| 词条 | 8th Battalion, Ulster Defence Regiment |
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|unit_name= 8th (County Tyrone) Battalion, Ulster Defence Regiment |image= Ulster Defence Regiment Crest.png |caption= Regimental Insignia |dates= 1971–1992 |country={{flag|United Kingdom}} |branch= {{flagicon image|Flag of the British Army (1938-present).svg}}British Army |type= Infantry battalion |role= Internal Security |size= 750 |current_commander= |Regimental Headquarters= Lisburn |identification_symbol= |identification_symbol_label= |identification_symbol_2= |identification_symbol_2_label= |march=(Quick) Garryowen & Sprig of Shillelagh. (Slow) Oft in the Stilly Night |anniversaries= |motto= "Quis Separabit" ({{small|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 }}{{See also|Ulster Defence Regiment}}The 8th (County Tyrone) Battalion, Ulster Defence Regiment was formed on 1 December 1971 using companies, based in the east of the county, of the 6th Battalion Ulster Defence Regiment.[1] It was, along with the rest of the regiment, subsumed into the Royal Irish Rangers in 1992 to form the Royal Irish Regiment.[2] HistoryBattalion HQ was based at Killymeal House, Dungannon, which was also home for the Commanding Officer and his family. The operations room was located in the stables.[3] 5 companies were dispersed between Killymeal House and the rest of the battalion area. The first commanding officer was Lieutenant Colonel John Blackwell of the Royal Tank Regiment.[4] On 7 November 1974 a gunman hijacked a van with its driver. A 500 lb bomb was placed in the van and the driver ordered to take it to the local UDR base, which was J Company, 8 UDR. This was known in the terminology of the time as a Proxy bomb. The base was prepared for such an attack, as were most bases.[5] When the van arrived at their base, a sergeant from J Company grabbed his SMG and forced the van driver to put his vehicle into what was known as a "Critpit"[6] (named after its originator, Colonel I.R. Critchley, (Black Watch),[7] deputy commander of 3 Infantry Brigade.[8] The Critpit was a deep pit, large enough to hold a lorry, and lined with sandbags.[9] The bomb exploded less than an hour later but the only damage done was a few shattered windows in the base and surrounding area.[10] Uniform, armament & equipment{{See also|Ulster_Defence_Regiment#Uniform.2C_armament_.26_equipment}}CasualtiesThe first soldier from the new battalion was killed on 7 December 1971. Lance Corporal Dennis Wilson, aged 31 J Company) had taken to his bed at home with a cold. At 10.30pm three armed men forced entry to his farmhouse near Caledon, County Tyrone, 300 yards from the border with the Republic of Ireland. One of them held his family at gunpoint in a downstairs room whilst the other two went upstairs and killed him.[11] Notable personnel
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References1. ^Potter P63 2. ^The Ulster Defence Regiment - British Army Website {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090114022912/http://www.army.mod.uk/infantry/regiments/5952.aspx |date=2009-01-14 }} 3. ^Potter p63. 4. ^Potter p63 5. ^Potter p137 6. ^Ryder p72 7. ^http://thepeerage.com/p1736.htm 8. ^Potter p410 9. ^Ryder p72 10. ^Ryder p72 11. ^Ryder p47 8 : Infantry regiments of the British Army|Military history of County Tyrone|Defunct Irish regiments of the British Army|Battalions of the Ulster Defence Regiment|1971 establishments in the United Kingdom|1992 disestablishments in the United Kingdom|Military units and formations established in 1971|Military units and formations disestablished in 1992 |
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