Great Britain. Army. Royal Irish Regiment
URI(s)
Identifies LC/NAF RWO
Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Earlier Established Forms
Sources
found: Echo Company, 2007:ch. 10 (23 July 1991, just after the Queen presented the UDR battalions with their Colours, Tom King announced that the Regiment was to be merged with the Royal Irish Rangers and become known as the Royal Irish Regiment)
found: British Army website, July 26, 2010:Royal Irish Regiment history page (Royal Irish Rangers, the last Irish Infantry Regiment of the line, merged with the Ulster Defence Regiment to form the Royal Irish Regiment; consists of one Air Assault battalion (1 R IRISH) liable for service worldwide, and one reserve battalion (2 R IRISH) who are part-time soldiers based in Northern Ireland)
Instance Of
Scheme Membership(s)
Collection Membership(s)
Change Notes
2010-07-12: new
2023-07-02: revised
Alternate Formats
