shadow of the gun. (AP-Photo/Peter Kemp) 08/17/1971Ref #: PA.4885218, A British soldier stands guard as bystanders wait to get a view of operations by the army bomb disposal squad in Northern Ireland on Nov. 11, 1971 after an explosive device had been planted near the city centre. 52nd Quebec ; Brecon 3d do, Ballincollig SYNOPSIS: A welcome cup of tea for the men with just about the toughest job in embattled Belfast. Where two places are mentioned, the last named is that at which the Depot of the Regiment is stationed. (AP Photo/Peter Kemp)Ref #: PA.11384803, Catholic youths throw stones and gasoline bombs at British troops, Aug.12,1979. 5th Enniskillen (AP Photo)Ref #: PA.10765953, To help the 1st Battalion Scots Guards, at present serving in Northern Ireland, celebrate Hogmanay in the traditional manner, the North-East London Army Cadet Force has presented them with two cases of Hard Rations, known to civilians as Scotch whisky.Army Cadet Force Lance-Corporal Anthony Jackson (in beret) presented the cases to Major J R Arthur, Regimental Adjutant, Scots Guards, at Wellington Barracks, London.Ref #: PA.10981757Date: 22/12/1971, British troops fire rubber bullets at stone-throwing Protestant rioters who had set fire to the mobile classrooms of Our Lady of Mercy Secondary School in the Ballysillian area of west Belfast, Northern Ireland, March 28, 1972. Republican militants exploded a bomb in a hijacked taxi behind a British army barracks in Northern Ireland on Monday, minutes after the transfer of police and justice powers from London to Belfast was completed. It may not display this or other websites correctly. (AP Photo)Ref #: PA.4885228, A British soldier stands guard near a camouflaged control post in Belfast, Northern Irelands capital in 1972. Scar, your list lost it's impact after 03 Jan. 88th Malta ; Boyle The Royal Ulster Rifles moved to St . 72d Giberalter ; Templemore 57th Madras ; Chatham Infantry Regiment known after 1881 as 2nd. The ceasefire was re-established in 1997 and further talks resulted in the 'Good Friday Agreement' in April 1998. 94th Aden ; Chatham By the early 1990s, the PIRA had startedto concentrate on civilian targets on the mainland. Further attempts at creating devolved government in the region foundered with the Unionists staunchly resisting the idea of power sharing. Your search results for kinsale barracks: 776 newspaper articles contained information about kinsale barracks filtered by: Place: belfast, antrim, northern ireland. This was when the British Armytrained its guns on British citizens on British soil: British troops in Belfast, Northern Ireland stand outside a new all weather shelter in October 1969. The Northern Ireland Victims Commission's 1998report 'to look at possible ways to recognise the pain and suffering felt by victims of violence arising from the troubles' referred to over 3,600 deaths since 1969, just over half ofwhom were civilians. It continued to attackthe security forces and economic targets in Ulster, but also increasedits activityon mainland Britain. The Democratic Unionist MP for North Belfast, Mr Nigel Dodds, hit out at the closures. 92nd Edinburgh The next day I interviewed the 2nd Lt who had been woken by the sound of the blast and the screams of the wounded. 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Mustor (muster) books and pay lists: General series: Cavalry (Swift, 1984), Amanda Bevan, Tracing your Ancestors in the The National Archives (The National Archives, 2006), J Gibson and M Medlycott, Militia lists and musters, 1757-1876: a directory of holdings in the British Isles (Federation of Family History Societies, 2004), William Spencer, Army Records: A guide for family historians (The National Archives, 2008), William Spencer, Records of the Militia and Volunteer Forces 1757-1945 (Public Record Office, 1997), For quick pointersTuesday to Saturday Date: 01/10/1969. Members of the Gordon Highlanders on patrol, 1972. Initially, it was hoped that the British Army mightbe more readily accepted as a neutralpeacekeeping force. Its thick walls saved the lives of those inside. 1972 also saw the resignation of the Northern Ireland Government and a return to direct rule from Westminster. The Army Cadet Force (ACF) is a cadet organisation based in the United Kingdom.It is a voluntary youth group sponsored by the Ministry of Defence (British Army).The ACF is largely composed of individual units. Below is the complete list as it was published, Cavalry Coldstream Guards (1st batt.) In August 1979, the PIRA killed 18 soldiers from the Parachute Regiment and the Queens Own Highlanders in anambush at Warrenpoint near the Irish border. Would you be able to post the rest of your work? ; Isle of Wight, Colonial Corps 26th Belfast This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. 