Who served in Operation Banner?

More than 300,000 soldiers served in Operation Banner. At the peak of the operation in the 1970s, about 21,000 British troops were deployed, most of them from Great Britain. As part of the operation, a new locally-recruited regiment was also formed: the Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR).

Which regiments served in Northern Ireland?

HQ Northern Ireland formations, December 1989

• 1st Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment.
• 4th (v) Battalion, Royal Irish Rangers, Portadown.
• 4th Battalion, Ulster Defence Regiment, County Fermanagh.
• 5th Battalion, Ulster Defence Regiment, County Londonderry.
• 6th Battalion, Ulster Defence Regiment, County Tyrone.

Did the RAF Regiment served in Northern Ireland?

The RAF Regiment were the first reinforcement troops into Northern Ireland in 1969, much earlier than the subsequent Operation Banner which lasted from 1969 until 2007. It was the longest unbroken deployment in British Armed Forces history and saw more than 6,100 British service personnel injured and 1,431 casualties.

How many troops served in Northern Ireland?

Operation Banner in Northern Ireland was the longest continuous deployment of Armed Forces personnel in British military history, during which over 250,000 military personnel served.

Did the Royal Artillery serve in Northern Ireland?

102nd Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, was an air defence unit of Britain’s Territorial Army (TA) formed at Antrim, Northern Ireland, during the period of international tension leading up to the outbreak of World War II. The regiment continued in the postwar TA until amalgamated in 1955.

Where are RAF Regiment based?

RAF Honington
RAF Regiment