66th Giberalter ; Clare Castle 22nd June 1988: A British soldier was wounded in an IRA gun and bomb attack in the Westrock area of Belfast. And from the Army's side there was little choice either. (AP Photo/Peter Kemp)Ref #: PA.11444952, British troops at known trouble spots in the city streets during the Orange Day Parade in Belfast, Northern Ireland on July 13, 1970. 61st Bengal ; Chatham No idea of his age, the certificate just says "full" in the age column. In October 1984, five people died duringan attemptto kill the prime minister Margaret Thatcherat the Conservative Party Conference in Brighton. 1st batt. Since 2014, it has also been the base of the Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland. And that was just the beginning. On Easter Monday 1916, Irish nationalists launched an armed revolt against British rule in Ireland. Ive played a lot of evil, ball-breaking women. 2d Dragoon Gds Longford, for Dublin 10th Hussars, York Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has announced that Belfast-based 1 Scots The First Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland will lead the Army's new Ranger . Thoroughly enjoyed it. (AP Photo/Peter Kemp)Ref #: PA.11426323, British troops confront young rioters on the Ballymurphy Estate in Belfast, Northern Ireland in 1970. The introduction of rubber bullets and plastic baton rounds provedcontroversial. Motto "your Bush is our Home", Very comprehensive. I think I have a pic of that water cannon. made good reading,must have taken ages to typeill make a copy for the museums ni sectionif you dont mind. Can I suggest you have a look at the deaths recorded at. Meanwhile, the Oldpark post is due to be dismantled within the next three weeks. RM BK7NFY - Roadsign for Palace Barracks, the main British army base in Belfast and Northern Ireland. (AP Photo)Ref #: PA.10462311, A British paratrooper takes a young girl in his arms to comfort her after she had been hurt in the bomb blast in Donegal Street, Belfast.Ref #: PA.1666851Date: 20/03/1972, Members of the Irish Republican Army, unseen, watched by local children and British soldiers, lead a parade past a British Army observation post before arriving at Milltown Cemetery in the Falls Road area of west Belfast, Northern Ireland, April 1, 1972. Since 2008, the Barracks has been Regimental Headquarters of the Royal Irish Regiment. 24th Limerick 58th New South Wales ; Chatham Search the Archive. Rioting broke out after the British troops appeared at an afternnoon rally in Belfast, Northern Ireland. My mob were there in 78 and remembered it. In the decades of conflict the Army hardened their bunkers and employed sophisticated electronic counter-measures that made it harder for the IRA to kill soldiers. (1st batt.) In 1990, the IRA invented a new weapon - the sacrificial bomb. Pup, no take it if you want, ive somemore you can use, kind of offputting around 72/3 when practically everyday some squaddie is killed or wounded, goverment and mod figures are so wrong on how many lads we lost. They ended up staying there until 2007 in what became the British Army's longest ever deployment. Along with Ronnie himself and his, "It is time for art to flow into the organisation of life." Public revulsion to the bombings led the Government to pass the Prevention of Terrorism Act (1974), which strengthened the police's legal powers to detain suspects. Something went wrong, please try again later. 19th Corfu ; Carlow On 31 August 1994, the PIRA announced a ceasefire. The most severe incident wasthe killing of 10Royal Marines in a bomb at the Royal Marines School of Music at Deal in Kent. 90th Ceylon ; Hull Probably just wishful thinking on my part. Armagh Depot of the Royal Irish Fusiliers Athlone 5th Reserve Brigade Royal Field Artillery Ballincollig Operation Banner remains the longest continuous operation by the . Army units stationed in Ireland in July 1914 The following units of the British Army were stationed in Ireland just before the start of the Great War. If a soldier did not receive an army pension then these may be the only records that survive for him. 73d Cork ; Spike Island 96th New South Wales ; Chatham Despitethe Army comingunder the control of the Secretary of State for Defence in London, many Catholics saw it as a tool of the Unionist Government in Northern Ireland. These forces were formed as a result of the Enlistment of Foreigners Act 1854 and they became known collectively as the British Foreign Legion. In August 2005,in response to the PIRA declaration that its campaign was over, it was announced that the British military deploymentwould end on 31 July2007. Enniskillen (103), Derry and South Antrim, and latterly within Antrim Road Barracks (26), Belfast. Around1,400British military personnel died during the deployment. You can browse these by regiment. Althoughclassified as non-lethal weapons, their use against rioters resulted in the deaths of several civilians. In a book that became to be known as 'The People of the Abyss' London described the time when he lived in the Whitechapel district sleeping in workhouses, so-called doss-houses and even on the streets. Do 15th Ceylon ; Waterford The Childers reforms of 1881 (a process which began with the Cardwell reforms of the 1870s) led to major changes within infantry (foot) regiments: The arrangement of WO 16 reflects the re-organisation of the army following the Cardwell-Childers reforms. Ephemeral, disposable, they served only one purposeto let someone know "I'm here. When they first came, in plumed berets and low-slung rifles, the British Army were hailed as heroes and saviours on the streets of Northern Ireland. (AP Photo/Peter Kemp)Ref #: PA.10778610, An injured soldier is dragged away by his comrades during a riot in the Falls Road, Belfast, on the first day of Queen Elizabeth IIs Silver Jubilee visit to Northern Ireland.Ref #: PA.11734482Date: 10/08/1977. 38th Giberalter ; Derry The "Lockdown Files": Telegraph publish Matt Hancock's pandemic WhatsApp messages. 54th Cork He said: "This decision is totally wrong in light of the continuing exposure of the utterly bogus and fraudulent nature of the IRA's commitment to peace." Troops sprint from their barracks in Holywood, near Belfast to board a truck to take up guard duty. 6th Mullingar 1 RIFLES is a Regular Light Infantry Roled Battalion of around 620 Riflemen, based in Beachley Barracks, Chepstow, on the border between Wales and Gloucestershire. This includedthe detonation of alarge bomb in the City of London in 1993. They in check out the. National Army Museum, Royal Hospital Road, London, SW3 4HTRegistered Charity Number: 237902. 8th do, Longford 2d do, Dublin 99th New South Wales ; Chatham, Rifle Brigade We place some essential cookies on your device to make this website work. The site is also a Headquarters for MI5. 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November 1915. 49th Dublin The Armys initial troop deployment proved insufficient and reinforcement was soon needed. Let's hope the latest deployment of British troops in Iraq and Afghanistan does not last for 38 years. Royal St. Helena Regiment St. Helena The rally follows the deadly shooting of 13 demonstrators by British paratroopers during the civil rights march on Jan. 30, known as Bloody Sunday. I'll never forget the day a soldier pointed his rifle straight at me. Throughout the 1980s, as Sinn Fein attempted to gain political influence, the PIRA and other groups such as the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) continued their campaign of violence. How to search for musters and pay lists c.1730-1878, 4. 6th Mullingar 12th Lancers, Coventry Yes I have a dark side, doesnt everyone? (2nd batt.) Empire Bermuda The barracks were completed just before the Irish Rebellion in 1798. They forced him to drive to a nearby Army checkpoint and told him that if he reached it within four minutes and got the soldiers to untie him then his life would be spared. 15th February 1976: An IRA volunteer was shot dead by the British Army while escaping from a gun attack on the Ballygomartin Road in Belfast. The bomb was allegedly driven towards the base in a hijacked taxi. The bomb was safely made harmless and life returned to what is normal for Belfast, Northern Ireland. . [2], During the roughly three decades of "The Troubles" in Northern Ireland, the barracks served as the home base for battalions rotating through the province, especially those on a two-year "accompanied" tour with their families. British Army military detention barracks 1914 The following details were issued with Army Orders dated 1 January 1914, showing where soldiers under sentence were to be committed and the accommodation that was available there. British soldiers chat with Irish civilians in late 1969. The musters, service records and attestation papers of the German and Swiss Legions are in WO 15, searchable by regiment in our catalogue. Merville Barracks is the central camp of Colchester Garrison and houses the headquarters of 16 Air Assault Brigade, 18 Army Education Centre, the WRVS centre and living accommodation for. Simply enter your email address below to start receiving our monthly email newsletter. [1], In 1933, six children of Lance Corporal Harry Poole and his wife, Mary, lost their lives from asphyxiation following gas poisoning in the married quarters of the barracks. Quebec ; Paisley James Anthony Oliver Corry sentenced to four years for part in bombing of British army barracks in 1996. Any further information on this regiment appreciated to try and unravel this mystery. [5] An elderly man was blown off his feet and had to be treated in hospital. 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